Environmental Protection Agency

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On Friday, July 18, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will present a $1 million award in Junction City, Kansas, to the Flint Hills Regional Council as a Brownfields Grant selectee.

EPA has selected Flint Hills Regional Council Inc. for a Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant. It will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the council will provide up to three loans and up to two subgrants to support cleanup activities.

Grant funds also will be used to establish the RLF, market the program, and support community engagement activities. RLF activities will focus on Chase, Geary, Lyon, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, and Wabaunsee counties in Kansas, with a focus on the Kansas cities of Herington, Junction City, and Manhattan.

The presentation will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 18, at 726 N. Washington St. in Junction City.