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Brownfields and Land Revitalization
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, Tribal Nations, 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.
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EPA has selected the City of Fountain for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant that will be funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Grant funds will be used to clean up the Lorraine Center Site located at 301 East Iowa Avenue. The 7.51-acre cleanup site was originally constructed as an elementary school in the 1950s and operated as such until 2000. From 2000 through the mid-2010s, the building housed various uses, including El Paso County offices, medical offices, a workforce center, and a YMCA community center. The site is currently contaminated with inorganic materials. Grant funds also will be used to organize two community meetings and conduct community engagement activities.