EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfield sites. A brownfield site is real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002, as amended by the Brownfields Utilization, Investment and Local Development Act of 2018, was passed to help states and communities around the country clean up and revitalize brownfield sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through five competitive grant programs: Multipurpose Grants, Assessment Grants, Revolving Loan Fund Grants, Cleanup Grants, and Job Training Grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.
$1,000,000
EPA has selected the City of Barbourville for a Brownfields Multipurpose Grant that will be funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Grant funds will be used to conduct two Phase I and three Phase II environmental site assessments, develop a brownfields inventory, and conduct cleanup planning and community engagement activities at the Parker Mercantile Building (116 Knox Street), the former Blackstone Hotel (103 Knox Street), and the Lawson Building (334 Court Square). Grant funds also will be used to clean up the Parker Mercantile Building. The target area for this project is the Downtown Business District.