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Brownfields 2003
Grant Fact Sheet
Southwest Region Planning
Commission, NH
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. Addi-
tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The Southwest Region Planning Commission was
selected to receive an assessment grant. The South-
west Region is comprised of 36 municipalities in three
counties that border Massachusetts to the south and
Vermont to the west. The majority of these municipali-
ties are former industrial areas. The total population of
the Southwest Region is 98,538. Six of the municipali-
ties in the region have poverty rates greater than 10
percent. Since 2001, the region has lost more than 540
jobs due to plant closings. Many of the municipalities in
the region have only one or two employers, and many
residents have to commute elsewhere to work.
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances *
EPA has selected the Southwest Region Planning
Commission for a brownfields assessment grant.
Grant funds will be used to develop a brownfields
inventory and to conduct up to 15 Phase I and II
site assessments within 35 of the region's 36
municipalities. The inventory will focus on
municipalities with established downtown districts
that have industrial histories. The sites to be
assessed will be determined upon completion of
the inventory.
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 1 Brownfields Team
617-918-1210
http://www.epa.gov/region01/brownfields/
Grant Recipient: Southwest Region Planning
Commission, NH
630-357-0557
Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003, the
Southwest Region Planning Commission has not received
brownfields grant funding.
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not yet been
negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet
are subject to change.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA500-F-03-188
June 2003
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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