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EPA's Brownfields Assessment
Demonstration Pilots
Introduction
As a part of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Brownfields Economic Redevelopment
Initiative, the Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots are designed to empower States,
communities, tribes, and other stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work together in a timely
manner to prevent, assess, safely cleanup, and promote the sustainable reuse of brownfields. EPA has
awarded cooperative agreements to States, cities, towns, counties, and Tribes for demonstration pilots
that test brownfields assessment models, direct special efforts toward removing regulatory barriers
without sacrificing protectiveness, and facilitate coordinated public and private efforts at the Federal,
State, tribal and local levels. To date, the Agency has funded 226 Brownfields Assessment Pilots. Of
those pilots, 169 are National Pilots selected under criteria developed by EPA Headquarters and 57 are
Regional Pilots selected under EPA Regional criteria,
EPA expects to select up to 100 additional National assessment pilots by the end of May 1999. States,
cities, towns, counties, and Federally recognized Indian tribes that have an interest in environmentally
sound redevelopment of brownfields are invited to apply. EPA expects to select a discreet number of
pilots specifically dedicated to Federally recognized Indian tribes. The Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response (OSWER) will accept applications on a "rolling submissions" schedule. The
deadlines for the new applications for the 1999 assessment pilots are December 11. 1998. and
March 22,1999. Applications must be post-marked or sent to EPA via registered or tracked mail by
the stated application deadlines. Previously unsuccessful applicants are advised that they must
revise and resubmit their applications to be considered for the 1999 National assessment pilot
competition.
Background
Many sites across the country once used for industrial/commercial purposes have been abandoned or
are under-used—some are contaminated, some are merely perceived to be contaminated. A report
from the General Accounting Office (GAO: Community Development, Reuse of Urban Industrial
Sites, June 1995, GAO/RCED-95-172) finds that:
"As states and localities attempt to redevelop their abandoned industrial sites, they have
faced several obstacles, including the possibility of contamination and the associated
liability for cleanup ... This situation is caused largely by federal and state environmental
laws and court decisions that impose or imply potentially far-reaching liability. The
uncertain liability has encouraged businesses to build in previously undeveloped non-urban
areas—called 'greenfields'-—where they feel more confident that no previous industrial use
has occurred."
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The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) has likewise "determined that there
exists a compelling need to address issues of economic development and revitalization of America's
urban [and rural] communities." The NEJAC has requested that EPA:
"Provide leadership in stimulating a new and vigorous national public discourse over the
compelling need to develop strategies for ensuring healthy and sustainable communities in
America's urban [and rural] centers and their importance to the nation's environmental and
economic future."
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EPA's Brownfields Initiative
EPA defines brownfields as abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.
EPA's Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative is an organized commitment to help
communities revitalize such properties both environmentally and economically, mitigate potential
health risks, and restore economic vitality to areas where brownfields exist. Experience gained from
the brownfields assessment pilots, along with partnerships and outreach activities, is providing a
growing knowledge base to help direct EPA's Brownfields Initiative. Successful brownfields
redevelopment is proof that economic development and the environment can, and indeed, must co-
exist.
EPA's efforts under the Brownfields Initiative can be grouped into four broad and overlapping
categories:
• Providing grants for brownfields pilot projects;
• Clarifying liability and cleanup issues;
• Building partnerships and outreach among federal agencies, states, tribes, municipalities,
communities, and other entities; and
• Fostering local job development and training initiatives.
The brownfields assessment pilots (each funded up to $200,000 over two years) test cleanup and
redevelopment planning models, direct special efforts toward removing regulatory barriers without
sacrificing protectiveness, and facilitate coordinated environmental cleanup and redevelopment efforts
at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels. These funds are to be used to bring together community
groups, investors, lenders, developers, and other affected parties to address the issue of cleaning up
sites contaminated with hazardous substances and preparing them for appropriate, productive use.
The pilots serve as vehicles to explore a series of models for states and localities struggling with such
efforts.
These pilots focus on EPA's primary mission—protecting human health and the environment.
