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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Cincinnati, OH
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. The job
training grants provide training for residents of commu-
nities affected by brownfields to prepare them for
employment in the assessment and cleanup of
brownfield sites. Additionally, funding support is
provided to state and tribal response programs through
a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The Cincinnati Department of Community Develop-
ment and Planning was selected to receive a job
training grant. The community to be served by this
grant encompasses the City of Cincinnati (population
331,285) and Hamilton County (population 845,303).
The city and county are very economically distressed.
Poverty in the city is 22%, and nine Cincinnati commu-
nities have been designated as federal Empowerment
Zones (EZ). Many of the properties identified as
brownfields are in the EZ and other low-income
Job Training Grants
$125,000
EPA has selected the City of Cincinnati Depart-
ment of Community Development and Planning
for a job training grant. Cincinnati plans to train
120 students, achieve an 80% placement rate, and
track students for one year. The training program
will consist of four 12-week training cycles of 264
hours each. Courses will include hazardous waste
site worker training, confined space entry, ad-
vanced innovative technologies, lead and asbestos
abatement, and mold remediation. Students will be
recruited from the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton
County in areas where brownfields exist. Place-
ment in environmental jobs will be assisted by the
One-Stop Business Services Unit and the Greater
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce.
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 5 Brownfields Team
312-886-7576
http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/
Grant Recipient: Cincinnati Department of
Community Development and Planning, OH
513-357-2876
neighborhoods with high percentages of minority
groups and public housing tenants. Although the city
has been successful in redeveloping brownfields, many
undeveloped brownfields continue to plague the low-
income, ethnic minority, or otherwise disadvantaged
communities in the city and county. Many of the
contractors participating in brownfields assessment and
remediation activities recruit workers from outside the
impacted area because they cannot find local residents
with the skills needed to work at brownfield sites.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 500-F-04-005
March 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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