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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
Love Link Ministries, Inc.,
Oklahoma City, OK
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
Love Link Ministries, Inc., was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located within the federally
designated Empowerment Zone of Oklahoma City
(population 537,734), the cleanup site area (population
49,337) is characterized by prolonged disinvestment. In
2001, nearly 1,000 brownfields were inventoried in
Oklahoma City. There are many old vacant structures,
undeveloped parcels of land used for dumping, and
industrial facilities that abut schools, playgrounds, and
residences in the area. The poverty rate in the area is
40 percent, the unemployment rate is 12 percent, and
nearly 60 percent of residents are minorities. The
Cleanup Grant
$37,130 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected Love Link Ministries, Inc., for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up a vacant
building at 1200 Linwood Boulevard in Oklahoma
City. The site building is contaminated with inor-
ganic substances. Grant funds also will be used to
conduct 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 6 Brownfields Team
214-665-6780
http://www.epa.gov/region6/brownfields
Grant Recipient: Love Link Ministries, Inc., OK
405-239-6219
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.
vacant building at 1200 Linwood Boulevard poses
safety and health risks to the local population. Once
cleanup is complete, Love Link Ministries, Inc., plans
to construct a landscaped parking facility at the site.
The availability of sufficient parking will enhance the
organization's ability to provide the community with
social services such as counseling and recovery
programs and an after-school youth program.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-08-158
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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