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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
February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into
law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The
Recovery Act is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our
economy, and create or save millions of jobs. This law
provided stimulus funds to the Brownfields Program to
award grants to evaluate and clean up former industrial
and commercial sites. Under this law, EPA will provide
financial assistance to eligible applicants through four
competitive grant programs: assessment grants, revolving
loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants.
Community Description
SouthEast Effective Development (SEED) was selected to
receive a brownfields cleanup grant. SEED is a nonprofit
community-based organization based in Southeast Seattle
(population 46,268). Due to several factors, including
contamination and property disinvestment, this
community has struggled to attract economic
development. There are 30 brownfields in the target
community, which is the most ethnically diverse and
lowest income area of the city. Sixty-nine percent of
residents are minorities, and 19 percent of seniors live
below the poverty level. The cleanup site is the third
phase of a four-phase housing project being developed by
SEED. When the target site is cleaned up, SEED plans to
redevelop it with 86 new affordable housing units for
low- and moderate-income seniors, greenspace, and open
space. Redevelopment is expected to create jobs, enhance
property values, and stimulate reinvestment in Southeast
Seattle.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
(Recovery Act Funding)
EPA has selected SouthEast Effective
Development (SEED) for a brownfields cleanup
grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be
used to clean up Rainier Court Phase III at 3605
33rd Avenue South, Seattle. The one-acre site has
been used as an illegal dump, warehouse, and
parking area. It is contaminated with polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and metals. Grant funds
also will be used to support community
involvement activities.
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 10 Brownfields Team
(206)553-7299
EPA Region 10 Brownfields Web site
(http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CL
EANUP.NSF/sites/bf)
Grant Recipient: SouthEast Effective
Development (SEED),WA
(206) 760-4261
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-09-080
May 2009
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