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 Brownfields  2003

 Grant Fact Sheet

        Farm vilie,  NC




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. 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 con-
taminant. 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 Town of Farmville was selected to receive an
assessment grant. This town of approximately 4,300
residents is located in eastern North Carolina, which is
economically depressed due to job losses resulting from
plant closings and relocations. Nearly 15 percent of
Farmville residents have incomes below the poverty
level. The target site is within a designated Community
Development Block Grant area where nearly 100
percent of residents are African American. The
assessment of the target site will allow community
leaders and the town to develop a cleanup plan for the
site, thus enabling redevelopment and reuse projects to
move forward at the site and on adjacent properties.
This includes construction of a planned church-
   Assessment Grant
   $200,000 for hazardous substances
   EPA has selected the Town of Farmville for a
   brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
   used primarily for assessment of a site that was
   formerly used for metal fabrication and for the
   manufacture of compounds used in superconduct-
   ing magnets for computers, auto electronics, and
   medical equipment. The assessment will include
   investigation of soil, groundwater, and structures
   on the site for contaminants. Grant funds also will
   be used for remedial design, community involve-
   ment, and reuse planning.
   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 4 Brownfields Team
   404-562-8661
   http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/bf/index.htm

   Grant Recipient: Town of Farmville, NC
   252-753-6700

   Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003, the Town
   of Farmville 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.
supported community center for at-risk children, which
has been delayed because of fears that children would
be exposed to contamination and risk of injury at the
nearby target site.
                                                   Solid Waste and
                                                   Emergency Response
                                                   (5105T)
                         EPA 500-F-03-092
                         June 2003
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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