Lan4 & Community Revitalization
BROWN FIELP5
EPA New England
Vermont
April 2010
"The ferm 'brownfield site' means 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." (from the federal Brownfields Act of 2002)
SUMMARY OF BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM
Originally begun as an EPA initiative in January 1995, the US EPA National Brownfields
Program has since evolved into a collaborative effort involving many federal, state and local
partners. In January 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization
Act ("the Brownfields law") was signed. This law expanded potential federal assistance for
Brownfields revitalization, including grants for assessment, cleanup, and job training. The law
also includes provisions to establish and enhance state and tribal response programs, which
will continue to play a critical role in the successful cleanup and revitalization of brownfields.
Below is a summary of the US EPA Region 1 funding for each of the key Brownfields initiatives.
EPA Brownfields Funding in New England: Program Distribution by State (1994-2010)*
Program
Assessment
Grants
Revolving
Loan Fund
(RLF) Grants
Cleanup
Grants
Job Training
Grants
EPA
Targeted
Assessments
(TEA)
State &
Tribal
Funding
Showcase
Communities
2009
Recovery Act
Total
CT
$11,948,630
$14,129,645
$8,950,000
$2,140,264
$2,577,470
$8,937,994
$300,000
$3,095,033
$52,079,036
ME
$7,659,017
$9,968,355
$5,050,744
$200,000
$726,339
$8,134,361
$0
$2,510,000
$34,248,816
MA
$24,420,131
$17,168,000
$12,094,933
$2,538,799
$4,703,869
$12,382,315
$800,000
$4,485,000
$78,593,047
NH
$7,164,000
$6,701,790
$2,600,000
$0
$398,926
$10,164,267
$0
$2,200,000
$29,228,983
RI
$2,703,000
$5,690,000
$5,200,000
$550,000
$514,217
$8,482,572
$300,000
$1,200,000
$24,639,789
VT
$11,066,000
$3,000,000
$800,000
$0
$366,621
$4,525,752
$0
$1,602,000
$16,802,373
Total
$64,960,778
$56,657,790
$34,695,677
$5,429,063
$9,287,442
$52,627,261
$1,400,000
$15,092,033
$240,150,044
*Funding total current as of April 2010
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ASSESSMENT GRANT PROGRAM
State, tribal, and local governments are eligible to apply for funding to inventory,
characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement related to brownfield
sites. Applicants may apply for $200,000 to address sites contaminated by hazardous
substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with
petroleum) and $200,000 to address sites contaminated by petroleum. Coalitions of three or
more eligible entities may apply for up to $1,000,000 and must assess a minimum of five
sites. A community-wide proposal is one in which sites are not specifically identified. The
performance period of these grants is three years and recipients are selected through an
annual national competition. The figures in the table that follows are cumulative totals for
all Assessment Grants awarded in Vermont since 1 994.
Assessment Grant Program
Recipient
Addison County Reaional Plannina Commission
Benninqton County Regional Commission
Burlinqton
Central Vermont Reaional Plannina Commission
Chittenden County Reaional Plannina Commission
Lamoille County Plannina Commission
Northeastern Vermont Development Association
Northwest Reaional Plannina Commission
Rutland
Rutland Reaional Plannina Commission
St. Johnsbury
Southern Windsor County Reaional Plannina
Commission
Two Rivers Ottauauechee Reaional Commission
Windham Reaional Commission
Assessment Grant Program Totals:
2009
Recovery Act
Funding
$400,000
$400,000
Regular
Funding
$400,000
$756,000
$900,000
$600,000
$800,000
$600,000
$400,000
$1,200,000
$200,000
$1,400,000
$200,000
$1,460,000
$1,200,000
$950,000
$11,066,000
Total Funding
$400,000
$756,000
$900,000
$600,000
$800,000
$600,000
$400,000
$1,200,000
$200,000
$1,400,000
$200,000
$1,460,000
$1,200,000
$1,350,000
$11,466,000
Funding totals current as of April 2010.
REVOLVING LOAN FUND GRANT PROGRAM
State, tribal, and local governments are eligible to apply for funding to capitalize a revolving
loan fund (RLF) and to provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfields sites.
Applicants may apply for $1,000,000 to address sites contaminated by petroleum and
hazardous substances. Two or more eligible entities may team together to form a coalition to
pool their revolving loan funds. Revolving loan funds generally are used to provide no-interest
or low-interest loans for brownfields cleanups. An RLF grant recipient may also use up to 40%
of the awarded funds to award subgrants to other eligible entities, including nonprofit
organizations, for brownfields cleanups on sites owned by the subgrantee. A grant recipient
cannot subgrant to itself. An RLF grant requires a 20% cost share. The performance period of
these grants is five years and recipients are selected through an annual national competition.
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The figures in the table that follows are cumulative totals for all Revolving Loan Fund Grants
awarded in Vermont since 1994.
Revolving Loan 1
Recipient
Northwest Reqional Planninq Commission
Southern Windsor County Reqional Planninq
Commission
Vermont Aqencv of Commerce & Community
Development
Revolving Loan Fund Program Totals:
Funding totals current as of April 2010.
=und Program
2009
Recovery Act
Funding
3>oyO,000
o lz,000
$1,202,000
Regular
Funding
$1,000,000
q>1 ,000,000
1 ,000,000
$3,000,000
Total Funding
$1,000,000
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JOB TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM
State, tribal, local governments and non-profits are eligible to apply for funding to assist
residents of communities impacted by Brownfields take advantage of jobs created by the
assessment and cleanup of brownfields. Applicants may apply for $200,000 and must be
located within or near a Brownfields Assessment Grant community. The Job Training Grant
Program's goals are to prepare trainees for future employment in the environmental field and
to facilitate cleanup of brownfields sites contaminated with hazardous substances. The
performance period of these grants is two years and recipients are selected through an
annual national competition.
