U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Brownfields 2016  Grant Fact Sheet

Palmetto  Community Redevelopment  Agency,

FL


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 the Palmetto Community Redevelopment Agency for a brownfields cleanup grant.
Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the Edenfield Property on 505 5th Street
West. The property was  formerly owned by  the Tampa Southern Railroad Company and previously
used as a freight yard. The soil is contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and arsenic.
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/brownfieldsy

EPA Region 4 Brownfields Team
404-562-8923
EPA Region 4 Brownfields Website: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-and-land-
revitalization-alabama-florida-georgia-kentucky-mississippi-north-O

Grant Recipient: City of Palmetto Community Redevelopment Agency, FL
941-723-4988

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                         Office of Land and                   EPA 560-F-16-107
Environmental                        Emergency                                May 2016
Protection Agency                     Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460

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