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.
$500,000
EPA has selected the City of Asbury Park for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant. Grant funds will be used to clean up four sites along the Springwood Avenue Corridor located at 1219, 1407, and 1505 Springwood Avenue and 61-63 Ridge Avenue. The four properties were used for commercial and residential purposes from 1905 to the early 2000s, but have been vacant for the past two decades. They are contaminated with historic fill containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, metals, and volatile organic compounds. Grant funds for all listed sites also will be used to conduct community outreach activities.