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$3 Million in Grants to Cleanup and Revitalize Communities in Florida

Release Date: 04/21/2010
Contact Information: Dawn Harris-Young, (404) 562-8421, harris-young.dawn@epa.gov

(ATLANTA – April 21, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding eight communities in Florida with $3 million in brownfields grants to help revitalize former industrial and commercial sites, turning them from problem properties to productive community use. Brownfields are sites where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. The communities in Florida receiving brownfields assessment grants include:

· City of Casselberry - $400,000 assessment grants
· Clay County Development Authority – $200,000 assessment grants
· City of Daytona Beach - $400,000 assessment grants
· Escambia County - $400,000 assessment grants
· Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency - $600,000 cleanup grants
· Gadsden County - $400,000 assessment grants
· City of Miami - $200,000 assessment grants
· City of South Daytona - $400,000 assessment grants

· 188 assessment grants, totaling $42.56 million, will conduct site assessment and planning for cleanup at one or more brownfields sites as part of a community-wide effort.

· 17 revolving loan fund grants, totaling $17 million, will provide loans and subgrants for communities to begin cleanup activities at brownfields sites. Revolving loan funds are generally used to provide low interest loans for brownfields cleanups.

· 99 cleanup grants, totaling $19.36 million, will provide funding for grant recipients to carryout cleanup activities at brownfield sites they own.