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 Brownfields  2005

 Grant  Fact  Sheet

 Habitat for Humanity

      of Southeastern

         Connecticut,

    New London, CT


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. Addi-
tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.

Community Description

Habitat for Humanity of Southeastern Connecticut was
selected to receive a brownfields cleanup grant. The
organization is located in New London, which has
25,670 residents. The population has been declining for
four decades, and residents have higher unemployment
and poverty levels than the state average. The city has
limited land for development. The target property is a
vacant lot where the soil is contaminated with lead and
arsenic. Redevelopment will benefit a long-established
neighborhood by developing two affordable homes for
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                     Cleanup Grant
         120051
                     $200,000 for hazardous substances

                     EPA has selected Habitat for Humanity of
                     Southeastern Connecticut for a brownfields
                     cleanup grant. The grant will be used to clean up
                     a vacant lot on Fitch Avenue in New London, and
                     develop the property into two residential homes
                     for very low-income families. Funds will be used
                     to remove and dispose of soil contaminated with
                     arsenic and lead, and to conduct community
                     involvement 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 1 Brownfields Team
                     617-918-1221
                     http://www.epa.gov/region01/brownfields/

                     Grant Recipient: Habitat for Humanity of South-
                     eastern Connecticut
                     860-442-7890

                     The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
                     yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
                     in this fact sheet are subject to change.
                   very low-income families. It will also increase tax
                   revenues, remove blighted, contaminated and vacant
                   land, and prevent health threats to the neighborhood.
                   The community also will have opportunities for volun-
                   teers to be involved in the construction of the new
                   housing. This will provide learning opportunities for a
                   nearby school.
                                               Solid Waste and
                                               Emergency Response
                                               (5105T)
                                          EPA 560-F-05-004
                                          May 2005
                                          www.epa.gov/brownfields

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