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THE BROWNFIELDS GRANTS PROGRAM
Philip ClappinU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2
Resources to Jump Start Brownfield Development Workshop
Syracuse, N.Y.
October 19, 2016
Overview of EPA Grants
Other EPA Brownfield Programs
EPA Region 2 Contacts
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TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
EPA’S COMMITMENT TO MAKING MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCES IN
COMMUNITIES• Grant Types:
• Brownfields Area-Wide Planning
• Brownfields Assessment
• Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund
• Brownfields Cleanup
• Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training
• State and Tribal Response Program – CERCLA 128(a)
• Technical Assistance:
• Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA)
• Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB)
• Land Revitalization Project Assistance
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AUTHORIZED BROWNFIELD FUNDING4
Assessment Grants
Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)
Grants
Cleanup Grants
Environmental Workforce
Development and Job
Training Grants
Targeted Brownfield
Assessments
State and Tribal Response
Program Grants
Up to $200 Million
$50 Million
States and Tribes
Area Wide Planning Grants
BROWNFIELD ARC FUNDING FY 2016
In FY2016, EPA has awarded 218 ARC grants nationally for a total of $55.2 M:
145 Assessment Grants - $33.1 M59 Cleanup Grants - $11 M
14 RLF Grants - $11.1 M
New York: 6 Assessments - $1.2M
1 Cleanup - $200K1 RLF - $500K
BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT GRANTS6
$200K Hazardous
Substances$200K Petroleum*
Single Site **
Site SpecificCommunity-Wide
Assessment
Coalition
Assessment
Up to $600K
• Inventory Brownfields• Phase I/II
Environmental Assessments and Investigations
• Cleanup/Reuse Plans• Community and
Stakeholder Outreach
*Petroleum sites are eligible IF• “Relatively low risk site” when
compared with other petroleum contaminated site
• No viable PRP• Site will be assessed or cleaned up by
a person who is not potentially liable for cleaning up site
• Not subject to RCRA 9003 (h) order
**EPA approved waiver to $350K
BROWNFIELD CLEANUP GRANTS7
$200K Hazardous and
Petroleum Substances
Combined$200K Petroleum$200K Hazardous
Single Site
• Direct costs associated with the cleanup of the site
• Direct costs associated with programmatic management
• A portion of the grant may be used to purchase environmental insurance
• A local government can use up to 10% of grant funds for health monitoring, monitoring and enforcement of institutional controls, and any related program development and implementation activities.
20% cost share required as a match
BROWNFIELDS REVOLVING LOAN FUND GRANTS
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Revolving Loan Fund
*Cleanup Sub-Grant*RLF Loan
• At least 50% of the total award amount
• Provide no-interest or low interest loans for Brownfields Cleanups
• Maximum 50% of total award amount
• Does not require repayment
$1M Hazardous $1M Petroleum$1M Hazardous
&Petroleum
*Eligible cleanup activities covered
20% cost share required as a match
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING GRANTS
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• Hazardous waste training• Solid waste management or
cleanup training• Superfund site cleanup and
innovative and alternative treatment technologies training
• Emergency planning, preparedness, and response training
Applicants may choose to deliver a variety of environmental training:
• Enhanced environmental health and safety training
• Integrated pest management (IPM) training
• Alternative energy technologies
• Wastewater treatment training, such as wastewater treatment facility operations training
$200K Funding
The Fortune Society, NY
TYPES OF GRANTS10
Assessment Revolving Loan
Fund
Cleanup Job Training
EWDJT
Area Wide
Planning
Applicant
Eligibility
Government,
Quasi
Government,
Regional
Councils, Tribes
Government,
Quasi
Government,
Regional
Councils, Tribes
Government,
Quasi
Government,
Regional
Councils, Tribes,
Non Profits
Government,
Quasi
Government,
Regional
Councils, Tribes,
Non Profits,
Colleges
Government,
Quasi
Government,
Regional
Councils, Tribes,
Non Profits
Amount of
funding
available
Up to $400K for
