An Overview of Land Revitalization
As part of its mission to protect human health
and the environment, EPA is dedicated to
revitalizing all types of contaminated land and
returning properties to productive reuses.
Cleaning up and reusing contaminated
properties can protect the environment,
reinvigorate communities, jump-start local
economies, preserve greenspace, and prevent
sprawl. EPA supports a range of land reuse
decisions that offer the greatest benefit to
local communities—from creating public parks
and restoring local ecosystems to mixed-use
commercial, residential and industrial
redevelopment projects.
The Agency's land revitalization efforts
emphasize that considering the anticipated
property reuse prior to and during assessment
and cleanup should be an integral part of site
cleanup decisions.This approach ensures that
the environmental cleanup for all types of
contaminated land, from abandoned industrial
facilities to waste disposal sites and former
gas stations, leads to property reuse that
supports community revitalization goals.
The Agency's land revitalization efforts
focus on:
• effective tools to address barriers to
land revitalization;
• community involvement to identify local
land revitalization goals and decisions;
• sustainable redevelopment approaches
and greener cleanups;
• environmental justice and equitable
development; and
• strong partnerships through coordination
across government and non-governmental
organizations to promote land
revitalization.
EPA's Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields program has been
instrumental in furthering land revitalization.
The program provides grants and technical
assistance to communities, states, tribes, and
other stakeholders, giving them the resources
they need to prevent, assess, safely clean up,
and sustainably reuse brownfields.
A brownfield is a property where expansion,
redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated
by the presence or potential presence
of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or
contaminant. It is estimated that there are
more than 450,000 brownfields in the U.S.
Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization:
(202) 566-2777
http://epa.gov/brownfields/
Other Programs
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance:
(202) 564-2440
http://www.epa.gov/enforcement/index.html
Superfund Redevelopment Initiative Program:
(703) 603-8864
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/index.htm
Office of Underground Storage Tanks:
(703)603-7164
www.epa.gov/OUST/index.htm
Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office:
(703) 603-0048
http://www.epa.gov/fedfac/
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Brownfields
Initiative:
(703) 308-8399
www.epa.gov/compliance/cleanup/rcra/index.html
Additional EPA Land Revitalization Contacts
www.epa.gov/landrevitalization/contactus.htm
Regional Contacts
Reg 1 617-918-1424 http://www.eps.gov/region1/brownfields
Reg 2 212-637-3260 http://www.epa.gov/brownfields
Reg 3 215-814-3129 http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bf-lr
Reg 4 404-562-8789 http://www.epa.gov/region4/rcra/bflr/brownfields
Reg 5 312-886-7576 http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields
Reg 6 214-665-3172 http://www.epa.gov/region6/6sf/brownfields
Reg 7 800-223-0425 http://www.epa.gov/region7/cleanup/brownfields
Reg 8 303-312-7074 http://www.epa.gov/region8/brownfields
Reg 9 213-244-1821 http://www.epa.gov/region9/brownfields
Reg 10 206-553-7299 http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/cleanup.nsf/bf
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
EPA-560-F-13-049
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Brownfields Grant Application Process
For details on the grant application process,
including proposal guidelines and frequently
asked questions, please visit:
www.epa.gov/brownfields/applicat.htm
Brownfields Funding
Assessment Grants
Assessment grants support eligible entities as
they inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct
planning and community involvement related
to brownfields. An eligible entity may apply for
up to $200,000 to assess a site contaminated
by hazardous substances, pollutants, or other
contaminants and up to $200,000 to address a
site contaminated by petroleum.Three or more
eligible entities may apply together as a coalition
to assess a minimum of five sites.
Cleanup Grants
To carry out cleanup activities at brownfields,
an eligible entity may apply for up to $200,000
per site. Funds may be used to address sites
contaminated by petroleum and hazardous
substances, pollutants, or other contaminants.
Revolving Loan Fund Grants
An eligible entity may apply for up to $1 million
or coalitions of eligible entities may apply
together for up to $1 million per entity.The fund
"revolves" by lending to public and private
borrowers in order to finance environmental
cleanup activities at brownfields, and then using
loan repayments to provide new loans.
Multi-Purpose Grants
These grants give recipients flexibility in
conducting assessment and cleanup activities,
and aim to eliminate the delay that may occur
when moving from assessment to cleanup if
additional funding has not been secured. An
eligible entity may apply for up to $400,000 if
they own the brownfield site.
Brownfields Area-Wide Planning
These funds are directed to specific areas (such
as a neighborhood, downtown district, city
block, or local commercial corridor) affected
by one or more brownfield sites. An eligible
entity may apply for up to $200,000 to develop
an area-wide plan and plan implementation
strategies that will facilitate brownfields
assessment, cleanup, and site reuse, as well as
promote area-wide revitalization.
Site demolition, and site development complete.
Environmental Workforce Development
and JobTraining
Financial support is available to recruit and
train local unemployed residents with the skills
needed to secure employment in revitalization
activities and the environmental field. An eligible
entity may apply for up to $200,000 to develop a
program that provides training and certifications
in solid and hazardous waste cleanup, water
quality improvement, and environmental health
and safety.
Technical Assistance to Brownfields
Communities
Organizations can receive funding to provide
technical assistance to communities within
a zone or geographical area on brownfields
related issues.
Technical Assistance
Organizations can apply for funds for training,
research, and technical assistance projects that
support brownfields revitalization. Periodically,
the Brownfields program will solicit applications
to support specific training, research and
technical assistance projects.
Targeted Brownfields Assessment
Instead of grant funding, EPA provides direct site
assessment assistance for specific sites.
State and Tribal Response Programs
Financial assistance is available to states and
tribes that increase their capacity to oversee and
support brownfields projects.
Contaminated soil excavation during remediation
phase.
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