Brownfields 2010 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet ~ Oklahoma City Housing Authority, OK 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 The Oklahoma City Housing Authority was selected to receive a brownfields cleanup grant. Oklahoma City (population 551,789) is the capital and largest city in Oklahoma. The target site is located in an older part of the city, southwest of the Central Business District. Constructed in 1937, the complex consists of 85 buildings on about 40 acres. It is within a federally designated Empowerment Zone inside a Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area. The area is composed of two contiguous neighborhoods where 73 percent of residents have low incomes, 43.4 percent live in poverty, and 17.7 percent are unemployed. When the target site is cleaned up, the area will be used as tornado shelters and common rooms for community meetings and activities. Cleanup Grant $200,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the Oklahoma City Housing Authority for a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the Will Rogers Courts site at 1620 Heyman Street. The site is a 348-unit public housing development that is contaminated with metals and inorganic substances. 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 6 Brownfields Team (214) 665-6780 EPA Region 6 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/region6/brownfields) Grant Recipient: Oklahoma City Housing Authority 405-605-3272 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) EPA560-F-10-138 Apr 10 ------- |