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Brownfields 2003
Grant Fact Sheet
Los Angeles, CA
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up,
and sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield 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. The job
training grants provide training for residents of commu-
nities affected by brownfields to prepare them for
employment in the assessment and cleanup of
brownfields sites. Additionally, funding support is
provided to state and tribal response programs through
a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The Los Angeles Community Development Depart-
ment was selected to receive a job training grant. The
Los Angeles EZ is a 19 square-mile area, with a
population of 200,000. Demographic statistics show a
median household income of $15,991 and a 40%
overall poverty rate. Almost two-thirds of EZ residents
have not graduated from high school. The city contains
thousands of properties in need of environmental
assessment or remediation, and many of these lie
within the EZ. The city is committed to cleaning up
brownfields sites, and within the EZ alone, the city has
targeted three large sites for assessment, cleanup, and
redevelopment. Environmental employers in the area will
Job Training Grant {2003
$200,000
EPA has selected the Los Angeles Community
Development Department for a brownfields job
training grant. The Community Development
Department plans to train 50 students, achieve an
80% placement rate, and track students for a full
year. The seven-week, 300-hour job training
program will consist of hazardous waste han-
dling, innovative environmental technologies, lead
abatement, and asbestos abatement. Recruitment
will focus on low-income residents of the city's
federal Empowerment Zone (EZ) and five state
Enterprise Zones. Placement will be conducted
by the city's WorkSource Centers.
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 9 Brownfields Team
415-972-3188
http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/brown/
Grant Recipient: Los Angeles Community
Development Department
213-485-5019
Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003,
the City of Los Angeles also received funding for
assessment, showcase community, and job
training grants.
need additional skilled environmental technicians to fill the
many jobs that will be required to conduct these projects.
The Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency will
require environmental employers to hire local residents.
The grant will train local residents impacted by
brownfields for positions needed to address the
community's Brownfields Pilot needs.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 500-F-03-026
May 2003
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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