Brownfields 2003  Cleanup Grant Fact  Sheet
               Main South Community Development Corporation, Worcester,
EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states.
communities, and other stakeholders 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. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response
programs through a separate mechanism.

Community Description

The Main South Community Development Corporation
was selected to receive a cleanup grant. The project
involves collaboration with Clark University, the Boys
& Girls Club, and the City of Worcester on a site in an
area with an industrial history spanning more than 70
years. The target site will be converted into a Boys &
Girls Club and athletic fields, which will serve the
neighborhood's disadvantaged population. The site is a
key element of the Gardner-Kilby-Hammond Street
Neighborhood Revitalization Project, which also
includes construction of energy-efficient homes to be
sold to first-time home-buyers. The restored
neighborhood is envisioned as a catalyst for
redevelopment of neighboring industrial areas. The
12,500 residents of this densely populated, ethnically
diverse, state-designated Environmental Justice
community will be involved in the project through
block group meetings, media outreach, a multi-language
newsletter, and neighborhood forums.
                   Cleanup Grant

                   $50,300 for hazardous substances
                   $149,700 for petroleum

                   EPA has selected the Main South Community
                   Development Corporation for cleanup grants totaling
                   $200,000. The cleanup grants will target five parcels
                   in the 7.8-acre Gardner-Kilby-Hammond Street
                   project containing a former foundry, metal
                   fabrication shop, and auto detailing and repair shops.
                   The buildings are vacant, and metals, paint, solvents,
                   and petroleum contaminate the site.

                   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
                   (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).

                   EPA Region 1 Brownfields Team
                   (617)918-1424
                   EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
                   (http: //www. epa.gov/region 1 /brownfields)

                   Grant Recipient: The Main South Community
                   Development Corporation, Worcester, MA
                   (508)752-6181

                   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 negotiated.
                   Therefore, activities  described in this fact sheet are
                   subject to  change.
  United States
  Environmental
  Protection Agency
  Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA500-F-03-128
        Jun 03

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