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 Brownfields 2003

 Grant  Fact Sheet

  Hudson  County,  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. 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. Addition-
ally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.

Community Description

Hudson County was selected to receive an assessment
grant. The county has developed an area-wide
approach involving a comprehensive site identification
and ranking system to target properties for brownfields
redevelopment. In this densely populated, highly
urbanized county,  nearly 40 percent of the population
is foreign born and the poverty rate  is almost twice the
state average.  A rapid increase in population over the
past ten years has  created a chronic unemployment
problem. The assessment and reuse of the many
abandoned and underused brownfields represent an
important resource for county residents. Reuse of
brownfields will spur economic growth and provide an
opportunity to incorporate much needed greenspace
                                 Assessment Grant
                                 $200,000 for hazardous substances
                                 EPA has selected Hudson County for a
                                 brownfields assessment grant. The county has
                                 identified over 650 contaminated sites within its
                                 borders.  Grant funds will be used to identify
                                 clusters of brownfields, conduct site assessment
                                 activities at priority brownfields within these
                                 clusters, and involve the impacted communities in
                                 future reuse decisions.
                                 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 2 Brownfields Team
                                 212-637-4314
                                 http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/
                                 brownfields/

                                 Grant Recipient: Hudson County, NJ
                                 201-795-6186

                                 Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003, Hudson
                                 County has received brownfields funding for assessment and
                                 revolving loan fund grants.

                                 The cooperative agreement for this grant has not yet been
                                 negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are
                                 subject to change.
                               into reuse planning. The county will provide opportuni-
                               ties for community involvement in project meetings and
                               will provide coverage in multiple languages.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                                                       EPA500-F-03-110
                                                       June 2003
                                                       www.epa.gov/brownfields

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