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Brownfields Training,
Research, and Technical
Assistance Grant Fact Sheet
National Brown field
Associations
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. A brownfield 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
Established in 1999, the National Brownfield Associa-
tions (NBA) is an international umbrella organization
of national associations focused on the responsible
redevelopment of brownfields. NBA is a non-profit,
educational organization based out of Chicago, and is
the only group that represents a wide array of
brownfields stakeholders, including: property owners,
developers, investors, service professionals, and
government representatives. NBA provides a transac-
tion-focused international network where members can
meet industry leaders and exchange ideas, information,
and experiences to better brownfields redevelopment.
NBA's educational programs include workshops,
technical assistance training, short courses, and
custom trainings on many aspects of the redevelop-
ment process.
Municipal Technical
Assistance Brownfield
Trainings
Grantee:
National Brownfield Associations
Project Focus:
Training and Technical Assistance Grant for Local
Governments on the Revitalization Market
Project Period:
October 2003 to September 2008
Project Description:
Since the beginning of the project period, NBA
conducted 31 technical assistance brownfields
trainings to more than 300 communities. In FY2006,
NBA offered more than 10 workshops to different
communities and a variety of other brownfields
experts around the country. NBA also implements
the Site Technical Assistance for Municipal Projects
(STAMP) program, which provides site-specific
technical assistance to communities, and gathers a
team of local brownfields experts to provide a
snapshot perspective on the development potential
of a brownfield property of interest to a municipal-
ity. NBA piloted the first project in Mantua Town-
ship, New Jersey, in 2006, and has subsequently
completed several more STAMP 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 NBA visit http://
www.brownfieldassociation.org or call
773.714.0407.
*The information on this fact sheet is subject to
change.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-07-244
September 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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