I JBt? | Brownfields 2011 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet \7% Prichard, AL 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 City of Prichard was selected to receive two brownfields assessment grants. Prichard (population 27,963), located in southwestern Alabama, is within the Mobile Metropolitan Area. During the 1950s and early 1960s, Prichard was a thriving and growing city. The population later began to decline as citizens migrated to suburban areas. The departure of businesses and industries eroded the city's tax base, and left limited resources for infrastructure maintenance and development. A legacy of the city's industrial past includes 18 identified brownfields, several dirt quarries, and other potentially contaminated properties. The city's per capita income is less than half the state level, and 35 percent of residents live in poverty. Approximately 85 percent of residents are African-American. Brownfield assessments are expected to catalyze economic development and facilitate the city's plans to create bike trails, parks, and recreational greenspace. Assessment Grants $200,000 for hazardous substances $200,000 for petroleum EPA has selected the City of Prichard for two brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to conduct 16 Phase I and four Phase II environmental site assessments. Community-wide petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct 13 Phase I and two Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used for community outreach activities, cleanup planning, and health monitoring. 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 4 Brownfields Team (404) 562-8792 EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/region4/was te/bf) Grant Recipient: City of Prichard,AL 251-452-7892 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 Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) EPA 560-F-128-038 May 2011 ------- |