Und & Community R£vitalization
BROWN F .PS
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EPA
began Its Brownfields Program In 1994 to provide funds and technical assistance to help communities
assess, clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. In 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revi-
tallzation Act was signed into law, which authorizes up to $250 million per year for brownfields grants, Including up
to $50 million In state funding.
The law defined brownfields as '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 law also allows
for the assessment and cleanup of low-risk, petroleum-contaminated sites. Nationally, the program has stimulated
over $13 billion In funds and over 56 thousand jobs created for cleanup and redevelopment. With many new jobs
created in some of the nation's most under-served and Impoverished neighborhoods, It Is easy to understand how this
program has gained the continuous support of decision-makers at all levels of government.
Assessment Grants
Cleanup Grants
$ 2.945,033
$ 2,510,000
4.635,000
$2,200.000
$ 1,200.000
$1,602,000
lotal $ 15,092,033
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State, tribal, local governments and other
eligibleentitiesare eligible toapplyforfund-
ing to inventory, characterize, assess, and
conduct planning and community involve-
ment related to brownfield sites. Applicants
may apply for $200,000 to address sites
contaminated by hazardous substances,
pollutants, or contaminants (including
hazardous substances co-mingled with
petroleum) and $200,000 to address sites
contaminated by petroleum. Coalitions of
three or more eligible entities may apply
community-wide for up to $1,000,000
and must assess a minimum of five sites.
The performance period of these grants
is three years and recipients are selected
through an annual national competition.
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Cleanup & Assessment Grant Sun ess
State, tribal, local governments and non-
profits are eligible to apply for funding to
carry out cleanup activities at brownfields
sites that they own. Applicants may apply
for $200,000 per site to address sites con-
taminated by petroleum and/or hazardous
substances. Cleanup grants require a 20%
cost share. Eligible applicants must own
the site at the time of application for which
it is requesting funding in order to qualify.
The performance period of these grants
is three years and recipients are selected
through an annual national competition.
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Revolving Loan Fund Grants
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State, tribal, and local governments are
eligible to apply for funding to capitalize
a revolving loan fund (RLF) and to provide
subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at
brownfields sites. Applicants may apply for
$1,000,000 to address sites contaminated by
petroleum and hazardous substances. Two
or more eligible entities may team together
to form a coalition to pool their revolving
loan funds. Revolving loan funds generally
are used to provide no-interest or low-inter-
est loans for brownfields cleanups. An RLF
grant recipient may also use up to 40% of
the awarded funds to award subgrants to
other eligible entities, including nonprofit
organizations, for brownfields cleanups
on sites owned by the subgrantee. An RLF
grant requires a 20% cost share. The perfor-
mance period of these grants is five years
and recipients are selected through an
annual national competition.
Job Training Grants
fields to take advantage of jobs created by
the assessment and cleanup of brownfields.
Applicants may apply for $200,000 and must
be located within or near a Brownfields
Assessment Grant community. The Job Train-
ing Grant Program's goals are to prepare train-
ees for future employment in the environmen-
tal field and to facilitate cleanup of brownfields
sites contaminated with hazardous substanc-
es. The performance period of these grants is
two years and recipients are selected through
an annual national competition.
Targeted Brownfields
Assessments
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Targeted Brownfields Assessments (TBA) are
conducted by an EPA contractor on behalf
of an eligible entity to perform site assess-
ments, to develop cleanup options and
cost estimates, and to perform commu-
nity outreach. Services are for an average
of $100,000. The sites for this program are
selected locally once a year.
Land & Community Revitqlization
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Job Trainiiu) Grant Su< ( ess
State, tribal, local governments and non-prof-
its are eligible to apply for funding to assist
residents of communities impacted by brown-
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State & Tribal Funding
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States play a significant role in Identifying, cleaning up and
redeveloping brownfield properties. EPA funding enables the
states to establish or expand voluntary cleanup programs,
conduct site assessments and cleanups, and fund state
revolving loan programs.
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$ 8,937,994
$8,134,361
$ 12,382,315
$ 10,164,267
$ 8,482.572
$4,525.752
$45,859,
$28,868,816
$69,941,647
$23,693,983
$ 23,039,789
$ 16,802,373
Tolals $52,627,261 S 208,206.111
Visitvvww.epa.gov/region1/brownfields
for additional information on how EPA's
Brownfields program is rebuilding
New England, community by community.
EPA New England
Brownfields Contacts
Carol Tucker
Brownfields Section Chief
(617)918-1221
tucker.carol@epa.gov
Diane Kelley
Brownfields Coordinator
& State Programs
(617)918-1424
kelley.diane@epa.gov
Jim Byrne
Cleanup Grants & Targeted
Brownfields Assessments
(617)918-1389
byrne.james@epa.gov
Kathy Castagna
Job Training Grants
(617)918-1429
castagna.kathleen@epa.gov
Dorrie Paar
Petroleum
(617)918-1432
paar.dorrle@epa.gov
Frank Gardner
ACRES
617-918-1278
gardner.frank@epa.gov
Amyjean McKeown
Recovery Act Reporting
& Historic Preservation
617-918-1248
mckeown.arnyjean@epa.gov
Ken Champlin
Data Manager
(617)918-1528
champlin.kenneth@epa.gov
Rona Gregory
Legal Advisor
(617)918-1096
gregory.rona@epa.gov
Alan Peterson
Assessment Grants
(617)918-1022
peterson.alan@epa.gov
Joe Ferrari
Revolving Loan Fund Grants
(617)918-1105
ferrari.joe@epa.gov
Chris Lombard
Communications
(617)918-1305
lombard.chrls@epa.gov
Jessica Dominguez
Sustainable Reuse
(617)918-1627
dominguez.jessica@epa.gov
Jerry Minor-Gordon
National Panel Coordinator
617-918-1312
minor-gordon.jerry@epa.gov
William Taylor
Davis Bacon
(617)918-1378
taylor.william@epa.gov
Dr. Nora Conlon
Quality Assurance
Project Plan Coordinator
(617)918-8335
conlon.nora@epa.gov
vyEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
1 Congress Street
Suite 1100
Boston, MA 02114
EPA901-F-09-033
August 2009
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