PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The City of Pensacola was selected Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency to receive a $367,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant.

The grant will be used to conduct environmental site assessments, prepare a cleanup for brownfield sites, and fund community outreach programs.

The grant's target area includes Pensacola's Westside, which was designated as a Community Redevelopment Area in 2007.

Priority sites include the 1.75 acre former Grotto hall, two vacant properties and one residential property.

The City of Pensacola was among 265 communities chose to receive grant funding.