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  Brownfields  2006

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

    Cuyahoga  County,

                   OH


EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders 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

Cuyahoga County was selected to receive two brown-
fields assessment grants. Cuyahoga County (popula-
tion 1,393,978) is Ohio's most populous county, and
includes Cleveland, whose east side is a federally
designated Empowerment Zone. The county's unem-
ployment rate is 9.8 percent, and 15 percent of resi-
dents live in poverty. There are at least 4,600 acres of
brownfields in the county, predominantly affecting the
urban core, where most of the county's low-income
residents live. Many of the brownfields are large and
blighted and are negatively impacting property values.
The county anticipates that demand for brownfields
cleanup will continue to grow, especially in the more
urbanized areas of the county. Brownfields redevelop-
  Assessment Grants
  $200,000 for hazardous substances
  $200,000 for petroleum

  EPA has selected Cuyahoga County for two
  brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous
  substances grant funds will be used to perform
  four to six Phase I and five to six Phase II envi-
  ronmental site assessments throughout the
  county. Petroleum grant funds will be used to
  perform three to five Phase I and three to five
  Phase II environmental site assessments through-
  out the county. Funds also will be used for
  community outreach activities, risk assessments,
  and preparation of cleanup plans.
  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: Cuyahoga County, OH
  216-443-8064

  The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
  yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
  in this fact sheet are subject to change.
ment will improve market values of adjacent properties
and generate property tax revenues to provide basic
services for residents. Redevelopment also will create
and retain jobs, and leverage additional investment in
the county.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                         EPA560-F-06-130
                         May 2006
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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