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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
The Salvation Army,
Tacoma, WA
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield 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 this 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 Salvation Army was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in Pierce County
in west-central Washington, Tacoma (population
196,501) is the third largest city in the state and a
regional trade center. About 13 percent of Tacoma
families live below the poverty level. The Salvation
Army Joyful Noise Child Care Center, located next to
the targeted cleanup site, serves neighborhood
children from economically distressed families. Site
cleanup will reduce environmental hazards at the
former service station property and is expected to
facilitate its redevelopment. The Salvation Army plans
to expand its child care services onto the site in order
Cleanup Grant
$117,900 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Salvation Army for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Petroleum grant funds
will be used to clean up the Salvation Army Child
Care Expansion site at 1111 South Union Avenue
in Tacoma. The site was first developed as an
automotive service station in 1936 and is currently
vacant. Site soil is contaminated with petroleum
hydrocarbons. Grant funds also will be used to
support community outreach activities.
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 10 Brownfields Team
206-553-7299
http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/sites/
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Grant Recipient: The Salvation Army, WA
253-572-8452, ext. 129
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been negoti-
ated. Therefore, activities described in this fact
sheet are subject to change.
to serve more families in need. It also plans to expand
the playground area to add greenspace to the neighbor-
hood.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-08-255
July 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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