TARGETED BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENTS fTBAl
One of EPA's non-grant programs is the Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) Program.
TBAs are conducted by an EPA contractor on behalf of municipalities or non-profits. This is a
"grant of services" where an EPA contractor performs the site assessment. The purpose of a
TBA is to minimize the uncertainties associated with actual or perceived contamination that
complicates the redevelopment of vacant or underutilized properties. The average value of
these assessments is $100,000. There is usually one round of selections per year and
applications are accepted at any time. The Brownfields Law expanded the TBA program's
eligible sites to also include those contaminated solely by petroleum products. Call Jim Byrne
at (61 7) 918-1389 for more information. Below is a summary of the sites and amount of
TBA funding received in Vermont since 1997.
EPA Targeted Brownfield Assessments
Recipient
Montpelier
Rockingham
Windsor
Site
Carr Lot, Taylor Street
Bellows Falls Historical Society
Property
TLR Complex, Mill Street
28 River St
EPA Targeted Brownfields Assessments Totals:
2009
Recovery Act
Funding
$0
Regular
Funding
$110,317
$100,000
$56,304
$100,000
$366,621
Total Funding
$110,317
$100,000
$56,304
$100,000
$366,621
Funding totals current as of April 2010.
STATE & TRIBAL BROWNFIELDS FUNDING
States and tribes play a significant role in identifying, cleaning up and redeveloping
brownfield properties. EPA provides up to $50 million annually in grants to states and tribes
to establish or enhance their response programs that address the assessment, cleanup, and
redevelopment of brownfields. States and tribes can use this funding to establish or expand
voluntary cleanup programs, perform environmental assessments and cleanups, capitalize a
cleanup revolving loan fund, purchase environmental insurance, establish or maintain a
public record of sites, oversee cleanups, and to conduct site specific activities. Below is a
summary of the amount of funding received in Vermont since I 994.
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State & Tribal Brownfields Funding
State Funding
Recipient Ye
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Pre-
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State Program Total:
Funding total current as of April 2010.
ar Funding
_aw $326,600
33 $397,030
34 $434,975
35 $345,794
36 $732,144
37 $739,565
38 $742,144
39 $807,500
$4,525,752
State Assessments
Recipient
Bennington
Brattleboro
Burlington
Johnson
Ludlow
Morrisville
North
Bennington
Richford
Rockingham
Shaftsbury
Springfield
Windsor
Site
Jard Chemical Company, Bowen Road
Tri State Auto, 64 Elm Street
151 South Champlain Street
Vermont Electric Coop
Jewell Brook Property
Oxbow Park
BCIC Building Complex
Vermont Tissue
Sweat Comings
TLR Complex- Bellows Falls Historical Society Property
Stanley Tools Site, Eagle Street
Jones & Lamson Plant #1 , 160 Clinton Street
PVDC Property, 1 00 River Street
Downtown Windsor
Windsor Gas Light Company, River Street
State Cleanups
Recipient
Brattleboro
Windsor
Site
Estey Organ Playground, 108-130 Birge Street
Windsor Welcome Center
SHOWCASE COMMUNITIES
Showcase Communities were selected as national models demonstrating the benefits of
collaborative activity on brownfields. The communities are distributed across the country and
vary by size, resources, and community type. A wide range of support from federal agencies
and in the form of tax incentives were leveraged, depending on the needs of each Showcase
Community. An important goal of this program was to develop national models that
demonstrate the positive results of public and private collaboration to address brownfields
challenges. Showcase Communities were selected through a national competition in 1998 &
2000.
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EPA NEW ENGLAND BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM CONTACTS
BROWNFIELDS SECTION CHIEF
Carol Tucker, 617-918-1221
tucker.carol@epa.gov
BROWNFIELDS COORDINATOR
Diane Kelley, 617-918-1424
kelley.diane@epa.gov
CLEANUP GRANT PROGRAM & STATE FUNDING
Jim Byrne, 617-918-1389
byrne.iames@epa.gov
JOB TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM
Kathleen Castagna, 6 1 7-9 1 8- 1 429
castagna.kathleen@epa.gov
PETROLEUM & ALL APPROPRIATE INQUIRIES
DorriePaar, 617-918-1432
paar.dorrie@epa.gov
SUSTAINABLE REUSE
Jessica Dominguez, 6 1 7-9 1 8- 1 627
dominguez.iessica@epa.gov
NATIONAL PANEL COORDINATOR
Jerry Minor-Gordon, 617-918-1312
minor-gordon.jerry@epa.gov
ASSESSMENT GRANT PROGRAM
Christine Lombard, 6 1 7-9 1 8- 1 305
lombard.chris@epa.gov
REVOLVING LOAN FUND GRANT PROGRAM
Joe Ferrari, 617-918-1105
ferrari.ioe@epa.gov
TARGETED BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
Alan Peterson, 617-918-1022
peterson.alan@epa.gov
ACRES
Frank Gardner, 617-918-1278
gardner.frank@epa.gov
RECOVERY ACT REPORTING & HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Amy Jean McKeown, 6 1 7-9 1 8- 1 248
mckeown.amyiean@epa.gov
DATA MANAGER
KenChamplin,6l7-9l8-l528
champlin.kenneth@epa.gov
Visit: www.epa.gov/regionl/brownfields
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