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Brownfields 2005
Grant Fact Sheet
Radford University Real
Estate Foundation,
Radford, VA
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
The Radford University Real Estate Foundation was
selected to receive a brownfields cleanup grant. The
target site is the Old Psychiatric Hospital, part of the
77.5-acre Fairlawn complex gifted to the Foundation by
the Carilion Health Systems. The property is in Pulaski
County (population 35,127) in the New River Valley
region of southwest Virginia. The valley is part of
Appalachia, historically an economically depressed
region, with low employment and high out-migration of
population. More recently, there has been a decline in
the textile and small manufacturing sectors, the tradi-
tional employers in the region. Cleanup of the target
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Radford University Real
Estate Foundation for a brownfields cleanup
grant. Grant funds will be used to develop and
execute cleanup plans for "Building 2" of the Old
Psychiatric Hospital. Contamination on the
property is related to the materials containing
asbestos and lead used in the construction of the
original building and subsequent additions.
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: Radford University Real Estate
Foundation, VA
540-831-6235
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
site will help the Foundation implement the master plan
for the Fairlawn complex, the Radford University
Business Technology Park. The plan includes a mix of
academic buildings, retail and office space, housing,
recreational facilities, and greenspace. The park is
expected to have a dramatic effect on the region's
economy, bringing new, higher-paying jobs, an in-
creased tax base, and services to new and expanding
businesses.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-05-178
May 2005
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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