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  Brownfields  2004

  Grant  Fact Sheet

       South Bend, IN




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 South Bend was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant, a cleanup grant, and a
revolving loan fund grant. The city has a population of
107,800, and a poverty rate of 16 percent. Approxi-
mately 34 percent of the residents are minorities. The
city has identified 243 brownfield properties along
commercial corridors. Many of the city's brownfields
are in areas that are home to a large percentage of the
minority population, and disproportionately impact low-
income  and minority residents. Redevelopment of these
brownfield properties is expected to encourage neigh-
borhood-based commercial enterprises and industrial/
warehousing operations, and ameliorate environmental
justice concerns for residents and neighborhoods.
Assessment Grant
$100,000 for hazardous substances
$100,000 for petroleum

EPA has selected the City of South Bend for a
brownfields assessment grant. Hazardous sub-
stances grant funds and petroleum grant funds will
both be used to conduct Phase I and II environ-
mental site assessments on a city-wide basis.
Potential sites include a former foundry site that is
now a city park, a former railroad site in the
Studebaker/Oliver project area, and sites in
wellhead protection areas. The funds will also be
used for institutional control monitoring.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of South Bend for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Grant funds will be
used to clean up the former Oliver Plow Works
site. The site is part of the Studebaker/Oliver
Plow Works Redevelopment Strategy, a phased
approach for eventually redeveloping the entire
Studebaker and Oliver factories into two light
industrial parks. Grant funds also will be used for
remediation and post-cleanup reporting, and
community involvement activities.
Revolving Loan Fund/New\
Grant
$250,000 for hazardous substances

EPA has selected the City of South Bend for a
brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant
will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund
from which the City of South Bend will provide
loans and subgrants to support cleanup activities
for sites throughout the city that are contaminated
with hazardous substances. Loans will be made
based on an environmental prioritization process.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                      EPA 560-F-04-233
                      June 2004
                      www.epa.gov/brownfields

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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: South Bend, IN
574-235-9371
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, the activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.

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