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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
Hoke County, 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
Hoke County was selected to receive two brownfields
assessment grants. Hoke County (population 42,303) is
located in rural south-central North Carolina. The
county's robust agricultural base, supplemented with
manufacturing businesses, created a strong and vibrant
community during the 1960s and 1970s. Declines in
these sectors during the 1980s resulted in the county's
economic base shifting away from the community.
Between 2001 and 2005, Hoke County experienced a
13 percent decline in manufacturing jobs. It has a 55.5
percent minority population, and nearly 18 percent of
its residents live below the poverty level. Many of the
brownfields in the county are former dry cleaning
operations and former junk and salvage yards.
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected Hoke County for two
brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous sub-
stances grant funds will be used to create a
brownfields inventory, conduct five Phase I and
three Phase II environmental site assessments,
monitor neighborhood residents' health, and per-
form community outreach activities. Petroleum
grant 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
Grant Recipient: Hoke County, NC
910-875-875l,ext. 230
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.
Assessment of brownfields in Hoke County is ex-
pected to determine site impacts and generate interest
in the redevelopment of these properties by lenders,
developers, and property owners.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-08-081
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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