I JBt | Brownfields 2010 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet
Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation, 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.
Community Description
The Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation
(CCLRC) was selected to receive two brownfields
assessment grants. Although Cuyahoga County
(population 1,283,925) has experienced a population
loss of nearly 128,000 residents since 1990, but
remains one of the most populous counties in Ohio. The
population loss and recent economic downturn have
created numerous brownfield sites and foreclosed
properties. The county has more than 350 known
brownfield sites, the majority of which are in Cleveland
and its inner-ring suburbs. These areas traditionally
were the manufacturing and industrial centers of the
county. Many were surrounded by residential
neighborhoods that are distressed, low-income
communities with predominantly minority residents.
The declining local economy limits the ability of
private entities to address and characterize brownfield
sites. Brownfield assessments will allow the CCLRC to
identify sites that pose potential health and safety risks
to the community and encourage redevelopment.
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Cuyahoga County Land
Reutilization Corporation for two brownfields
assessment grants. Community-wide hazardous
substances and petroleum grant funds will be used to
conduct 12 to 15 Phase I and five to eight Phase II
environmental site assessments, and 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 5 Brownfields Team
(312)886-7576
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(http: //www. epa.gov/R5 Brownfields)
Grant Recipient: Cuyahoga County Land
Reutilization Corporation,OH
216-698-8658
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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