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.
$1,500,000
EPA has selected the Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission to lead a Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant. Community-wide grant funds will be used to conduct 31 Phase I and 19 Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to prepare eight cleanup plans and a Community Involvement Plan and conduct community engagement activities. The target areas for this grant are the City of Tallassee, the Town of Autaugaville, and the Historic Downtown Prattville Corridor. Priority sites include a 35-acre former textile mill and a 1.5-acre former bus terminal in Tallassee, a vacant former elementary school and the 29-acre Old Broom Factory in Autaugaville, and a 29-acre former cotton gin equipment manufacturer facility and the Old County Courthouse in Prattville. Non-lead coalition members include the City of Tallassee and Elmore County Economic Development Authority