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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
North Central
Texas Council of
Governments
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 North Central Texas Council of Governments
(NCTCOG) was selected to receive a brownfields
revolving loan fund grant. The NCTCOG Metropolitan
Planning Area includes the Counties of Collin, Dallas,
Denton, Rockwall, and Tarrant, and portions of the
contiguous Counties of Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, and
Parker (combined population 650,339). The NCTCOG
intends to target sites located along transit lines in
southeastern Dallas County and southeastern Fort
Worth, where the poverty rates are 23.5 and 26.1
percent, respectively. The population in both of these
Revolving Loan Fund
Grant
'New
,2007,
$1,500,000 for hazardous substances
$1,500,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the North Central Texas Coun-
cil of Governments (NCTCOG) for a brownfields
revolving loan fund grant. The grant will be used
to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which
the NCTCOG will provide loans and subgrants to
support cleanup activities for sites contaminated
with petroleum and hazardous substances. Grant
funds will be used to provide and manage loans,
and support community outreach activities.
Coalition partners include NCTCOG, Dallas Area
Rapid Transit, Fort Worth Transportation Author-
ity, Denton County Transportation Authority, and
the City of Cleburne.
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: North Central Texas Council of
Governments
817-608-2380
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.
areas is predominantly minorities. With the passage of
air quality legislation, many manufacturers moved out
of southeastern Dallas County, leaving the county with
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-07-125
May 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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more than its share of abandoned brownfields. The
City of Fort Worth has identified 350 brownfield sites.
169 of which are in southeastern area. These
brownfields are associated with lower property values.
detract development interest, and contribute to blight
in the target area. Brownfields cleanup will stimulate
public and private investment, create opportunities for
residential and commercial development, and generate
jobs and tax revenues in economically disadvantaged
areas.
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