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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
Miami, FL
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 Miami was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Located on the south-
east coast of Florida, Miami (population 376,215) is
the largest municipality in Miami/Dade County. In
addition to tourism, the city's economic base once
included thriving garment, heavy metal processing,
produce processing, and trucking operations. As these
industries closed or downsized, they left behind
several blighted corridors. The city plans to focus its
efforts on the Allapattah and Wynwood communities.
The Allapattah community contains the largest con-
centration of industrial operations in the city and an
aging residential stock. The Wynwood community has
a number of public housing projects that lie between
industrial areas and wealthier neighborhoods. At least
25 percent of all commercial properties in both
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Miami for two
brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to identify
and prioritize brownfields and conduct Phase I
and six Phase II environmental site assessments
in the Allapattah and Wynwood sections of the
city. Funds also will be used to conduct commu-
nity outreach activities. Petroleum 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 4 Brownfields Team
404-562-8792
http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/bf/index.htm
Grant Recipient: City of Miami, FL
305-416-1435
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.
neighborhoods show some deterioration. The unem-
ployment rate in each of these communities is at least
15 percent. Assessment of the brownfields will help
the city target cleanup and redevelopment opportuni-
ties. Redevelopment of brownfields will help generate
the investment needed to restore a thriving industrial
sector and generate well-paying jobs.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-07-109
May 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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