Brownfields 2010 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet
               Atlanta,  GA
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 City of Atlanta was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Located in Fulton
County, Atlanta (population 483,108) is estimated to
contain more than 950 brownfields, of which 136 are in
the Atlanta BeltLine area and 40 are in the targeted
redevelopment corridors. The sites include abandoned
gas stations, dry cleaners, and manufacturing facilities.
They diminish the city"s tax base and contribute to
actual or perceived health risks to area residents. More
than  60 percent of Atlanta residents are
African-American, and about 24 percent live below the
poverty  level. The unemployment rate in July 2009 was
10.7  percent. By informing residents about conditions
at properties, brownfield assessments will help
encourage greater stakeholder participation in
community-wide redevelopment efforts. Assessments
also are  expected to help the city sustain its existing
momentum for new economic development and
vitality.
                   Assessment Grants

                   $200,000 for hazardous substances
                   $200,000 for petroleum

                   EPA has selected the City of Atlanta for two
                   brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide
                   hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds will
                   be used to conduct 15 to 20 Phase I and five to seven
                   Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds
                   also will be used for cleanup planning and
                   community outreach activities. The city is targeting
                   the Atlanta BeltLine and selected redevelopment
                   corridors for assessment.

                   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 4 Brownfields Team
                   (404) 562-8792
                   EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site
                   (http: //www. epa.gov/region4/waste/bf)

                   Grant Recipient: City of Atlanta,GA
                   (404)330-6145

                   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)
EPA 560-F-10-074
         Apr 10

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