community-
wide
Up to $200,000
or up to
$350,000 for
Site Specific
Up to $600,000
for a coalition
• Up to $1
million
Up to $200,000
per site
Up to 3 sites
totaling
$600,000
• Up to
$200,000
• Up to
$200,000
Cost share
requirement
n/a 20% cost share 20% cost share n/a n/a
Period of
performance
3 years 5 years 3 years 3 years 2 years
BROWNFIELDS AREA-WIDE PLANNING (BF AWP)
Yonkers, NY
2-year grant given to:
Assist with community involvement, research planning and implementation strategies related to brownfields cleanup and reuse
Focus on catalyst/high priority brownfields sites and surrounding area
Common grant-funded activities:
Identifying community priorities
Evaluating existing conditions
Brownfields site reuse planning
Developing a brownfields area-wide plan; and
Identifying resources or leveraging opportunities to implement plan
Camden, NJ
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BROWNFIELDS (TAB)
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Tools• Workshops and Webinars • Resource Center• Special Projects• One-on-One Assistance• Web-based Tools• Newsletters and Case
Studies
Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR)Serves EPA Regions 2, 4, 9, & 10Sarah Sieloff(415) 398-1080sarah.sieloff@cclr.orgWebsite: www.CCLR.org
Technical assistance provided through the TAB Program helps communities across the country increase their understanding and
involvement in brownfields cleanup and revitalization and assists in moving brownfields sites forward in the process toward cleanup and
reuse.
Areas of assistance include: Community and stakeholder involvement, Health impacts of brownfield sites, Science and technology relating to brownfield site assessment, remediation, and site preparation activities, Brownfield finance, Integrated approaches to brownfield cleanup and redevelopment, Sources of brownfields assessment and cleanup funding, State brownfields and voluntary cleanup program requirements, and Brownfields redevelopment activities
TARGETED BROWNFIELD ASSESSMENTS (TBA)
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TBAs may include:• An “all appropriate inquiries” assessment (Phase I), including a
historical investigation and a preliminary site inspection;• A more in-depth environmental site assessment (Phase II),
including sampling activities to identify the types and concentrations of contaminants and the areas to be cleaned; and
• Evaluation of cleanup options and/or cost estimates based on future uses and redevelopment plans.
Eligible entities include: state, local and tribal governments;general purpose units of local government, land clearanceauthorities or other quasi-governmental entities; regional council or redevelopment agencies; states or legislatures; or nonprofitorganizations.
The TBA program is not a grant program, but a service provided through an EPA
contract in which EPA directs a contractor to conduct environmental assessment
activities to address the requester’s needs. Unlike grants, EPA does not provide
funding directly to the entity requesting the services. TBA assistance is
available through EPA’s Regional Brownfields offices.
QUESTIONS?
• Region 2 Brownfields Contacts
• Terry Wesley, Region 2, Brownfields Section Chief
Wesley.Terry@epa.gov (212) 637-5027
• Lya Theodoratos, Region 2 Brownfields CoordinatorTheodoratos.Lya@epa.gov (212) 637-3260
• Alison Devine, Region 2 TBA Coordinator
Devine.Alison@epa.gov (212) 637-4158
• Schenine Mitchell, Brownfields Job Training Coordinator
Mitchell.Schenine@epa.gov (212) 637-3283
• Philip Clappin, Technical Coordinator
Clappin.Philip@epa.gov (212) 637-4431
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PROPOSAL GUIDELINES
The FY17 ARC Guidelines & Supplemental Grant Funding Posted on:https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields/apply-brownfield- grant-funding
FY17 Assessment Guidelines Posted on:http://www.epa.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity. html? oppld= 289469 (
FY17 Cleanup Guidelines Posted on:http://www.epa.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html? oppld= 289447
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Thank You
Phil Clappin
Brownfields Program Officer
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
clappin.philip@epa.gov
(212) 637-4431
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