U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Brownfields 2016 Grant Fact Sheet
Tar rant, AL
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 City of Tarrant for a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant
funds will be used to clean up the Tarrant Industrial Complex at 2515, 2518, and 2533 Commerce
Circle. The site has been the location of a cast iron pipe foundry, industrial complex, and city Electric
and Public Works Departments. Soil and groundwater at the site are contaminated with semi-volatile
organic compounds and metals. Grant funds also will be used for community education and 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-
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Grant Recipient: City of Tarrant, AL
334-590-7010
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-16-138
Environmental Emergency May 2016
Protection Agency Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460
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