EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfield sites. 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 Job Training Grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.
$500,000
EPA has selected the Camden Redevelopment Agency for a Brownfields Assessment Grant. Community-wide grant funds will be used to conduct five Phase I environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to develop a Community Involvement Plan, provide translation services, and conduct other community engagement activities. Assessment activities will focus on the Federal Street Industrial and Commercial Corridor in the East Camden Neighborhood. Priority sites include a vacant property formerly used for chemical manufacturing, a former incinerator site, and other former industrial and manufacturing properties.