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Brownfields Training,
Research, and Technical
Assistance Grant Fact Sheet
National Park Service
Rivers, Trails, and
Conservation
Assistance Program
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 Groundwork USA Initiative is a pilot program of
the National Park Service (NPS) Rivers, Trails, and
Conservation Assistance (RTCA) Program in coopera-
tion with EPA Brownfields Program. NPS provides the
technical assistance to individual Groundwork Trusts
in partnership with Groundwork USA, a national
nonprofit. NPS also awards financial assistance to
successful Groundwork Trusts and administers assis-
tance agreements with them. The EPA provides NPS
with funds for this program under an Interagency
Agreement (IAG). The Groundwork Trust Initiative,
started by NPS in 1996, builds the capacity of commu-
National Park Service
Groundwork Trust
Initiative
Grantee:
National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conserva-
tion Assistance Program
Project Focus:
Training and Technical Assistance Interagency
Agreement for Groundwork Trust
Project Period:
October 2005 to June 2009
Project Description:
EPA works with NPS through an interagency agree-
ment (IAG) to support brownfields revitalization in
economically distressed communities. The scope of
the work includes evaluating, planning, and establish-
ing one new Groundwork Trust in a selected
brownfield community, and building the capacity of
existing Groundwork Trusts. Specifically, it will
provide support for the continued establishment of the
Groundwork Trust in New Orleans, LA, and train key
Groundwork staff in brownfields work to increase the
capacity and expertise of the Trusts to undertake these
projects.
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 National Park
Service and Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assis-
tance Program and its brownfields training and
technical assistance activities, visit http://
www.nps.gov/rtca or call 202.354.6900.
For additional information on Groundwork USA and
their brownfields training and technical assistance
activities visit http://www.groundworkusa.net/.
*The information on this fact sheet is subject to
change.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-07-238
September 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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nities impacted by brownfields to improve their envi-
ronment for conservation, recreation, and economic
development by supporting the establishment of locally
organized and controlled Groundwork Trust organiza-
tions. The Groundwork USA network is a partnership
of independent, not-for-profit, environmental organiza-
tions that work with communities to improve their
environment, economy, and quality of life.
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