However, it is an essential piece of the nation's overall community revitalization efforts. EPA works
closely with other federal agencies through the Interagency Working Group on Brownfields and builds
relationships with other stakeholders on the national, tribal, and local levels to develop coordinated
approaches for community revitalization.
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Guidelines for the Preparation of
Proposals
Funding for the brownfields assessment pilots is authorized under Section 104(d)(l) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended,
(CERCLA or Superfund), 42 U.S.C. 9604(d)(l). States (including U.S. Territories), political
subdivisions (including cities, towns, counties), and Federally recognized Indian Tribes are eligible to
apply. EPA welcomes and encourages brownfields projects by coalitions of such entities, but only a
single eligible entity may receive a cooperative agreement. Cooperative agreement funds will be
awarded only to a state, an officially recognized political subdivision of a state, or a federally
recognized Indian Tribe.
Through a brownfields cooperative agreement, EPA authorizes an eligible state, political subdivision,
or Indian Tribe to undertake activities under CERCLA section 104 . All restrictions on EPA's use of
funding cited in CERCLA apply to brownfields assessment pilot cooperative agreement recipients.
Brownfields demonstration pilot proposals should conform to the following guidelines:
• Pilot activities must be directed toward environmental response activities preliminary to
cleanup, such as site assessment, site identification, site characterization, and site response
or cleanup planning and design. "Site identification" in this case means the identification of
sites at which such contamination may be an issue of concern. These activities can
encompass administration, public/community involvement, or field work associated with
site assessment, site identification, site characterization, and site remediation planning and
design.
• Brownfields assessment pilot funds may be used to assess, identify, characterize, and plan
response or plan cleanup activities at contaminated sites targeted for redevelopment. These
funds may not be used to pay for development activities that are not CERCLA response
activities (e.g., construction of a new facility).
• Brownfields assessment pilot funds may be used for planning and/or studies regarding legal,
fiscal, economic and other issues, so long as such plans and studies are necessary and
appropriate to planning and directing an assessment or cleanup action.
• Brownfields assessment pilot funds may only be used at sites where there is release, or
substantial threat of release, of a CERCLA hazardous substance, or mere is a release, or
substantial threat of release of a pollutant or contaminant which may present an imminent
and substantial danger to the public health or welfare. In addition, funds may be used at
sites where there is a reason to believe that a release has occurred or is about to occur (e.g.
based on past historical uses).
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Brownfields assessment pilot funds may not be used for activities at any sites listed or
proposed to be listed on CERCLA's National Priorities List or any areas undergoing a
RCRA corrective action. If there are any other federal or state enforcement actions in place
at a site proposed to be included in this pilot project, please describe (in the Implementation
Planning section) the enforcement action, its environmental requirements, and how the
brownfields project will supplement the environmental work required. If funds are proposed
to be used at sites where a CERCLA response action is planned or completed or sites where
a RCRA corrective action area is present on or adjacent to the property, the applicant should
demonstrate that their assessment activities have been coordinated with the lead agency,
demonstrate the need for additional assessment activities being proposed, and explain how
the pilot assessment activities will complement the work already performed.
Brownfields assessment pilot funds may not be used for actual cleanup or other response
activities associated with such cleanups (e.g., landscaping and ground-water extraction and
treatment). Site cleanups should be carried out through other means, such as state voluntary
cleanup programs, state government grants, state tax incentive programs, tribal funds,
contributions from responsible parties, developers, or a loan from a federally funded
revolving loan fund.
Brownfields assessment pilot funds may be used for public/community involvement
activities to explain site selection, assessment, characterization, or cleanup planning
activities at a site or set of sites. These activities should be directed toward obtaining more
effective public involvement in decisions regarding environmental assessment and cleanup
at affected sites. These funds may not be used for general education activities (e.g., grants to
schools for development of curriculum).
