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$1.2 million in Grants to Cleanup and Revitalize Communities in Kentucky

Release Date: 04/21/2010
Contact Information: Dawn Harris-Young, (404) 562-8421, [email protected]

(ATLANTA – April 21, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding two communities in Kentucky with $1.2 million in brownfields grants to help revitalize former industrial and commercial sites, turning them from problem properties to productive community use. Brownfields are sites where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. The communities in Kentucky receiving brownfields assessment grants include:

· City of Crab Orchard - $200,000 cleanup grants
· Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - $200,000 assessment grants
· City of Newport - $200,000 assessment grants
· Northern Kentucky Area Development District - $200,000 assessment grants
· City of Owensboro - $400,000 assessment grants

· 188 assessment grants, totaling $42.56 million, will conduct site assessment and planning for cleanup at one or more brownfields sites as part of a community-wide effort.

· 17 revolving loan fund grants, totaling $17 million, will provide loans and subgrants for communities to begin cleanup activities at brownfields sites. Revolving loan funds are generally used to provide low interest loans for brownfields cleanups.

· 99 cleanup grants, totaling $19.36 million, will provide funding for grant recipients to carryout cleanup activities at brownfield sites they own.