EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. 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. In 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed to help states and communities around the country cleanup and revitalize brownfields sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through four competitive grant programs: 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.
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected Adams County for a brownfields assessment grant. Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to conduct 10 Phase I and two Phase II environmental site assessments and develop two cleanup plans. Grant funds also will be used to develop a brownfields inventory, prioritize sites, and support community outreach activities, which will include translation services. This grant will focus on brownfields in unincorporated areas of southwestern Adams County within the Denver Metropolitan Area, including neighborhoods in Clear Creek Valley.