List of FY 2023 Brownfield Technical Assistance Grant Selections

EPA is announcing the selection of three new cooperative agreements for Brownfields Technical
Assistance that will focus on three different areas of technical assistance. The selectees are
Groundwork USA, the University of Connecticut, and the Center for Community Progress. All of
these projects will be nationally focused.

Groundwork USA has been selected to provide technical assistance to nonprofits seeking to
reuse brownfields. The goal is to help nonprofits develop expertise and experience to lead
brownfield revitalization projects in local communities. This includes building brownfields
leadership capacity amongst nonprofits that are mission-focused (e.g., faith-based or those
focused on health, affordable housing, small business support, land conservation, the arts,
history, sports, recreation, etc.) and nonprofit community development organizations. This is a
$1,000,000 project over 5 years.

The University of Connecticut has been selected to conduct research, technical assistance, and
related outreach on minimizing displacement resulting from brownfields assessment, cleanup,
and reuse. The goal is to help communities build practical knowledge, prepare for and direct
the changes sparked by brownfields assessment and cleanup activities to minimize
displacement, maximize benefits to existing or indigenous community members, and provide
other environmental and public health benefits to the existing community. This is a $500,000
project over 4 years.

The Center for Community Progress has been selected to conduct research, technical
assistance, and related outreach on land bank approaches for brownfields revitalization. The
goal is to introduce communities to various brownfields and land banking approaches and
expand community use of land banks as a tool for brownfields revitalization. This is a $500,000
project over 4 years.

Selected Entities

Subject Area

Total Funding

Groundwork USA

Nonprofit Technical Assistance

$1,000,000

University of Connecticut

Minimizing Displacement Research

$500,000

Center for Community Progress

Land Bank Research

$500,000

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