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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Baltimore, MD
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, the President
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 pro-
grams through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of Baltimore was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. The Brooklyn/Curtis Bay
neighborhood (population 8,031) in which the Old
Fairfield parcels are located contains a mix of residen-
tial and industrial properties. Like many older eastern
cities, Baltimore (population 651,154) suffers from a
declining population, a high poverty rate, and a decen-
tralized employment pattern. The target neighborhood
has a large concentration of chemical manufacturers
and petrochemical storage facilities. Its residents are
more than 18 percent African-American. Once
cleanup is completed, the city plans to offer the original
17 acres plus an additional eight acres as a single 25-
acre property for redevelopment into an eco-friendly
industrial park.
Cleanup Grant
$125,411 for hazardous substances
$74,589 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Baltimore for a
brownfields cleanup grant. The grant will be used
to clean up petroleum and hazardous substances
contamination at the Old Fairfield site, a former
salvage yard. The site is made up of a collection
of contiguous properties covering approximately
17 acres in the Brooklyn/Curtis Bay section of
Baltimore.
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 3 Brownfields Team
215-814-3129
http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bfs/index.htm
Grant Recipient: Baltimore, MD
410-837-9305
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-04-236
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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