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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
LaCasa ofGoshen,
Inc., Goshen, IN
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
LaCasa ofGoshen, Inc., was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. LaCasa is a nonprofit
community housing development organization in the
City ofGoshen (population 29,700) in northern Indiana.
Goshen has a long manufacturing history that has
resulted in abandoned, vacant, or underused industrial
buildings and properties. An incomplete brownfields
inventory suggests the presence of at least 100
brownfields in the city. Manufacturing currently
provides an estimated 41.9 percent of jobs in Goshen,
attracting many immigrant workers to the area. From
1990 to 2000, the city's population increased 23 per-
cent, but the number of housing units increased only 18
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected LaCasa ofGoshen, Inc., for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the five-acre
former Quality Drive-A-Way property at 212
Prospect Avenue in the Northside neighborhood of
the city. The property was used from 1886 until
2001 for manufacturing and industrial activities.
Site soil is contaminated with metals and
benzo(a)pyrene from cinders and ash deposited as
historic fill. Grant funds also will be used to support
community outreach 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 5 Brownfields Team
312-886-7576
http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields
Grant Recipient: LaCasa ofGoshen, Inc., IN
574.533.4450
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.
percent. Affordable housing is a significant need in the
city, especially in the Northside neighborhood, where
about 45 percent of residents are minorities. Once the
target property is cleaned up, plans call for the devel-
opment of low-to-moderate income single-family
residences and a park.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-08-101
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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