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Brownfields 2005
Grant Fact Sheet
Hattiesburg, MS
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 City of Hattiesburg was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. Hattiesburg, with a
population of 44,779, is a federally designated entitle-
ment city located in southeast Mississippi. Of its
residents, 47 percent are minorities, and 28 percent live
in poverty. The target brownfields are in the historically
minority Mobile-Bouie neighborhood, which is adjacent
to the downtown district and near several designated
historic districts. Within this 140-acre neighborhood,
where more than 37 percent of residents live in
poverty, is a 70-acre section that lies between two rail
lines. Historical land uses include a service center and
truck stop, cotton gin, oil seed pressing facility, fertilizer
blending operation, wood treatment production, crema-
Assessment Grant
$160,750 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Hattiesburg for a
brownfields assessment grant. Hazardous sub-
stances grant funds will be used to perform up to
nine Phase I and up to seven Phase II site
assessments, develop cleanup and reuse plans,
and 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 4 Brownfields Team
404-562-8684
http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/bf/index.htm
Grant Recipient: City of Hattiesburg, MS
601-554-1014
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
tory and incinerator, and storage facility for bulk oil,
gasoline, and diesel. Brownfields redevelopment has
the potential to encourage additional private investment
that will enhance the economic vitality of the area,
create new jobs for local residents, and protect the
quality of life, health, safety, and public welfare of
community residents.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-05-182
May 2005
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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