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Brownfields Funding for
RCRA Facilities
Some RCRA
facilities can be
addressed with
Brownfields
funding from EPA.
Information about the
Brownfields program,
including the
application form
and instructions, is
available at
www. epa. gov/brownfields
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is committed to revitalizing our
nation's brownfields. Brownfields are 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. Under the Small Business Liability
Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (the Brownfields Law), eligible entities may
be able to receive Brownfields funding for some properties subject to the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). RCRA-regulated Brownfields sometimes
can pose the same drain on community resources as other types of brownfields.
Brownfields grants for some RCRA-regulated sites can help communities bring new life
to blighted neighborhoods.
EPA awards Brownfields funding to communities throughout the United States. There
are three types of annual grants that can be used to address Brownfields: assessment
grants, revolving loan fund grants, and site cleanup grants. Assessment grants provide
funding for a grant recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning and
community involvement related to brownfields. Revolving loan fund grants provide
funding for a grant recipient to capitalize a revolving loan fund and provide subgrants to
carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites. Cleanup grants provide funding for a
grant recipient to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield properties that they own.
How the Grants Will Be Awarded
Brownfields grants are awarded through a competitive process. Due to limited
availability of funds, not all qualified proposals may be funded. To receive Brownfields
funding, eligible entities must submit a Brownfields grant application that addresses
the requirements included in the proposal guidelines published in October 2002 for
brownfields assessment, revolving loan fund, and cleanup grants (October 2002).
The proposal guidelines can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields.
Who Can Apply for Funding?
Eligible entities that can apply for Brownfields assessment funding, revolving loan
funding, and cleanup grants include: local governments; land clearance authorities or
other quasi-governmental entities under the control of or as an agent for a local
government; regional councils; redevelopment agencies; states; entities created by a
state legislature; Indian Tribes (otherthan in Alaska); Alaska Native Regional
Corporations; and Alaska Native Village Corporations. In addition, nonprofit
organizations1 can apply for direct cleanup grants to clean up properties that they own.
'The term "nonprofit organization" means any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other
organization that is operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purpose in the
public interest; is not organized primarily for profit; and uses net proceeds to maintain, improve, or expand the
operation of the organization.
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RCRA Facilities Automatically Eligible for Brownf ields
Funding
The Brownfields law divides RCRA facilities into two categories: 1) facilities that are
automatically eligible to be funded under the program; and 2) facilities that require a
property-specific funding determination by EPA to be funded under the program.
RCRA facilities that are automatically eligible for Brownfields funding (subject to
meeting all other Brownfields grant eligibility requirements), include:
• RCRA interim status facilities that are not subject to any administrative or
judicial order or consent decree;
• RCRA interim status facilities that are subject to administrative or judicial
orders or consent decrees that do not include corrective action requirements or
any other clean up provisions (e.g., RCRA section 3008(a) orders without
provisions requiring the owner/operator to address contamination); and
• Parcels of RCRA facilities that are not under the scope of a RCRA permit or
administrative or judicial order to conduct corrective action.
RCRA Property-Specific Funding Determinations
There are several types of RCRA facilities that require a property-specific
determination by EPA in order to receive funding. These are RCRA facilities that
have a RCRA permit issued by the U.S. EPA or a RCRA-authorized state, are
subject to RCRA orders requiring corrective action (§3004(u) or §3008(h)), or are
land disposal units that have submitted a RCRA closure notification or that are subject
to closure requirements specified in a closure plan or permit. When making this
property-specific determination, EPA assesses whether Brownfields funding for
assessment, revolving loan fund, or cleanup activities will:
• ensure protection of human health and the environment; AND
• either promote economic development OR enable the creation, preservation, or
addition to parks, green ways, undeveloped property, other recreational property,
or other property used for nonprofit purposes.
RCRA Brownfields Contacts and Information
For more information, contact your EPA Regional Contacts or consult the web pages
listed below:
Region 1 (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT)
Matt Hoagland (617-918-1361)
Lynn Jennings (617-918-1210)
Region 2 (NY, NJ, PR, VI)
Larry D'Andrea (212-637-4314)
Region 3 (PA, DE, DC, MD, VA, WV)
Deborah Goldblum (215-814-3432)
Tom Stolle (215-814-3129)
Region 4 (KY, TN, NC, SC, MS, AL, GA, FL)
Charming Bennett (404-562-8474)
Mickey Hartnett (404-562-8661)
Region 5 (MN, WI, IL, MI, IN, OH)
Ann Wentz (312-886-8097)
Deborah Orr (312-886-7576)
Region 6 (MM, TX, OK, AR, LA)
Jeanne Schulze (214-665-7254)
Stan Hitt (214-665-6736)
Region 7 (ME, KS, IA, MO)
Stephanie Doolan (913-551-7719)
Region 8 (MT, NO, WY, SD, UT, CO)
Kathie Atencio (303-312-6803)
Bill Rothenmeyer (303-312-6045)
Region 9 (CA, NV, AZ, HI)
Jim Hanson (415-972-3188)
Steve Armann (415-972-33 52)
Region 10 (WA, OR, ID AK)
Mike Slater (503-326-5872)
Consult these web pages for additional
information:
Brownfields: www.epa.gov/brownfields
RCRA Brownfields: www.epa.gov/swerosps/
rcrabf/
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5101T)
EPA 530-F-02-004
October 2002
www.epa.gov/brownfields
www.epa.gov/swerosps/rcrabf/
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