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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
Phoenix, AZ
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. 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. The
brownfields job training grants provide residents of
communities impacted by brownfields with the skills
and training needed to effectively gain employment in
assessment and cleanup activities associated with
brownfield redevelopment and environmental
remediation. Additionally, funding support is provided to
state and tribal response programs through a separate
mechanism.
Community Description
The City of Phoenix was selected to receive a job
training grant. Phoenix will target residents of the city's
20-square mile federal Enterprise Community and 50-
square mile West Phoenix Revitalization Area. The
Job Training Grant
$200,000
EPA has selected the City of Phoenix for a job
training grant. The city plans to train 50 students,
place 40 graduates in environmental jobs, and
track graduates for at least one year. The pro-
gram will provide 195 hours of course work,
including certification in HAZWOPER, lead and
asbestos abatement, water distribution and
collection, and wastewater treatment. Six part-
ners, including private sector environmental
professionals, training providers, and academic
institutions such as the Gateway Community
College, will be the primary trainers. The city's
Phoenix Workforce Connection will recruit
students from the Enterprise Community and the
West Phoenix Revitalization Area. The city will
work with the Phoenix Workforce Connection to
place graduates in environmental jobs.
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
415-972-3270 or 213-244-1821
http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/brown/
index.html
Grant Recipient: City of Phoenix, AZ
602-256-3452
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
poverty rate among families in these two communities
(population 412,453) ranges from 16.6 percent to
nearly 38 percent, and unemployment is as high as 14
percent compared to 5.6 percent citywide. Phoenix
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-06-263
November 2006
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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may be famous for its resorts and golf courses, but
historic industrial activities have left many brownfields,
including landfills, junkyards, and factories, all of which
have heavily impacted the targeted areas. Brownfields
have contributed to increasing poverty, urban sprawl,
and air pollution in the aforementioned target communi-
ties. As a result, Phoenix, whose population continues
to grow, is committed to revitalizing its core urban
brownfields as part of a program to improve public
transportation and the quality of life for all city resi-
dents. With the expanded emphasis on cleanup and
redevelopment of environmentally contaminated
properties, the demand for environmental workers is
expected to grow significantly.
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