Brownfields are real property, the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2,250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) to Great Northern Development Corporation, a non-profit community development organization in Montana. This funding will enable Great Northern Development Corporation to re-capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to provide loans and subgrants for cleaning up brownfield sites across 15 counties and two Native American reservations in eastern Montana. The organization will oversee environmental site activities, create community engagement plans, and report on program progress and outcomes. Specifically, the funding will support approximately 4 loans and 3 subgrants to remediate 7 brownfield sites, 9 community meetings, 7 cleanup alternatives analyses, and 19 quarterly reports.

This agreement will provide funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) for great northern development corporation to RE-capitalize a revolving loan fund as authorized by cercla 104(k)(5)(a)(II) in 15 counties in eastern montana including carter, custer, daniels, dawson, fallon, garfield, mccone, prairie, powder river, roosevelt, rosebud, sheridan, treasure, valley, and wibaux counties, and the fort peck sioux and assiniboine indian reservation and the northern cheyenne indian reservation, both federally recognized tribes, in montana.activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding for the recipient to RE-capitalize a revolving loan fund from which to make loans and subgrants to clean up brownfield site(s) and conduct other necessary activities to prudently manage the RLF. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to oversee the environmental site activities, will create a community involvement plan and administrative record for each site that is remediated, and will report on program income, interim progress, and final accomplishments by completing and submitting relevant portions of the property profile form and brownfields RLF form using EPA's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres). Subrecipient:great northern development corporation will be providing subawards in the form of loans and subgrants to property owners for the purpose of remediating hazardous building materials and petroleum contamination.outcomes:further, the recipient will issue approximately four loans and three subgrants to remediate seven brownfield site(s); anticipates holding nine community meetings, finalizing seven analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting nineteen quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near 15 counties in eastern montana including carter, custer, daniels, dawson, fallon, garfield, mccone, prairie, powder river, roosevelt, rosebud, sheridan, treasure, valley, and wibaux counties, and the fort peck sioux and assiniboine indian reservation and the northern cheyenne indian reservation, both federally recognized tribes, in montana.