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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Philadelphia, PA
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 Philadelphia was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. Approximately 44,752 of
Philadelphia's 1,517,550 residents live in the community
surrounding the old petroleum storage and distribution
facility. The city has federal designation as both an
Enterprise Zone and a Renewal Community. Twenty-
nine percent of residents of the target community live
below the poverty level. Almost 76 percent of the
target community residents are African-American. The
brownfields site, located along the Schuylkill River, has
become a magnet for illegal dumping and vandalism.
Redevelopment of this site is expected to mirror a
successful brownfields project on the opposite bank of
the river, where remediation made possible redevelop-
Assessment Grant
$300,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Philadelphia for a
brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
used to conduct a remedial investigation and
develop a cleanup plan for a four-acre site used
since the 1800s for petroleum storage and distribu-
tion. This applicant's request for a waiver of the
$200,000 assessment grant limit was granted
based on the site-specific information provided in
their proposal. Grant funds also will be used to
conduct 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 3 Brownfields Team
215-814-3129
http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bfs/index.htm
Grant Recipient: Philadelphia, PA
215-683-2028
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, the activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
ment by a Fortune 200 company, which has led to a
wave of local hiring and in-fill development. Redevel-
opment of the target site would also complement the
city's planned bike trail along the river and reconnect
the community with the waterfront.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-04-171
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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