Brownfields 2009 Revolving Loan Fund 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 a brownfields
revolving loan fund grant. Atlanta (population 483,108) is
a federally designated Renewal Community. There are an
estimated 950 brownfield properties within Atlanta. The
city is focusing on sites along the Atlanta BeltLine and
other redevelopment corridors. The BeltLine is a 22-mile
transit greenway that circles downtown and midtown
Atlanta. There are about 140 brownfields along the
Beltline and another 40 in the other targeted corridors.
The percentage of residents in the targeted areas who live
below the poverty level far exceeds state and national
averages. A health impact assessment of the BeltLine
found that brownfields redevelopment can help reduce
urban sprawl and lead to healthier communities by
creating more greenspace and walkable areas. Cleanups
funded through the RLF grant will reduce potential human
exposure to contaminants and help spur redevelopment of
idle properties into economically productive uses and
greenspace.
Revolving Loan Fund Grant
$550,000 for hazardous substances
$450,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Atlanta for a
brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant
will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund
from which the City of Atlanta will provide loans
and subgrants to support cleanup activities for
sites contaminated with petroleum and hazardous
substances. Grant funds also will be used to
manage the RLF, oversee cleanups, and support
community outreach activities. The grant is
expected to result in the cleanup of 10 to 15 sites
and help with cleanup and land-use planning of
other sites.
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/was te/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-09-098
May 2009
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