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, tribes.
communities, 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
funds 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), a nonprofit
organization founded in 1993, has members who are
responsible for environmental compliance and the
development and implementation of local environmental
policies and programs, including land-use regulations,
zoning law, site cleanup and redevelopment, water
quality, and air quality. NALGEP convenes local
environmental officials to exchange information on
innovative practices, conduct environmental policy
projects, promote environmental training and education,
and communicate the views of local environmental
professionals on national environmental issues.

Project Description

NALGEP will develop new ways to build the nation's
brownfields programs, while also capitalizing on its
previous efforts to create and develop the Brownfield
Communities Network (BCN), which now connects more
than 1,000 brownfields practitioners. NALGEP will use
the BCN to convene a Task Force on  Sustainable
 The Brownfield
 Communities  Network: A
 Five-Year Story  of
 Continuina Success
 Grantee:
 National Association of Local Government
 Environmental Professionals

 Project Focus:
 Training, Research, and Technical Assistance to Build
 Local Brownfields Programs

 Project Period:
 October 2008 to September 2013

 Estimated Annual Funding Amount:
 $100,000
  Contacts
 For further information about the National Association of
 Local Government Environmental Professionals and its
 brownfields technical assistance activities, visit
 http://www.nalgep.org. For more information about this
 project, call 202-638-6254.

 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.

 * The information presented in this fact sheet comes from
 the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of
 this information. The implementation plan for the grant
 has not yet been finalized. Therefore, activities described
 in this fact sheet are subject to change.
Development composed of practioners to assist in
performing research and training on sustainable
redevelopment of brownfields. NALGEP also will create
an electronic message forum for the BCN and other
brownfields practitioners to foster peer-to-peer learning
and best practices. It will provide outreach and training to
municipal lawyers on the tools and techniques available
to address potential liability at brownfields. NALGEP
will continue to provide webcasts, regional workshops,
and a periodic BCN Summit that will provide brownfields
practitioner training, technical assistance, lessons from
experts, and tools to build better programs.
                                                         Solid Waste and
                                                         Emergency Response
                                                         (5105T)
                         EPA560-F-08-308
                         October 2008
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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