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Brownfields 2008
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 this 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 programs through
a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of Cleveland was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in northern Ohio
along the Cuyahoga River, Cleveland (population
478,403) was once home to several industries that
made it a center of American commerce. Between
2000 and 2006, Cleveland lost almost 10,000 manufac-
turing jobs, and its unemployment and poverty rates are
16.1 and 27 percent, respectively. The median house-
hold income has dropped by 17.4 percent since 2000.
The east side of Cleveland is a federally designated
Empowerment Zone. The city has inventoried more
than 1,000 acres of vacant industrial properties. The
Crescent Avenue Redevelopment property has been
vacant for 20 years in an area where the demand for
developable land is high. Site cleanup will facilitate
implementation of redevelopment plans that include the
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Cleveland for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the nine-acre
Crescent Avenue Redevelopment property at 3418
Crescent Avenue. The property has been used for
industrial purposes for at least 90 years, and site
soil is contaminated with metals, polycyclic aro-
matic hydrocarbons, and benzo(a)pyrene. Site
groundwater is contaminated with chlorinated
solvents. Grant funds also will be used to support
community outreach 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 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.
expansion of a neighborhood tug boat operation, and
creation of a boat house and a soap box derby facility.
This redevelopment is expected to help retain more
than 32 existing jobs, create at least 30 new jobs, and
introduce recreational amenities to the area.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-08-132
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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