KANSAS CITY — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will accept applications for grants to clean up contaminated ground. Governments, non-profits and other public groups can apply through Oct. 16. Grants can be used to assess and or clean up what the EPA calls brownfield sites. Applicants must own the sites. Applicants should contact the EPA’s Web site for more information: www.epa.gov/brownfields/applicat.htm.