U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Brownfields 2016 Grant Fact Sheet
Lakewood Housing Authority, CO
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 Lakewood Housing Authority for a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to clean up the 5800 West Alameda Avenue site in Lakewood. The
site previously operated as retail and office space, and once housed a dry cleaner. Part of the site
currently is vacant, and another part is occupied by a charter school. The site is contaminated with
mold, metals, inorganic contaminants, and soil vapors.
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 8 Brownfields Team
303-312-6596
EPA Region 8 Brownfields Website: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-and-land-
revitalization-region-8
Grant Recipient: Lakewood Housing Authority, CO
303-987-7820
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-16-082
Environmental Emergency May 2016
Protection Agency Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460
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