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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Heartland Regional
Community
Foundation,
St. Joseph, MO
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 RevitalizationAct. 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 Heartland Regional Community Foundation was
selected to receive a brownfields cleanup grant. St.
Joseph (population 73,990) depends on a predominantly
rural economy. The unemployment rate in St. Joseph is
5.2 percent, and the city's median household income in
1999 was 16 percent below the national average.
Barriers to community growth include geographic
isolation, sparse population in some locations, limited
job opportunities, and an inadequate supply of trained
workers. Once cleaned up, the site will become the
location for the "emPower Plant," an experiential youth
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Heartland Regional Com-
munity Foundation for a brownfields cleanup
grant. Grant funds will be used to clean up
hazardous substances contamination at the former
St. Joseph Light & Power Co. site, which was
used as a vehicle maintenance, storage, and
distribution facility. Environmental concerns at the
site include total petroleum hydrocarbons, volatile
organic compounds, asbestos-containing materials,
and lead-based paint. Funds will be used for
remediation, development of health and safety
plans, and community outreach and engagement
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 7 Brownfields Team
913-551-7786
http://www.epa.gov/region07/brownfields/
Grant Recipient: Heartland Regional Community
Foundation, MO
816-271-7200
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, the activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
leadership development program facility that will have
the capacity to reach up to 15,000 young people per
year. The grant also is expected to encourage further
investment in the area.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-04-136
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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