Brownfields 2006 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana,
Shreveport, LA
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. 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 Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest
Louisiana was selected to receive two brownfields cleanup
grants. The Foundation is in the process of creating a
science park for technology-based business in the City of
Shreveport (population 200,145). Eighty-eight percent of
residents in the target area census tract of downtown
Shreveport are minorities. The poverty rate is 47 percent,
and the average per capita income is $10,349, less than
one-half of the national average. The targeted brownfields
are in a severely disadvantaged area (population 2,026),
surrounded by ten neighborhoods that are eligible for
community development block grants. Cleanup of the
sites will help prevent releases of hazardous contaminants
to the environment, thereby eliminating potential risks to
the community. Redevelopment of the targeted
brownfields will help complete the revitalization of the
core of the science park's Tech Center. These brownfields
are located adjacent to a laboratory incubator that has a
tenant that is planning to expand and employ 150 people
in 2006. The science park redevelopment is part of a
25-year plan that, when completed, will provide
employment for 6,000 people and generate millions of
dollars in tax revenues. The Foundation estimates that
approximately 40 percent of the jobs created will require
only a high school degree, making them appropriate for
the target community. The plans also include parks and
Cleanup Grants
$362,218 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Biomedical Research
Foundation of Northwest Louisiana for two
brownfields cleanup grants. Grant funds will be
used to conduct community outreach activities,
develop cleanup plans, and remove hazardous
substances from the former Caddo Parish Health
Unit on Kings Highway in Shreveport. Grant
funds also will be used to conduct community
outreach, develop cleanup plans, remove and
dispose of 700 cubic yards of contaminated soil,
and install monitoring wells at the former Wilson
Foods site on Kings Highway.
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 6 Brownfields Team
(214) 665-6780
EPA Region 6 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region6/bro wnfields)
Grant Recipient: Biomedical Research Foundation
of Northwest Louisiana
(318)675-4105
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)
EPA560-F-06-143
May 2006
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