Brownfields assessment pilot funds may not be used for job training of community
members. Support for job training activities may be available through the Hazardous
Material Training and Research Institute, EPA programs, other federal agency programs, and
state, local, and tribal programs. However, specific training related to tasks to be conducted
by the applicant under the grant are allowable (e.g., database training of grant personnel to
create a site inventory would be allowable).
Brownfields assessment pilot funds may not be used to support "lobbying" efforts of the
grantee (e.g., lobbying members of Congress, or lobbying for other federal grants,
cooperative agreements, or contracts). Federal grant funds may not be used for fund-raising
purposes.
Brownfields assessment pilot funds may not be used for assessment, identification,
characterization, or cleanup planning at sites contaminated by petroleum products, unless
they are believed to be co-mingled with a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant
(e.g., used oil).
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Brownfields assessment pilot funds may not be used to address, identify, characterize, or
plan for the cleanup of products that are part of the structure of and result in exposure within
residential buildings or business or community structures (e.g., interior lead-based paint or
asbestos which results in indoor exposure).
Brownfields assessment pilot funds may not be used to match any other federal funds
without specific statutory authority.
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Evaluation of the Proposals
The National brownfields assessment pilots are administered on a competitive basis. To ensure a fair
selection process, evaluation panels consisting of EPA Regional and Headquarters staff and other
federal agency representatives will evaluate the applications. The evaluation panels will assess how
well the proposals meet the selection criteria outlined below.
Applications must be clear and decisive, strictly follow the criteria, and provide sufficient detail for
the panels to compare the merits of each and decide which application best supports the intent of the
pilot program. Vague descriptions and unnecessary redundancy may reduce the chance of a favorable
rating. Applications providing the best evidence of a true need, a quality project, and appropriate use
of funds will have the best chance of being recommended by the panels. Applicants are strongly
encouraged to contact and, if possible, meet with EPA Regional Brownfields Coordinators (see
contact list on page 19).
The panels' recommendations will be presented to EPA Senior Management for final selection. When
a proposal is selected, applicants will receive a confirmation letter, and the appropriate EPA Regional
Brownfields Coordinator and Regional Grants Specialist will be informed. The applicant then will be
asked to submit a formal cooperative agreement application package. This package will include a
formal work plan that describes the work to be performed, including a Quality Assurance Project Plan,
a final budget, and the required certification forms. When an applicant is a county, municipality, or
tribal consortium, an additional letter of support will be required from the appropriate state, Territory,
or Indian Tribe as an attachment to the cooperative agreement. The EPA Regional Brownfields
Coordinator and Regional Grants Specialist will work closely with the applicant to process and
finalize the cooperative agreement package.
Applicants with proposals that are not selected will be informed in writing. An applicant may choose
to revise the proposal for submittal by a future deadline announced by EPA at a later date.
EPA's goal is to select a broad array of assessment pilots that will serve as models for other
communities across the nation. EPA seeks to identify applications that demonstrate the integration or
linking of brownfields assessment pilots with other federal, state, tribal, and local sustainable
development, community revitalization, and pollution prevention programs. Special consideration
will be given to Federal Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (EZ/ECs), communities
with populations of under 100,000, and federally recognized Indian tribes.
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Structure of the Proposal
Proposals for brownfields pilot projects should consist of the following sections:
Cover Page
Project Overview
Budget
Responses to Evaluation Criteria
Attachments (please provide a list)
[1 page]
[2 pages]
[1 page]
[up to 10 pages]
[as appropriate; please provide a
list]
Attachments should be kept to a minimum. Attachments that will be considered during proposal
evaluation are letters of certification1, commitment, support, or partnership from other government or
private entities and maps. Examples of attachments that will not be considered during proposal
evaluation include strategies or plans developed for other programs, advertising brochures, newspaper
articles, statutes, and videotapes. Information in these types of attachments should be distilled and
incorporated into the responses to criteria.
