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  Brownfields  2008

  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 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

The City of Greensboro was selected to receive a
brownfields revolving loan fund grant. Located in
north-central North Carolina in Guilford County,
Greensboro (population 238,500) is part of a region
whose economic growth lags significantly behind other
areas of North Carolina and the nation. A decline in the
manufacturing sector has resulted in the loss of almost
12,000 jobs in the county in the last 10 years. The shift
away from manufacturing has severely impacted low-
and moderate-income families. The city plans to focus
its brownfields efforts primarily in southern and eastern
Greensboro, and in neighborhoods with substandard
housing and large concentrations of low-income and
minority residents. More than 500 commercial or
industrial sites are located in the target areas. Aban-
doned sites include gasoline stations, dry cleaners, and
Revolving Loan Fund
Grant
L2008
$317,000 for hazardous substances
$683,000 for petroleum

EPA has selected the City of Greensboro for a
brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant
will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund from
which the City of Greensboro will provide loans
and subgrants to support cleanup activities for sites
contaminated with petroleum and hazardous
substances. Grant funds will be used to market and
operate the loans and oversee the program. Grant
funds also will be used to support community
outreach activities, conduct health monitoring, and
install institutional controls atbrownfield sites.
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

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.
manufacturing facilities. Brownfields cleaned up
through the RLF grant are expected to attract invest-
ment, encourage redevelopment, and stimulate the
local economy.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                        EPA 560-F-08-080
                        April 2008
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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