The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced five grants on May 19, worth seven million dollars in Brownfield grants to assess, clean-up and revitalize local properties.

The City of Leesville will receive a $500,000 Assessment grant to develop four clean-up plans.  The targets are the Nolan Trace Corridor, including the nine-acre old State School and the old 2300 square foot E-911 Call Center.

This EPA program began in 1995 and provided nearly 2.9 billion in grants to assess and clean-up properties and return them to productive re-use.