4>EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Provider Information Tab Provider: New Jersey Institute of Technology EPA Regions Served: 1,2 and 3 Areas of Expertise: Environmental laws and regulations, grant application assistance, site cleanup and redevelopment planning, community engagement Contacts For further information about the New Jersey Institute of Technology and its technical assistance to brownfields communities, visit http://www.njit.edu/tab/. To reach the NJIT TAB Hotline, call (973) 642-4165. 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. New Jersey Institute of Technology Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Communities Fact Sheet 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 The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is a science and technology university that has been providing brownfield services to Northeast U.S. communities for 14 years. NJIT's TAB program employs a multi-disciplinary TAB team consisting of professionals with academic research, government, industry and consulting experience. The program taps the collective experience of staff who have participated in brownfields assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment. Technical Assistance Provided New Jersey Institute of Technology TAB team provides assistance to communities throughout the brownfields reuse process. From explaining legal and regulatory programmatic requirements to providing technical assistance with site assessments and remediation, the professionals employed by NJIT work hand-in-hand with communities seeking their assistance. NJIT provides, among other things: direct technical mentoring; community workshops and other outreach; strategic guidance for cleanup and redevelopment; and grant application assistance. These services are provided at no charge to communities, regional entities, and nonprofits interested in obtaining EPA Brownfields grants, as well as to those who are already grantees. Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) October 2009 www.epa.gov/brownfields EPA-560-F-09-527 ------- |