United States
     Environmental Protection
     Agency
                    Kansas State University
           Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB)
                         Communities  Fact Sheet
     Provider Information
Tab Provider:

Kansas State University

EPA Regions Served:

5, 6, 7, 8

Areas of Expertise:

Interpret environmental laws and
regulations and technical documents,
site cleanup and redevelopment strategic
planning, community engagement,
workshops on brownfield issues
            Contacts
For further information about the
New Jersey Institute of Technology and
its technical assistance to brownfields
communities, visit 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
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.
The TAB Program funds organizations such as Kansas State University (KSU) who work with a large
team and network of partner organizations to provide technical assistance to communities and other
stakeholders, helping them tackle the challenge of assessing, cleaning up and preparing brownfields
sites for redevelopment, especially underserved, rural, small, and otherwise distressed communities.
Technical assistance being provided through KSU's TAB Program helps communities across the
country increase their understanding and involvement  in brownfields cleanup and revitalization
and moves brownfields sites forward in the process toward cleanup and reuse. KSU, through the
TAB Program, among other things, will serve as an independent resource assisting communities
with community involvement, better understanding the health impacts of brownfield sites, science
and technology relating to brownfield site assessment, remediation, and site preparation activities.
brownfield finance questions, information on integrated approaches to brownfield cleanup and
redevelopment, facilitating stakeholder involvement, identifying sources of brownfields assessment
and cleanup funding, understanding and complying with state brownfields and voluntary cleanup
program requirements, and facilitating redevelopment activities.


Organization Description
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. To provide coverage across its wide geographic service area, and in many different technical
disciplines,  KSU works with  13  private and non-profit  organizations, including: Community
Brownfields Foundation and Mary Ahlstrom Environmental  (CO), ATC/Cardno and Engaging
Solutions (IN & OH), Delta Institute and faculty at Michigan State University (MI), Envirofields
(SD), Great Lakes Environmental Planning (IL) and Stevenson Institute at Illinois State University
(IL), Minnesota Brownfields (MM), Southwest Research Information Center (NM), and Terracon
(many states, including ND, MT, WY, OK, TX, AR, and LA).


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 redevelopment planning and community outreach
by providing  visioning  workshops; reviews brownfields grant applications; provides economic
feasibility  studies, assists with environmental  contractor selection; reviews  and summarizes
technical documents; 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 two free, online tools: (TAB EZ) to help in preparing EPA Brownfields grant
applications (www.tabez.org), and the Brownfields Inventory Tool (BIT, atwww.tab-bit.org). More
information on KSU TAB's services, events, and contact information is at www.ksutab.org).
Solid Waste and Emergency Response (
February 2013
www.epa.gov/brownfields
EPA-560-F-13-005

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