Brownfields  2010 Assessment  Grant Fact  Sheet
               Gadsden County, FL
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. In
2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed to help
states and communities around the country cleanup and
revitalize brownfields sites. 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

Gadsden County was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Gadsden County
(population 47,560) borders southern Georgia and the
Tallahassee Metropolitan Area. It is one of the  leading
agricultural counties in northwest Florida. The  county
contains many potential brownfields, including
mine-scarred lands, cattle dipping vat sites, former
gasoline stations, and a variety of other commercial and
industrial operations. Historically, the area"s industrial
economy was based on lumber, pulp and paper, and
textiles. Sharp declines in employment in these
industries have resulted in a county unemployment rate
that is higher than the national rate. More than 25
percent of county residents live at or below the poverty
level. Gadsden County is Florida's only predominantly
African-American county, and 55 percent of residents
are African-American. Brownfield assessments are
expected to provide the tools necessary to encourage
community-driven redevelopment projects.
                   Assessment Grants

                   $200,000 for hazardous substances
                   $200,000 for petroleum

                   EPA has selected Gadsden County for two
                   brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide
                   hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds will
                   be used to inventory brownfield sites and conduct 30
                   Phase I and six Phase II environmental site
                   assessments. Grant funds also will be used to
                   develop cleanup plans, support community outreach
                   activities, and conduct health monitoring.

                   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 4 Brownfields Team
                   (404) 562-8792
                   EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web  site
                   (http: //www. epa.gov/region4/waste/bf)

                   Grant Recipient: Gadsden County,FL
                   850-875-8659

                   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)
EPA 560-F-10-071
        Apr 10

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