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  Brownfields  2007

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

      Greensboro,  NC


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 three
brownfields cleanup grants. Located in north-central
North Carolina, Greensboro (population 235,262) is
focusing its brownfields efforts in the South Elm
Street Brownfields Redevelopment Area. This area is
adjacent to the city's central business district. In the
neighborhoods around this 14-acre area, the poverty
rate is 64 percent, and the unemployment rate is 15
percent. The redevelopment area contains a variety of
former industrial properties, including gas stations,
printing facilities, and a manufactured gas plant. The
perceived contamination of the mostly abandoned
industrial properties in the area has lowered property
values and hindered investment. When the South Elm
Street sites are cleaned up, they will be redeveloped
for mixed uses, including stores, offices, and multi-
 Cleanup  Grants
 $600,000 for hazardous substances
 EPA has selected the City of Greensboro for three
 brownfields cleanup grants. Grant funds will be
 used to develop and execute a cleanup plan for
 Blocks 1, 2, and 3 of the South Elm Street
 Brownfields Redevelopment Area. These sites
 were the locations of former gas stations, a
 printing company, and a manufactured gas plant.
 They are contaminated with hydrocarbons,
 metals, and perchloroethylene. Funds also will be
 used for groundwater monitoring and community
 involvement 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, NC
 336-373-2751

 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.
family residences. The master plan for this redevelop-
ment area calls for the creation of a minimum of 130
permanent jobs and 195 housing units, of which 63
will be at below-market prices.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                         EPA 560-F-07-065
                         May 2007
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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