Brownfields  2010 Assessment  Grant Fact Sheet
               Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, PA
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 Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
was selected to receive a brownfields assessment grant.
Philadelphia (population 1,447,395) has a rich and vibrant
history, but has faced a steady loss of population and
industry since World War II. This major metropolitan
center contains sites historically used by industries as
diverse as paint manufacturers, printing facilities,
shipyards, scrap metal sites, and munitions factories.
Many of these sites are now abandoned and potentially
contaminated. Residents impacted by the social,
economic, and potential health effects of these abandoned
properties often are minorities. Approximately 43 percent
of city residents are African-American, and more than 24
percent of residents have incomes that are below the
poverty level.  The current unemployment rate is above the
national average. Assessment of brownfields is expected
to facilitate the cleanup and reuse of sites and remove
barriers to revitalizing the city"s economy.
                     Assessment Grant

                     $200,000 for hazardous substances

                     EPA has selected the Philadelphia Authority for
                     Industrial Development for a brownfields
                     assessment grant. Community-wide hazardous
                     substances grant funds will be used to conduct
                     four Phase I and four Phase II environmental site
                     assessments in multiple target locations throughout
                     the city. Grant funds also will be used to conduct
                     community outreach activities and cleanup
                     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
                     (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).

                     EPA Region 3 Brownfields Team
                     (215)814-3129
                     EPA Region 3 Brownfields Web  site
                     (http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bf -Ir)

                     Grant Recipient: Philadelphia Authority for
                     Industrial Development,PA
                     215-596-8142

                     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-10-059
      April 2010

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