2009 New England Brownfields Vermont Grant Summary Fact Sheet May 2009


Land & Community Revitalization
brown fields	Vermont
EPA New England
"The term '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 Brownfielps 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 (1994-2009)*
Program
CT
ME
MA
NH
RI
VT
Total
Assessment
Grants
$11,348,630
$7,659,017
$23,520,131
$6,029,000
$2,703,000
$9,310,000
$60,569,778
Revolving
Loan Fund
(RLF) Grants
$12,029,645
$8,268,355
$14,668,000
$4,701,790
$5,690,000
$2,000,000
$47,357,790
Cleanup
Grants
$7,425,500
$3,180,744
$10,028,533
$2,400,000
$5,000,000
$600,000
$28,634,777
Job Training
Grants
$2,140,264
$200,000
$2,338,799
$0
$350,000
$0
$5,029,063
EPA
Targeted
Assessments
(TBA)
$2,577,470
$626,339
$4,403,869
$398,926
$514,217
$366,621
$8,887,442
State &
Tribal
Funding
$8,937,994
$8,134,361
$12,382,315
$10,164,267
$8,482,572
$4,525,752
$52,627,261
Showcase
Communities
$300,000
$0
$800,000
$0
$300,000
$0
$1,400,000
Total
$44,759,503
$28,068,816
$68,141,647
$23,693,983
$23,039,789
$16,802,373
$204,506,111
*Funding total current as of May 2009
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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
2009 Funding
Total Funding
Addison County Regional Planning Commission

$400,000
Bennington County Regional Commission

$400,000
Burlington
$200,000
$900,000
Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission

$600,000
Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission

$400,000
Lamoille County Planning Commission
$400,000
$600,000
Northeastern Vermont Development Association

$400,000
Northwest Regional Planning Commission
$200,000
$1,200,000
Rutland

$200,000
Rutland Regional Planning Commission
$200,000
$1,200,000
Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission

$1,260,000
Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Commission

$800,000
Windham Regional Commission

$950,000
Assessment Grant Program Total:
$1,000,000*
$9,310,000*
*Funding total current as of May 2009.

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
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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.
The figures in the table that follows are cumulative totals for all Revolving Loan Fund Grants
awarded in Vermont since 1994.
Revolving Loan Fund Program
Recipient
Funding
Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission
$1,000,000
Vermont Agency of Commerce & Community Development
$1,000,000
Revolving Loan Fund Program Total:
$2,000,000*
*Funding total current as of May 2009.
Cleanup Grant Program
State, tribal, local governments and nonprofits are eligible to apply for funding to carry out
cleanup activities at Brownfields sites that they own. Applicants may apply for $200,000 per
site to address sites contaminated by petroleum and/or hazardous substances. Cleanup
grants require a 20% cost share. Eligible applicants must own the site for which it is
requesting funding in order to qualify. 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 Cleanup Grants awarded in Vermont since 2003.
Cleanup Grant Program
Recipient
Site
2009 Funding Total Funding
Municipalities
St. Albans
Former Fonda Container Company, 15 Lower
Newton Street
$200,000
$200,000
Former Fonda Container Company, 21 Lower
Newton Street
$200,000
$200,000
Non-Profit Organizations
Brattle bo ro - New
England Youth
Theatre
Former Tri State Automotive, 64 Elm Street
$200,000
$200,000
Cleanup Grant Program Total:
$600,000*
$600,000*
*Funding total current as of May 2009.
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
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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 fTBAI
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 (617) 918-1389 for more information. Below is a summary of the sites and amount of
TBA funding received in Vermont since 1997.
EPA Targeted Brownfields Assessments
Recipient
Site
Approx. Value of
Assessment
Montpelier
Carr Lot, Taylor Street
$110,317
Rockingham
Bellows Falls Historical Society Property
$100,000
TLR Complex, Mill Street
$56,304
Windsor
28 River St
$100,000
EPA-Lead Targeted Brownfields Assessments Total:
$366,621*
*Funding total current as of May 2009.
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 1 994.
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State & Tribal Brownfields Funding
Recipient
Year
Funding
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Pre-Law
$326,600
2003
$397,030
2004
$434,975
2005
$345,794
2006
$732,144
2007
$739,565
2008
$742,144
2009
$807,500
State & Tribal Program Total:
$4,525,752*
*Funding total current as of May 2009.
State Assessments
Municipality
Site
Bennington
Jard Chemical Company
Burlington
151 South Champlain Street
Johnson
Vermont Electric Coop
Ludlow
Jewell Brook Property
Morrisville
Oxbow Park
North Bennington
BCIC Building Complex
Vermont Tissue
Richford
Sweat Comings
Rockingham
TLR Complex - Bellows Falls Historical Society Property
Shaftsbury
Stanley Tools Site
Springfield
Jones & Lamson Plant #1
PVDC Property, 100 River Street
Windsor
Downtown Wndsor
Wndsor Gas Light Company
State Cleanups
Brattleboro
Estey Organ Playground
Windsor
Windsor Welcome Center
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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.
EPA New England Brownfields Program Contacts
Brownfields Section Chief
Carol Tucker, 617-918-1221
Brownfields Coordinator & State Funding
Diane Kelley, 617-918-1424
Assessment Grant Program
Alan Peterson, 617-918-1022
Revolving Loan Fund Grant Program
Joe Ferrari, 617-918-1 105
Cleanup Grant & Targeted Brownfields Assessment Programs
Jim Byrne, 617-918-1389
Job Training Program
Kathleen Castagna, 617-918-1429
Sustainable Reuse
Jessica Dominguez, 617-918-1627
Communications
Christine Lombard, 617-918-1305
Petroleum
Dorrie Paar, 617-918-1432
National Panel Coordinator
Jerry Minor-Gordon, 617-918-1312
Project Officers
Amy Jean McKeown, 617-918-1248
William (Bud) Taylor, 617-918-1378
Data Manager
Ken Champlin, 617-918-1528
Visit: www.epa.gov/regionO 1 /brownfields
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