I ^ | Brownfields 2004 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
%	Ohlone Community College District, Newark, CA
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. On
January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into
law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields 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
Ohlone Community College District was selected to
receive a brownfields cleanup grant. The district serves
the cities of Newark and Fremont and a portion of Union
City, with a combined population of 245,884. Of the
7,974 full-time equivalent students enrolled in the district,
approximately 84 percent are Asian, Pacific Islander, and
Hispanic. Minority populations account for approximately
48 percent of Newark's residents. The new college center
will provide occupational job training in a variety of
health sciences and technology fields. In addition to
creating educational and employment opportunities for
the students, the new site will generate job opportunities
for community residents.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Ohlone Community College
District for a brownfields cleanup grant. The grant
will be used to clean up hazardous substances
contamination on an 82-acre property on Cherry
Street in Newark that has been used for
agricultural purposes since the 1930s. This site
will become a new community college campus
center that will provide student training and
education, and services for the residents of
surrounding communities.
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 9 Brownfields Team
(415) 972-3091
EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region9/bro wnfields )
Grant Recipient: Ohlone Community College
District,CA
(510) 659-7307
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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