Brownfields 2010 Revolving Loan Fund Grant
(gM Fact Sheet
Rockingham Economic Development Corporation, Southeast
New Hampshire
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.
Community Description
The Rockingham Economic Development Corporation
(REDC) was selected to receive a brownfields revolving
loan fund grant. The REDC"s planning region
encompasses 27 towns in southeastern New Hampshire
(combined population 178,997). The region has a history
of industrial activity that dates back to the 1800s and
included clothing and textile mills, timber processing, and
machine shops. Declines in these industries have left
behind 345 acres of brownfields in the target communities
of Seabrook, Epping, Plaistow, Hampton, and Exeter. The
REDC considers these communities to be most in need of
support. In Epping, the per capita income is $18,343.
Seabrook and Plaistow have higher unemployment rates
than the county average. Brownfield cleanups conducted
through the RLF grant will reduce contamination and are
expected to spur redevelopment efforts, providing
opportunities for the creation of greenspace, affordable
housing, and new jobs.
Revolving Loan Fund Grant $1,000,000
for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Rockingham Economic
Development Corporation for a brownfields
revolving loan fund grant. The grant will be used
to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the
Rockingham Economic Development Corporation
will provide loans and subgrants to support
cleanup activities for sites contaminated with
hazardous substances. Grant funds also will be
used to support 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/brownfields).
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Team
(617) 918-1424
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/regionl/bro wnfields )
Grant Recipient: Rockingham Economic
Development Corporation,NH
603-772-2655
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.
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