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  Brownfields 2004

  Grant  Fact Sheet

    Ohlone Community

       College District,

          Newark,  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

Ohlone  Community College District was selected to
receive  a cleanup grant. The district serves the cities
of Newark and Fremont and a portion of Union City,
with a combined population of 245,884. Of the 7,974
full-time equivalent students enrolled in the district,
approximately 84 percent are Asian, Pacific Islander,
and Hispanic. Minority populations account for ap-
proximately 48 percent of Newark's residents. The
new college center will provide occupational job
training in a variety of health sciences and technology
fields. In addition to creating educational and employ-
                        Cleanup Grant
                        $200,000 for hazardous substances

                        EPA has selected the Ohlone Community College
                        District for a cleanup grant. The grant will be used
                        to clean up hazardous substances contamination
                        on an 82-acre property on Cherry Street in
                        Newark that has been used for agricultural
                        purposes since the 1930s. This site will become a
                        new community college campus center that will
                        provide student training and education, and
                        services for the residents of surrounding commu-
                        nities.
                        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: Ohlone Community College
                        District, CA
                        510-659-7307

                        The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
                        yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
                        in this fact sheet are subject to change.
                      ment opportunities for the students, the new site will
                      generate job opportunities for community residents.
                        Solid Waste and
                        Emergency Response
                        (5105T)
                                                                     EPA560-F-04-165
                                                                     June 2004
                                                                     www.epa.gov/brownfields

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