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Brownfields 2003
Grant Fact Sheet
Hope Community Development
Corporation, Baton Rouge and
Parish of East Baton Rouge, LA
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up,
and sustainably reuse brownfields. Abrownfield site is
real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse
of which may be complicated by the presence or
potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or
contaminant. On January 11, 2002, President George
W. Bush signed into law the Small Business Liability
Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the
Brownfields Law, EPA provides financial assistance to
eligible applicants through four competitive grant
programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund grants,
cleanup grants, and job training grants. Additionally,
funding support is provided to state and tribal response
programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The Hope Community Development Corporation
(CDC) was selected to receive a cleanup grant. The
CDC, which builds and rehabilitates housing for low- to
moderate-income families in Baton Rouge, has identi-
fied a site from the city's brownfields inventory, which
was completed under an earlier brownfields grant.
The site is in a neighborhood with a 97 percent Afri-
can-American population and a 13 percent unemploy-
ment rate. The median household income is only
$15,999, compared to the parish-wide average of
$37,224. Following the cleanup, the CDC plans to
construct affordable single-family housing on the site.
This reuse conforms to the City-Parish Planning
Commission's plan for infill development as a means of
Cleanup Grant
£003
$35,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected Hope Community Develop-
ment Corporation for a brownfields cleanup
grant. The cleanup grant will target the North
Street Mechanics Shop (Lot 49, N. 46th Street) in
East Baton Rouge. Although the site currently is
residential, spills, probably from former shop
operations adjacent to the property, have con-
taminated the site.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information,
brownfields news and events, and publications
and links, visit the EPA Brownfields web site at:
www.epa.gov/brownfields.
EPA Region 6 Brownfields Team
214-665-6735
http://www.epa.gov/earth 1 r6/6sf/bfpages/
sfbfhome.htm
Grant Recipient: Hope Community Development
Corporation, LA
225-344-7104
Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003, the Hope
Community Development Corporation has not received
brownfields grant funding.
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not yet been
negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet
are subject to change.
controlling economic growth and creating a more
livable and healthier community. The CDC will
encourage community involvement with the help of the
established Baton Rouge Brownfields Program and the
CDC's own neighborhood outreach activities.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA500-F-03-109
June 2003
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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