Brownfields 2003 Revolving  Loan  Fund Grant
              Fact Sheet
              Regional Growth Partnership, South Central CT
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 Regional Growth Partnership (RGP) was selected
to receive a revolving loan fund grant. The RGP works
with 15 cities and towns in South Central Connecticut.
The area has seen an exodus of manufacturing, leaving
brownfields ranging from abandoned gas stations to a
large tire disposal "pond." In addition, the region has
seen rising unemployment and a significant shift from
manufacturing to service jobs, which generally are
lower-paying and without access to health and
retirement benefits. The cities and towns in the region
have significant minority populations, ranging from an
average of 23 percent in the towns to 56.5 percent in
New Haven's inner city. Many brownfields in the City
of New Haven affect disadvantaged neighborhoods.
                   Revolving  Loan Fund Grant

                   $1,000,000 for hazardous substances

                   EPA has selected the Regional Growth Partnership
                   (RGP) for a revolving loan fund grant. The grant
                   will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund from
                   which the Regional Growth Partnership will provide
                   loans and subgrants to conduct cleanup activities in
                   15 cities and towns in South Central Connecticut.
                   About 50 brownfields properties have already been
                   assessed in the region, and loan funds will facilitate
                   remediation and eventual redevelopment at many of
                   these sites.

                   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: Regional Growth Partnership,CT
                   (203) 821-3682

                   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-03-167
        Jun 03

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