United States Environ menial Protection LI M % Agency Brownfields 2004 Assessment Fact Sheet Housing Authority of the City of Fresno, CA Publication Information Office: United States Environmental Protection Agency Land and Emergency Management (5105T) Washington, D.C. 20460 Publication Number: Publication Date: EPA 560-F-04-061 June 2004 Grant Recipient Information Name: Housing Authority of the City of Fresno Phone: (559) 443-8478 EPA Information Region: EPA Region 9 Brownfields Team Phone: (415) 972-3091 Website: http://www.epa.aov/reaion9/brownfields Overview of the 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. Assessment Grant $200,000 for hazardous substances $200,000 for petroleum EPA has selected the Housing Authority of the City of Fresno for a brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be used to perform Phase I and Phase II site assessments, and prioritize sites contaminated with hazardous substances or petroleum along a one-mile area in southwest Fresno. Funds will also be used to develop cleanup plans and conduct community outreach. 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). The information presented in this fact sheet comes from the grant application; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of the information. The cooperative agreement is negotiated after the selection announcement. Therefore, the funding amount and activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change. ------- |