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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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