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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
Cleveland, OH
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders 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, President George W. Bush 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. Addi-
tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of Cleveland was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Located in northern
Ohio on Lake Erie, Cleveland (population 414,534)
built its wealth and reputation on large and small
companies engaged in heavy manufacturing. The city's
industrial base has decreased significantly, as has its
population. The city lost almost 54,000 residents
between 2000 and 2005. By 2005, one-third of city
residents were living in poverty and over 17 percent
were unemployed. Cleveland's east side is a federally
designated Empowerment Zone. African-Americans
make up 93 percent of the residents in the Empower-
ment Zone. Properties with environmental problems
are the most severe in areas where residents are
disadvantaged. These potentially contaminated proper-
ties, of which there are well over 10,000 citywide,
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Cleveland for two
brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to conduct
community outreach and perform four Phase I
and four Phase II environmental site assessments.
Petroleum grant funds will be used to perform the
same tasks at sites with potential petroleum
contamination.
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 5 Brownfields Team
312-886-7576
http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/
Grant Recipient: City of Cleveland, OH
216-664-3611
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been negoti-
ated. Therefore, activities described in this fact
sheet are subject to change.
discourage redevelopment. In 2005, the city estab-
lished an Industrial/Commercial Land Bank to encour-
age the use of these properties. Assessment grant
funds will be used at priority Land Bank properties to
help make properties available for redevelopment,
create jobs, and regain lost tax revenues.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-07-035
May 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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