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  Brownfields  2007

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

      Greensboro,   GA


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 Greensboro was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. Located 79 miles
outside of Atlanta in Greene County, Greensboro
(population 3,238) is a small, predominantly agricul-
tural community. About 62 percent of residents are
African-American. The city has a relatively low
unemployment rate, but the poverty rate for individu-
als is 31.2 percent. Although growth in Greene County
has increased 22.2 percent since 1990, its distribution
is uneven with many areas, such as Greensboro, still in
need of investment. Brownfields assessment will help
leverage the cleanup and redevelopment resources
needed to reduce blight, create new job opportunities
for residents, and create and expand greenspaces.
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Greensboro for a
brownfields assessment grant. Hazardous sub-
stances grant funds will be used to conduct Phase
I and II environmental site assessments. Grant
funds also will be used to support health monitor-
ing and 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 4 Brownfields Team
404-562-8792
http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/bf/index.htm

Grant Recipient: City of Greensboro, GA
706-453-7592

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.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                        EPA 560-F-07-064
                        May 2007
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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