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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
Planning Office for
Urban Affairs, Inc.,
Haverhill, MA
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 Planning Office for Urban Affairs, Inc., was
selected to receive a brownfields cleanup grant.
Established in 1969, the Planning Office is a nonprofit
corporation that serves the City of Haverhill (popula-
tion 58,969). The 14-44 Granite Street site is located in
an area with high poverty and low income rates.
Nearly 24 percent of families in the target area (popu-
lation 4,007) live below the poverty level, and about
36.5 percent of residents are minorities. The Planning
Office plans to redevelop the 14-44 Granite Street site
with 57 mixed-income housing units and street-level
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Planning Office for Urban
Affairs, Inc., for a brownfields cleanup grant.
Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
develop and implement cleanup plans for the 14-44
Granite Street site in downtown Haverhill. The site
was used for a variety of industrial and manufac-
turing operations throughout its history. Site soil is
contaminated with hazardous substances. There
are about 25 unmarked 5 5-gallon drums at the site,
some of which are bulging, corroded, or leaking.
Grant funds also will be used to support 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 1 Brownfields Team
617-918-1424
http://www.epa.gov/regionl/brownfields
Grant Recipient: Planning Office for Urban
Affairs, Inc., MA
617-350-8885, ext. 14
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.
commercial space. Site cleanup will facilitate redevel-
opment, which is expected to provide much-needed
affordable housing to the area and help stimulate
economic investment and job creation in downtown
Haverhill.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-08-018
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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