- \ Brownfields 2022 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet St. Philip's School and Community Center, Dallas, TX VW» 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. The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002, as amended by the Brownfields Utilization, Investment and Local Development Act of 2018, was passed to help states and communities around the country clean up and revitalize brownfield sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through five competitive grant programs: Multipurpose Grants, Assessment Grants, Revolving Loan Fund Grants, Cleanup Grants, and Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism. Cleanup Grant $500,000 EPA has selected the St. Philip's School and Community Center for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant. Grant funds will be used to clean up 1624, 1628, and 1632 Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Boulevard and 3016 and 3021 Colonial Avenue in Dallas. Each of the five properties includes a building and together comprise a total of nearly 30,000 square feet on 1.44 acres. The properties are located in a residential and commercial area where development dates to the late 1800s. The brownfield sites were formerly used as retail stores, restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. Both 1632 MLK Jr. Boulevard and 3021 Colonial Avenue were former dry cleaners. 1632 MLK Jr. Boulevard is a vacant 12,000-square-foot building contaminated with chlorinated volatile organic compounds. The property has been identified as a potential source of contamination that has affected the 1624 and 1628 MLK Jr. Boulevard and 3016 and 3021 Colonial Avenue properties. Grant funds also will be used to oversee cleanup activities and conduct community engagement 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 6 Brownfields Team (214)665-2268 EPA Region 6 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/r6) Grant Recipient: St. Philip's School and Community Center, TX (214)421-5221 Hie 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 Land and Emergency Management (5105T) E PA-560-F-22-254 May 2022 ------- |