To ensure fair and equitable evaluation of the proposals, please do not exceed the above, single-sided
page limitations. There is no guarantee that pages submitted beyond the limitations will be reviewed
by the evaluation panels and doing so could reduce your chances of a favorable rating. In addition, all
materials included in the proposal (including attachments) must be printed on letter-sized paper (8Vi"
by 11") and font sizes may be no smaller than 11 points. Please submit two copies of your
application materials, including attachments, to EPA headquarters. In addition, please submit one
copy of your application, including attachments, to your EPA Regional Brownfields Coordinator (list
on p. 19).
Cover Page
This is intended to identify the brownfields pilot applicant and a point of contact for communication
with EPA. This should be on a single page and in the format of your choice.
1. Project title: this should be as specific as possible.
2. Location: city, county, and state or reservation, tribally-owned lands, tribal fee lands, etc. of
the pilot area.
'Proposals from universities, port authorities, regional planning commissions,
redevelopment agencies, etc. should include a letter from the state Governor or Attorney General
(or, in the case of political subdivisions, from the Mayor or a resolution from the City Council)
certifying that the applicant is an entity eligible to receive funds under CERCLA section 104(d),
has the authority to enter into this agreement with the US EPA, and has the authority to carry out
the work included in the application.
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Population of the pilot area (for tribes, the number of tribal/non-tribal members affected).
Applicant identification: the name of the main implementor of the project (e.g., state or
local agency).
Project director: the name of the person who is responsible for the project proposal. We
will contact this person if we need further information.
Mailing address of the project director.
Telephone/Fax/E-mail of the project director.
Name of the representative of the appropriate political subdivision (Mayor, County
Executive, Tribal President, etc.) if different from the project director.
Mailing address of the representative of the appropriate political subdivision or tribal official
if different from the project director.
Telephone/Fax/E-mail of the representative of the appropriate political subdivision or tribal
official if different from the project director.
Date submitted: the date when the proposal is postmarked or sent to EPA via registered or
tracked mail.
Project period: the project period must not exceed two years. When planning the project
period, take into consideration that a final report is due at the end of the project.
Community background: statistics on the demographics and employment for the specific
neighborhoods which comprise the target area of your pilot (i.e., poverty and
unemployment rates). Please pro vide the source of the data presented.
Cooperative partners: give details of the individuals and organizations that have agreed to
participate in the implementation of the project. Please note that funding to cooperative
partners will be subject to compliance with 40CFR Part 31 and 40CFR Part 35, Subpart O.
Project Overview
The Project Overview is an important opportunity to briefly summarize the overall goals and
objectives of a proposed pilot and your strategy/plan for achieving those goals and objectives. Some
of the information you provide in the Project Overview will overlap with the selection criteria.
Provide an overview of the following topics:
Background and Overall Goals
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Map of brownfields target area(s).
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• The background section should be a description of the factual and historical context for the
potentially affected site(s) and community (or communities).
• Discuss the ultimate target or goal of your overall brownfields effort. This may represent
broader goals than those to be attained by an EPA brownfields pilot; however, it will provide
an important context for understanding how EPA brownfields pilot funding might be used
within the framework of a broader redevelopment strategy. Goals should be specific,
measurable, attainable, realistic, and within a time frame. Try to be as specific as possible in
detailing the means for measuring success.
Project Specific Objectives
• Discuss the specific objectives of the EPA-funded aspects of your brownfields project.
Please refer to the Guidelines (see page 4) when writing this section.
Project Strategy
• Describe the overall strategy for achieving the goals and objectives.
Authority
Describe the legal authority—for example, state, tribal, or municipal Superfund or voluntary
action/cleanup authorities or other local, state, Territorial, or Tribal authority—available for
identifying, assessing, and cleaning up the brownfields sites that will be part of the EPA-
funded aspects of your project.
Budget
Provide a proposed budget for your project. The budget should show the distribution of the
demonstration pilot funds, including cost estimates for each of the proposed pilot activities.
