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Brownfields 2003
Grant Fact Sheet
Trenton, NJ
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. Additionally,
funding support is provided to state and tribal response
programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of Trenton was selected to receive assessment
and cleanup grants. The city's rich industrial heritage has
left a legacy of numerous abandoned buildings and
contaminated property surrounded by densely populated,
low-income, and primarily minority neighborhoods.
Trenton has apopulation of approximately 85,400.
Seventy percent of Trenton's residents are minorities and
21 percent live in poverty. To finance past environmental
assessments of city-owned brownfields, Trenton relied on
the New Jersey Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation
Fund. This funding source has disappeared, and Trenton
has a large backlog of petroleum and hazardous substance
sites awaiting environmental assessment. The city
believes strongly in community involvement in decision
making and will continue seeking and encouraging
community input as it completes site assessments and
proceeds with site cleanup and redevelopment.
Assessment Grant
2003
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Trenton for a
brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
used to conduct assessment activities at high-priority
sites contaminated with petroleum and hazardous
substances throughout the city. Grant funds also will
be used to support community outreach and pur-
chase environmental insurance. Petroleum assess-
ment funds will be used to complete an inventory of
abandoned gas stations in the city.
Cleanup Grant
$800,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Trenton for four
brownfields cleanup grants totaling $800,000.
Grant funds will be used to conduct cleanup
activities at the Freight Yards at 163 North Olden
Avenue (contaminated with metals and PCBs),
the Magic Marker site (contaminated with lead
co-mingled with petroleum), the African Ameri-
can Cemetery and adjacent site (contaminated
with metals and PCBs co-mingled with petro-
leum), and Hanover Place (contaminated with
lead co-mingled with petroleum).
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visitlhe EPA
Brownfields web site at: www.epa.gov/brownfields/
EPA Region 2 Brownfields Team
212-637-4314
http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/brownfields/
Grant Recipient: City of Trenton, NJ
609-989-3509
Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003, the City of
Trenton has received brownfields funding for assessment,
revolving loan fund, and Showcase Community grants.
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)
EPA 500-F-03-200
June 2003
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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