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          United States
          Environmental Protection
          Agency
     Provider Information
             Kansas State  University
   Technical Assistance to Brownfields  (TAB)
               Communities  Fact Sheet
Tab Provider:
Kansas State University
EPA Regions Served:
5 and 7
Areas of Expertise:
Grant proposal writing, workshops on
brownfields issues, review of contractor
bids and technical reports, community
engagement
             Contacts
For further information about Kansas State
University  and  its  technical  assistance
to   brownfields    communities,    visit
http://www.engg.ksu.edu/chsr/outreach/tab/.
For more information about this project, call
(785) 532-6474.


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.
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. TAB provides technical assistance
to Brownfields Grantees and other communities facing brownfields challenges.
TAB providers assist communities with reviewing and explaining brownfield
related technical reports; providing information about basic science, environmental
policy and other technical matters related to brownfield sites; helping to understand
health risks associated with a brownfield property; providing information to
assist with understanding environmental issues and how they affect brownfield
cleanup and redevelopment; and facilitating brownfield redevelopment efforts by
supporting community and other stakeholder involvement activities.
Organization Description

Kansas State University (KSU) is a public university in Manhattan, Kansas with
more than 23,000 students. Under the College of Engineering, the Center for
Hazardous Substance Research at KSU conducts research, education, and service
pertaining to environmental topics. Through this Center, KSU provides TAB
assistance to communities dealing with environmental issues, including tailored
support based on specific needs.

Technical Assistance Provided

KSU provides technical assistance and education to urban, rural and tribal
brownfields communities and guides communities through the entire brownfields
revitalization process. KSU often works with city,  county, or redevelopment
agency officials, providing assistance during brownfields assessment, cleanup,
and reuse. Among other things, KSU helps identify potential funding sources for
revitalization projects; assists with contractor selection; reviews and summarizes
technical documents; reviews brownfields grant applications; assists with
community outreach by providing visioning workshops; serves as a liaison between
communities and state or federal agencies; and offers workshops, seminars,
and trainings on brownfields-related topics. Customized technical assistance
is available to address many additional brownfields issues a community might
have. The Center also offers a free, online tool (TAB EZ) to help writing EPA
Brownfields grant applications (http://www.tabez.org).
  Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T)
October 2009
www.epa.gov/brownfields
EPA-560-F-09-526

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