A clear and concise budget is a critical element of the package. A significant portion of the
budget should be for site specific activities (e.g., site assessment, design, and cleanup
planning), while administrative costs should be kept to a minimum. In cases where site
specific activities are not planned, the applicant must clearly explain why this project does
not incorporate site specific activities and provide a detailed project plan and budget for the
other planned tasks. Each task should be explained in the Value Added by Federal Support
section of your proposal. The following is a suggested format for your budget:
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Budget
Categories
Personnel
Fringe Benefits
Travel
Equipment
Supplies
Contractual
Other
Total
Project Tasks
Taskl
Task 2
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Task 4
Total
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Evaluation Criteria
Your response to each of the following criteria will be the primary basis on which EPA selects or
rejects your proposal for one of the pilots. The proposal evaluation panels will review the proposals
carefully and assess each response based on how well it addresses each criterion. If a particular
criteria is not relevant to your proposal, please acknowledge and explain why it does not apply.
1. Problem Statement and Needs Assessment
(4 points out of 20)
The purpose of this section is to show clear links between your community's brownfields and
measurable environmental, economic, and social impacts. This section should present a "big picture"
view by not only describing the problem (environmentally, economically and culturally), but also
providing evidence of commitments of support from outside resources and how the proposed
Brownfields project impacts the overall community and other revitalization efforts.
Effect of Brownfields on your Community or Communities
• Define your community or communities. This definition will be assumed to apply
throughout your response to the criteria unless otherwise noted.
• Characterize the impact of brownfields on your community (or communities) by describing
their extent (size, number, location) and providing specific evidence of their economic and
environmental impacts. Maps and demographic data can be provided as evidence of such
impacts. If applicable, identify areas around or near your proposal that are current
Brownfields pilots and describe the jurisdictional entity that received Brownfields funding in
the past (i.e. county, city, state). Describe how your proposal is distinct from other
brownfields pilot projects in the area.
• Describe the process by which brownfields site(s) have been or will be identified. If specific
site(s) have not been selected yet, describe the process by which the selection will take
place.
Value Added by Federal Support
• Explain how you will use the EPA funding provided through the cooperative agreement to
advance your overall brownfields goals and objectives.
• Describe other EPA assistance (technical, legal, enforcement, risk communication, pollution
prevention) that might be beneficial to your program.
• Describe other EPA grants and/or cooperative agreements that you are currently receiving
and whether those funds are related to the Brownfields pilot.
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• Demonstrate how this cooperative agreement will leverage additional resources, support, or
assistance for addressing brownfields. Describe additional local, state, tribal, or federal
sources of technical, financial, or regulatory support that you intend to access and how an
EPA pilot may help gain that support. Evidence can be documented through letters of
support. (Brownfields assessment pilot funds may be used in conjunction with other
programs to develop creative solutions to sustainable development issues as long as the
brownfields pilot funds themselves are used in accordance with the authorities and
limitations described in these guidelines).
2. Community-Based Planning and Involvement
(6 points out of 20)
This section is integral to the Brownfields philosophy and pilot development. The purpose of this
section is twofold: 1) to demonstrate that the application has been developed with community
involvement and support, and 2) to clearly identify how the community will be involved throughout the
project by the development of a detailed Community Involvement Plan and Environmental Justice
Plan. The applicant's response to this section should take into consideration the specific community
involvement needs of their community.
EPA believes that early community involvement in the development of the proposal and throughout
the project is necessary and critical to the success of a pilot. The review panel will give preference to
projects where there is concrete evidence of early community involvement and a strong commitment to
involve the community throughout the project. Examples of community support which EPA evaluates
include letters of support and agreements between the applicant and interested community groups.
Existing Local Commitment
• Provide evidence of your community's or communities' interest in brownfields problems.
Describe your efforts to involve community-based organizations in developing this proposal.
Provide a list of the community-based organizations involved and a contact person, phone
number, and brief description of the organization's activities and representation. These
organizations may include, but are not limited to, local citizen groups, environmental
organizations, civic organizations, local business groups and institutions, educational
institutions, and local labor organizations. (EPA will conduct reference checks to ensure
that organizations identified are supportive and involved with the brownfields project).
