On Friday, July 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will present a $1.5 million ceremonial check to the Flint Hills Regional Council . The ceremony will be held during the council’s Board of Directors Meeting at Kansas State University’s (KSU’s) Technology Development Institute (TDI) in Manhattan at 10:30 a.m. Friday.

The Flint Hills Regional Council has been selected to receive the funding to lead a Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant. Community-wide grant funds will be used to conduct 30 Phase I and 27 Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to update the brownfield site inventory, prepare nine cleanup plans, and support community engagement activities.

Kansas target areas for the coalition grant include:

EPA Region 7 releaseOn Friday, July 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will present a $1.5 million ceremonial check to the Flint Hills Regional Council . The ceremony will be held during the council’s Board of Directors Meeting at Kansas State University’s (KSU’s) Technology Development Institute (TDI) in Manhattan at 10:30 a.m. Friday.The Flint Hills Regional Council has been selected to receive the funding to lead a Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant. Community-wide grant funds will be used to conduct 30 Phase I and 27 Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to update the brownfield site inventory, prepare nine cleanup plans, and support community engagement activities.Kansas target areas for the coalition grant include:<ol>
 <li>West Main Street Revitalization Area in&nbsp;Herington.</li><li>Historic Downtown and Grant Avenue Revitalization Area in&nbsp;Junction City.</li><li>Central Core District Revitalization Area in&nbsp;Manhattan.</li>
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EPA Region 7 to present Flint Hills Regional Council with a check for a Brownfields Grant