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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
THE POINT
Community
Development
Corporation, Bronx, NY
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 POINT Community Development Corporation
was selected to receive a brownfields cleanup grant.
The cleanup site is in Hunts Point, a peninsula on the
edge of the Bronx River where most of the 11,000
residents are Hispanic. The target site is located within
a federal Empowerment Zone. Approximately 37
percent of families in this area live below the poverty
level. In one census tract in the area, more than 80
percent of children under five live in poverty. The
median household income of Hunts Point families is
$16,339. The incidence rate of childhood asthma is
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected THE POINT Community
Development Corporation to receive a brownfields
cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant funds
will be used to conduct cleanup activities at a
former fur-dressing property on Lafayette Avenue
in the Bronx, which is contaminated with solvents
used in the fur processing industry and with fuel
oil from a leaking underground storage tank. Grant
funds will also be used for community outreach
activities. The site will become the Boathouse at
Hunts Point, a recreational and cultural facility.
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 2 Brownfields Team
212-637-4314
http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/
brownfields/
Grant Recipient: THE POINT Community
Development Corporation, NY
718-542-4139
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, the activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
twice the national average. THE POINT will rede-
velop the property as the Boathouse at Hunts Point,
which will provide recreational and cultural opportuni-
ties for residents, improve the health of residents, and
stimulate economic development while responding to
community needs.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-04-209
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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