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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Portland Development
Commission, OR
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 Portland Development Commission was selected
to receive a brownfields cleanup grant. Portland has a
population of approximately 667,850, and an unemploy-
ment rate of 8.8 percent. Several of its neighborhoods
have been designated as federal Enterprise Communi-
ties. The target area, Parcel 1, is part of Portland's
409-acre North Macadam Urban Renewal Area
(URA). The URA has a population of less than 1,000
and has been hobbled by its industrial past. Almost 29
percent of the area's residents are senior citizens, 15
percent are disabled, and 19 percent are low-income.
The redevelopment planned for Parcel 1 is expected to
generate significant tax revenue to support the URA's
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Portland Development
Commission for a brownfields cleanup grant. The
grant will be used to collect and dispose of
asbestos-contaminated building debris found on
the 2.7-acre Parcel 1 of the River Place project in
the South Waterfront Redevelopment Area. The
former steam plant waterfront property is targeted
for redevelopment that will include 210 residential
condominiums, a destination restaurant, and parking
facilities.
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 10 Brownfields Team
206-553-2100
www.epa.gov/rlOearth, click on
"Superfund,"scroll down to "Related Programs"
and click on "Brownfields"
Grant Recipient: Portland Development
Commission, OR
503-823-3318
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
future investments in infrastructure, and help leverage
investment to create new jobs, open space, and housing
facilities.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-04-084
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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