• Describe your efforts to develop partnerships at the local, state, and tribal level with other
stakeholders to ensure appropriate and sustainable cleanup and redevelopment of
brownfields. Stakeholders may include affected public authorities, citizens, potentially
responsible parties, current owners, potential future owners, chambers of commerce, lending
institutions, developers, labor groups, and other organizations interested hi brownfields
cleanup and redevelopment.
• . Describe the progress that your community has made in the assessment, cleanup, and
revitalization of brownfields.
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• Describe creative solutions that your community has made in areas of master-planning,
pollution prevention, and sustainable development, and describe how these solutions link to
brownfields.
• Describe how your project will address the environmental and public health priorities of the
impacted community which is the target area of your proposal.
Community Involvement Plan
• Describe your plans for ensuring the future, long-term involvement of your communities.
Describe existing or proposed processes for actively seeking and using their input. Describe
how affected communities will be involved in the selection of sites for the brownfields pilot,
future land-use decisions, and site ownership decisions.
• Discuss any special communication needs of under-represented communities and how you
plan to meet those needs, including plans for communicating in languages indigenous to the
community. Describe the expertise available in your area that you might access, such as risk
communication specialists, environmental professionals, community colleges, translators,
technical associations, and other community-based organizations.
Environmental Justice Plan
• Environmental justice seeks to rectify the disproportionately high burden of environmental
pollution that is often borne by low income, minority, and other disadvantaged communities.
Describe how these communities have participated in the development of your brownfields
plans and will continue participating in their implementation.
• Describe your plans for ensuring that affected disadvantaged populations benefit
environmentally and economically (directly or indirectly) from the assessment, cleanup, and
reuse of brownfields as proposed in your application. Describe how you plan to ensure that
environmental risks to disadvantaged communities are not increased during assessment and
cleanup or as a result of redevelopment.
• Describe other steps you have taken or plan to take (outside of the brownfields program) to
achieve an appropriate level of environmental quality in disadvantaged communities near
brownfields.
3. Implementation Planning
(6 points out of 20)
Based upon the results of pilots to date, EPA believes that the successful pilots are those -which have
stakeholder support and a comprehensive plan for all steps of the redevelopment process. The
purpose of this section is to show that you have apian which incorporates the critical elements of a
successful project. For example, your comprehensive plan should include a discussion of site
selection, site assessment, community involvement, financing cleanup, finding a developer, and
transferring ownership.
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Government Support
• Provide evidence of support from state, tribal and local environmental, economic
development, and health agencies (including local health departments). Evidence of support
can be documented through letters from these agencies.
Site Selection and Environmental Site Assessment Plan
• Describe the process by which brownfield site(s) have been or will be identified. Identify
sites or areas in which site assessments will be conducted. If specific sites have not been
selected yet, describe the process by which the selection will take place.
• If specific sites are proposed, describe whether the proposed sites are publicly or privately
owned and whether the current owner caused or contributed to the release of a hazardous
substance. The applicant shall explain why pilot funds are necessary for the site. EPA will
generally approve expenditures for site activities where the property is publicly held. If the
property is privately held and if the current property owner has caused or contributed to the
release of a hazardous substance and the owner cannot or does not plan to conduct the site
activities, the applicant should explore reimbursement mechanisms with the private site
owner(s).2 (Any fees or other monetary reimbursement that the recipient receives in
connection with this cooperative agreement are governed by the program income regulations
at 40 CFR 35.290 and 40 CFR 31.25.) For all other privately held sites, EPA will consider
the site circumstances and public benefits to the proposed site activities. EPA will make a
case by case decision with respect to proposed site activities in the brownfields pilot
projects. The fundamental concept of "polluter pays," upon which all the EPA cleanup
initiatives are based, applies to the Brownfields Initiative.
• If the property is privately owned at the time of the activities, please include an Access
Agreement or a letter of support from the land owner in the Attachments of your application
or describe your plans for obtaining access for conducting the site activities.
