U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Brownfields 2016 Grant Fact Sheet
Rome, NY
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 petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Rome for a brownfields cleanup grant. Petroleum grant funds will be used
to clean up the former Rome-Turney Radiator Company site at 109 Canal Street. The 1.4-acre site
was operated by the Rome-Turney Radiator Company from 1905 until the mid-1990s as a
manufacturing plant for radiators. In June 1988, the site experienced a petroleum release from fuel
storage tanks, contaminating the property's soil and groundwater. Grant funds also will be used for
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 2 Brownfields Team
212-637-3260
EPA Region 2 Brownfields Website: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-and-land-
revitalization-new-iersey-new-york-puerto-rico-and-us-virgi
Grant Recipient: City of Rome, NY
315-339-7677
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-16-125
Environmental Emergency May 2016
Protection Agency Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460
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