I
'O
UJ
O
Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Oakland Housing
Authority, CA
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 Oakland Housing Authority was selected to
receive three brownfields cleanup grants. Oakland is a
city of 399,484 residents in Alameda County. The three
target areas are part of the Coliseum Gardens project
in Central East Oakland. The demographics in the
neighborhood surrounding the project (population 5,174)
are dramatically different from the City of Oakland.
Forty-seven percent of the neighborhood residents are
African-American, and 38 percent are Hispanic. The
per capita income is 42 percent of the city's per capita,
one-third of the residents live below the poverty level,
and the unemployment rate is 16.8 percent. More than
55 percent of households pay more than 30 percent of
Cleanup Grants
$600,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Oakland Housing Authority
to receive three brownfields cleanup grants. Grant
funds will be used to clean up contamination at
811 69th Avenue, site of a former acetylene gas
plant; 801 69th Avenue, a former iron and metal
company, and auto parts and salvage company;
and 920-954 66th Avenue, a former cannery and
recycling facility. The sites are all part of the
Coliseum Gardens HOPE VI revitalization project,
a 19-acre master planned community in Central
East Oakland.
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 9 Brownfields Team
415-972-3188
http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/brown/
Grant Recipient: Oakland Housing Authority, CA
510-587-2143
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, the activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
their income toward housing. The Coliseum Gardens
project is close to public transportation and the Oakland
Coliseum and Arena complex. Once cleaned up, these
sites will become part of the revitalization of the
Gardens that will include affordable rental and owner-
ship housing units, a family economic success center,
and a child care center, all built around a 5.7-acre park
and master-planned open space.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-04-163
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
------- |