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Brownfields Training,
Research, and Technical
Assistance Grant Fact Sheet
National Association
of Local Government
Environmental
Professionals
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. Abrownfield 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. EPA
provides financial assistance to eligible applicants
through assistance agreements to provide training,
research, and technical assistance to facilitate
brownfields revitalization.
Organization Description
The National Association of Local Government
Environmental Professionals (NALGEP) is a nonprofit
association representing local government officials
who are responsible for ensuring environmental
compliance and implementing environmental pro-
grams. NALGEP's membership includes more man
165 local government environmental professionals
located throughout the United States, and was created
to assist those at the local government level who are
responsible for dealing with environmental concerns.
The Brownfield Communities Network (BCN) is
managed by NALGEP. The BCN is a national net-
Brownfield
Communities Network
Project
Grantee:
National Association of Local Government Environ-
mental Professionals
Project Focus:
Training and Technical Assistance Grant for Local
Government
Project Period:
October 2003 to September 2008
Project Description:
NALGEP's Brownfield Communities Network (BCN)
conducts quarterly conference calls and web casts to
update attendees on brownfield-related issues ranging
from legislative and budget issues to fostering dia-
logue between developers and BCN members.
NALGEP plans, organizes, and delivers regional
workshops across the country for local government
professionals, private developers, state officials, and
consultants to learn and discuss how brownfield
redevelopment can play a role in community revital-
ization and economic development. NALGEP distrib-
utes outreach materials to ensure that NALGEP and
BCN members receive updated information concern-
ing brownfields cleanup and redevelopment.
NALGEP's 2007 BCN Summit is scheduled on
September 25-26, 2007, in Washington, DC.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit the
EPA Brownfields web site at: http://www.epa.gov/
brownfields or call 202.566.2777.
For further information about the NALGEP, BCN, and
its brownfields technical assistance and training
activities, visit http://www.nalgep.org/ or call
202.638.6254.
*The information on this fact sheet is subject to
change.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-07-233
September 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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work of over 850 brownfield practitioners working to
demonstrate how the cleanup and redevelopment of
contaminated property can be an effective tool for
community revitalization. The BCN works to harness
the knowledge, expertise, and experience of leading
communities and export it to its peers.
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