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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Glendale, AZ
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 Glendale was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. About 48,520 of
Glendale's 225,000 residents, or approximately 22
percent of the city's population, live in the targeted
three-square-mile City Center area. This area contains
some of the oldest, most obsolete housing in the city, its
largest public housing facilities, the oldest barrio
neighborhoods in the city, industrial and former light
manufacturing sites, vacant automobile retail and repair
sites, and several historic buildings. The average
income in the area is two-thirds the city-wide average.
Law enforcement data indicate that the target area has
the highest crime rate in the city, with over 75 percent
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Glendale for a
brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
used to inventory and map potential and known
brownfields sites, and perform Phase I site
assessments on 15 to 20 properties and Phase II
site assessments on five to seven selected
properties.
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 9 Brownfields Team
415-972-3188
http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/brown/
Grant Recipient: Glendale, AZ
623-930-2265
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
of gang members residing in the area and 75 percent of
all drug arrests taking place there. This project is
expected to accelerate economic revitalization, create
new jobs, and provide better, healthier living conditions
for local residents.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-04-051
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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