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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. 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.
                     Cleanup Grant

                     $200,000 for hazardous substances

                     EPA has selected St. Margaret's Foundation for a
                     brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
                     grant funds will be used to clean up the former
                     Mercy Hospital site located at 301 North Jefferson
                     Davis Parkway, New Orleans. In the early 1900s,
                     the Southern Lumber and Demolishing Company
                     operated a lumber yard on the site. In the 1950s,
                     Mercy Hospital moved to the site to expand its
                     healthcare services. In 2005, the site was flooded
                     by Hurricane Katrina and subsequently
                     abandoned. The site is contaminated with
                     inorganic contaminants and heavy metals. Grant
                     funds also will be used to conduct community
                     outreach 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 6 Brownfields Team
                                                     (214)665-3172
                                                     EPA Region 6 Brownfields Web site
                                                     (http://www.epa.gov/region6/6sf
                                                     /brownfields/index.html)

                                                     Grant Recipient: St. Margaret's Foundation,LA
                                                     504-373-5923

                                                     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-13-147
      May 2013

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