U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Brownfields 2016 Grant Fact Sheet
Business Development Corporation of the
Northern Panhandle, Brooke and Hancock
Counties, WV, and Jefferson County, OH
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.
Assessment Grant
$395,000 for hazardous substances
$205,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle for a brownfields
assessment coalition grant. Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
conduct 10 Phase I and seven Phase II environmental site assessments, and prepare five cleanup
plans. Community-wide petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct seven Phase I and four Phase II
environmental site assessments, and prepare three cleanup plans. Grant funds of both types also will
be used to inventory and prioritize brownfields, and conduct community outreach activities.
Assessment activities will be conducted in Brooke and Hancock Counties, West Virginia, and Jefferson
County, Ohio. Coalition partners are the Jefferson County Port Authority and Brooke-Hancock-
Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission.
Cleanup Grants
$158,500 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle for two
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the former
Jimmy Carey Stadium property at Orchard Street and Virginia Avenue in Weirton, West Virginia, and
the Lodge at the Williams property at 1000 Williams Drive in Weirton. The 8.7-acre Jimmy Carey
Stadium property formerly housed school buildings, a football stadium, and school bus parking. It is
contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, metals, and inorganic contaminants. Grant funds
also will be used to conduct community involvement activities and redevelopment planning. The Lodge
at the Williams was formerly a residence and location for business accommodations, and is
contaminated with metals and inorganic contaminants. Grant funds also will be used to conduct
community involvement 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
United States Office of Land and EPA 560-F-16-038
Environmental Emergency May 2016
Protection Agency Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460
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