• If sites are proposed, describe the specific site assessment activities that will be conducted
on your site(s). If your project involves more than one site, describe the activities for each
site and the number of sites undergoing the various phases of site assessment. In addition to
site assessment, describe any other cleanup planning activities (i.e. cost estimating, remedial
design planning) that will be conducted on your site(s)
• Describe your plans to ensure the use of quality environmental sampling and analysis
procedures necessary for sound environmental assessments of brownfields. Describe your
2The cost sharing reimbursement mechanism can be reimbursement for fees for service,
in kind services, reduction in the purchase price of the property, a commitment to pay for, or
conduct, cleanup activities or other compensation arrangement which are commensurate with the
value provided by the assessment activities to be funded under the cooperative agreement with
the EPA monies. EPA will treat any cost-sharing as program income, and the applicant would be
authorized to supplement its Brownfields program with any such private funds.
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plans for accessing the technical environmental expertise in your state, tribe, or region.
Describe your plans for ensuring implementation of appropriate health and safety measures
during on-site activities.
Reuse Planning and Proposed Cleanup Funding Mechanisms
• Briefly describe your plans for soliciting interest in the site(s), planning a new use for the
site(s), and/or securing a developer for the site(s). If appropriate, explain the anticipated role
of a future developer in conducting any necessary cleanup of the property.
• Demonstrate the link between your brownfields assessment program and the eventual
cleanup of contaminated areas by identifying potential sources of funds for cleanup.
Funding sources may include potentially responsible parties, potential purchasers, financial
institutions, state, tribal, and local funding programs, or other federal grants (funds from an
EPA brownfields assessment pilots cannot be used for site cleanup activities). Describe
commitments of cleanup funding from these and other sources. Evidence of support from
these parties can be demonstrated through letters from their organizations.
Flow of Ownership Plan
• Describe the anticipated flow of ownership of brownfields properties throughout the process
of assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment. Potential scenarios for transferring ownership
may include a direct transfer of ownership to a private purchaser or interim ownership by a
public authority, court-appointed trustee, lessor, tribal re-acquisition, or bankruptcy
authority. Describe commitments or interest from potential future owners. Evidence of
commitments or interest from these parties can be demonstrated through letters of support.
• Describe the problems, particularly with respect to liability, associated with the ownership
scenario that you anticipate. Describe how you plan to address these problems, including
through partnerships with stakeholders, such as chambers of commerce, business groups and
institutions, and lending institutions.
4. Long-Term Benefits and Sustainability
(4 points out of 20)
Applicants should demonstrate how this project will support an effective, long-term approach to
redevelopment. The planning and practice of brownfields redevelopment efforts should be guided by
the concept of sustainable development, defined as the capacity to meet the needs of the present
•without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The success of the
above efforts should be measured by program evaluation and result indicators.
Long-Term Benefits
• Describe the local barriers that you will face in revitalizing brownfields. Describe the
technical and managerial methods, particularly innovative methods, that you plan to
implement to address these barriers and facilitate brownfields cleanup and reuse. Document
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how the brownfields pilot will increase program capacity, community involvement, and
regional partnerships that will remain in place beyond the EPA pilot term. Describe how
this project can serve as a model for others to use in addressing barriers to revitalizing
brownfields.
Sustainable Reuse
Describe specific methods that you plan to use to promote sustainable reuse of brownfields.
Describe how these methods would protect and restore the quality of the natural
environment, improve the quality of life for the community, and broaden the prospects for
future generations. Specific methods could include: zoning and permitting processes that
incorporate environmental quality and equity; reuse and/or recycling of existing buildings,
infrastructure, and on-site materials; "green" building design and construction; the
development of eco-industrial parks; local workforce training and development; and other
pollution prevention methods.
Measures of Success
Describe how assessment, cleanup, and revitalization of brownfields will spur additional
beneficial activity in nearby locations, how site assessment will benefit the community, and
whether a direct health or environmental threat will be mitigated.
Describe an on-going evaluation process that will assess the management of the pilot and
achievement of goals. Describe how an on-going evaluation will be accomplished.
