Dunlap Seeks EPA Funding for Community-Wide Brownfield Assessment
The City of Dunlap has submitted an application for a FY2026 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Community-Wide Assessment Grant, seeking to continue brownfield assessment and sustainable-development work in Dunlap and Sequatchie County.
The application, published by the EPA in May 2026, is a request for funding—not confirmation of an award. The available materials do not establish whether EPA approved the application, how much funding could be provided or when a decision will be made.
Assessment could come before redevelopment
The proposed grant would support assessment and planning work related to the Dunlap/Sequatchie County brownfield area. That work could help establish information needed before affected properties are reused, cleaned up or redeveloped.
The application does not itself document a completed cleanup or show that physical remediation has begun. It also does not identify a specific property that will be cleaned up. For residents, property owners and local businesses, the immediate development is the funding application and the possibility of additional assessment—not a completed environmental project.
Application cites long-running redevelopment barriers
The EPA application says Dunlap and Sequatchie County have prioritized brownfield and sustainable-development practices since 1998. Brownfield assessment generally addresses properties where actual or suspected contamination can complicate reuse, but the application’s cited figures should be read as estimates tied to the proposal.
Specifically, the application estimates approximately $5,886,000 in property damage associated with the identified brownfield conditions. That figure is not presented here as a current citywide loss or as an independently audited total. The packet does not provide a property-by-property breakdown or additional findings beyond the application.
What happens next
The next known step is the EPA’s consideration of Dunlap’s FY2026 application. The approved materials do not include an award notice, an award amount or a grant-performance schedule. Until those records are available, the application should not be described as awarded funding.
Sequatchie County government records separately identify Dunlap as the county seat and list the county address at 22 Cherry St. The county posted notices for budget, sanitation and county commission meetings held in Dunlap during July 2026. It also posted polling-location information for the Aug. 6, 2026, election, including multiple Dunlap addresses.
Those county notices provide current public-record context for local government activity, but the approved materials do not state that the meetings or election information are connected to the EPA application. The environmental funding request remains preliminary unless and until EPA publishes a final award or other project record.
Sources
- Application Information Sheet – City of Dunlap, Tennessee, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Sequatchie County Government: News & Notices, Sequatchie County Government
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