Brownfields 2004 Grant Fact Sheet

Dickinson, ND

EPA BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders in economic development 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. On January 11, 2002, the President signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields 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.

CLEANUP GRANT

$200,000 for hazardous substances

EPA has selected the City of Dickinson for a brownfields cleanup grant. The grant will be used to clean up asbestos, lead paint, and black mold contamination in the historic Dickinson Elks Building. The grant also will be used for community involvement, health monitoring, and removal of other environmental contaminants.

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION

The City of Dickinson was selected to receive a brownfields cleanup grant. Dickinson, a rural city of 16,010 residents, is within a USDA Rural Economic Area Partnership Zone. Like other communities in southwestern North Dakota, Dickinson has experienced out-migration in recent years due to under-employment and aging of its population. Falling farm prices and drought also have affected the local economy. Redevelopment plans include restoration of the building for use as office space and residential condominiums. Cleanup of the building will restore a prominent historic site that was once the town's social center, eliminate the threat of environmental contaminants to city residents, and provide a resurgence of community pride. It also will stimulate additional development in the downtown area, create jobs, and generate local tax revenue.

CONTACTS

For further information, including specific grant contacts, additional grant information, brownfields news and events, and publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields web site at: www.epa.gov/brownfields.

EPA Region 8 Brownfields Team
303-312-6803
http://www.epa.gov/region08/land_waste/bfhome/bfhome.html

Grant Recipient: Dickinson, ND
701-456-7744

The cooperative agreement for this grant has not yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change.