Describe your plans for measuring success in achieving your brownfields pilot goals.
Describe baseline measures that you have developed or plan to develop for the measures of
success. Please ensure that your measures of success are specific and linked to the process,
direct results, and overall goals established for your pilot project. Measures of success may
include municipal coordination; number of sites identified; number of sites assessed; number
of sites prepared for redevelopment; environmental indicators; economic indicators; social
indicators; institutionalized environmental or communication processes; increased
availability of previously unavailable facilities, such as parks or recreation areas; or other
indicators of a successful brownfields program.
Describe any reports or other deliverables you plan to provide to EPA as documentation of
your project's progress and success.
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Schedule for Selecting National
Brownfields Assessment Pilots
To accommodate the interest of states, cities, towns, counties, Territories, and Indian Tribes in
applying for EPA Headquarters' brownfields assessment pilots, the Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response will accept applications on a "rolling submission" schedule. Detailed activity
time lines corresponding to each application deadline are outlined below. For assistance -with your
brownfields assessment pilot applications, please call your Regional Brownfields Coordinator (see
list on page 19).
Activity Timeline for December 11,1998, Applications
December 11,1998 Deadline for applications for first round of EPA 1999 awards.
January 1999 Panels evaluate applications.
February 1999 Announcement of first round of EPA 1999 awards.
Activity Timeline for March 22,1999, Applications
March 22,1999 Deadline for applications for second round of EPA 1999 awards.
April 1999 Panels evaluate applications.
May 1999 Announcement of second round of EPA 1999 awards.
The applications must be post-marked or sent to EPA via registered or tracked mail by
the stated application deadlines* to:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
OSWER Outreach and Special Projects Staff (5101)
401 M Street, SW
Room SE 3 85
Washington, DC 20460
* Applications postmarked after December 11,1998, will be considered in the second
round of competition.
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EPA Regional Brownfields Coordinators
If you have questions regarding the application, you may call EPA's Superfund Hotline at 1-800-424-9346 or
your Regional representative presented below:
Regions and States
EPA Region 1
John Podgurski
EPA Region 2
Larry D'Andrea
EPA Region 3
Tom Stolle
EPA Region 4
Mickey Hartnett
EPA Region 5
Jim Van der Kloot
EPA Region 6
Stan Hitt
EPA Region 7
Susan Klein
EPA Region 8
David Ostrander
EPA Region 9
Jim Hanson
EPA Region 10
Lori Cohen
EPA Headquarters
Becky Brooks
CT, ME, MA, NH,
RI,VT
N J, NY, PR, VI
DE, DC, MD, PA,
VA,WV
AL, FL, GA, KY,
MS, NC, SC, TN
EL, IN, MI, MN, OH,
WI
AR,LA,NM,OK,
TX
IA, KS, MO, NE
CO, MT, ND, SD,
UT,WY
AZ, CA, HE, NV, AS,
GU
AK, ID, OR, WA
Address and Phone Number
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
One Congress Street
Boston, MA 02203
Phone (617) 918-1209 Fax (617) 918-6209
290 Broadway
18th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Phone (212) 637-43 14 Fax (212) 637-4360
1650 Arch Street (3HS33)
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
Phone (215) 814-3129 Fax (215) 814-5518
Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone (404) 562-866 1 Fax (404) 562-8628
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
Phone (312) 353-3161 Fax (3 12) 886-7190
First Interstate Bank Tower at Fountain PI.
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
Phone (214) 665-6736 Fax (214) 665-6660
726 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101-2728
Phone (913) 551-7786 Fax (913) 551-7063
999 18th Street, Suite 500 (EPR)
Denver, CO 80202-2466
Phone (303) 3 12-693 1 Fax (303) 3 12-6071
75 Hawthorne Street, SFD 1-1
'San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone (415) 744-2237 Fax (415) 744- 1796
1200 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone (206) 553-6523 Fax (206) 553-0124
401 M Street, SW (5101)
Washington, D.C. 20460
Phone (202) 260-8474 Fax (202) 260-6606
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