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.
$500,000
EPA has selected the City of Beaverton for a Brownfields Assessment Grant. Community-wide grant funds will be used to conduct ten Phase I and eight Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to develop two cleanup plans, two site-specific reuse plans, one area-wide plan, and support community engagement activities. The target area for this grant includes the City of Beaverton's Downtown District, Allen Boulevard Corridor, and West Five Industrial Area. Priority sites include a 0.85-acre former restaurant, the 4.15-acre former Damerow Ford property, the 1.85-acre former Hall Street Grill, and 1.73-acre undeveloped Biggli Property in the Downtown District; the 0.86-acre Fashion Cleaners property, a 0.43-acre former residential lot, and the 0.81-acre former Lombard Cleaning Center in the Allen Boulevard Corridor; and the 3.38-acre Western At Fifth site, a 6-acre former industrial parcel, and the 2-acre KJD concrete mixing plant in the West Five Industrial Area.