Brownfields 2012 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Mosaico Business and Community Development Corporation, Bristol, Rl 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. 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 1 Brownfields Team 617-918-1429 EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/region01/brownfields/) Grant Recipient: Mosaico Business and Community Development Corporation, RI 401-253-4627 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. Cleanup Grant $200,000 for petroleum EPA has selected the Mosaico Business and Community Development Corporation for a brownfields cleanup grant. Petroleum grant funds will be used to clean up the former Bristol Industrial Park at 500 Wood Street, Bristol. The site was used for rubber and other heavy manufacturing uses from 1864 to 1977. Currently, the site is underused and contaminated with petroleum from unknown past releases. Grant funds also will be used for community outreach activities. United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) EPA-560-F-12-048 May 2012 ------- |