The city of Bessemer has been awarded a 2020 Brownfield Assessment Grant by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Bessemer will receive $300,000 from the EPA to do community-wide assessments of known and potential brownfield sites in the city.

“This grant will greatly assist us as we seek continued transformation in Bessemer by finding viable solutions and future uses for the brownfields in our community.”

The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002, as amended by the Brownfields Utilization, Investment and Local Development Act of 2018, was passed to help states and communities around the country clean up and revitalize brownfield sites.

The grant will help Bessemer conduct community-wide assessments of 21 brownfield sites.