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Brownfields
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National Information
Grant Successes in Hawaii
Region 9's Brownfields Program works to clean up and redevelop potentially contaminated lands in the Pacific Southwest region, making it easier for such lands to become vital, functioning parts of their communities. The material below describes Brownfields activities within Region 9's states, tribes, and territories. EPA's national Brownfields home page provides information on applying for Brownfields grants, recent legislation, news, and more.
Features
Nevada Tribal Community Transforms Contaminated Property
EPA and the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony partnered to clean up a former industrial site in Reno, Nevada.
Feature Story & Video | Reno-Sparks Indian Colony 
| Nevada's Brownfields Program 
Construction at Miller's Childrens Hospital
EPA awarded $600,000 to Miller Children's Hospital (Long Beach, CA), making it the first children's hospital in the nation to receive a federal Brownfields cleanup grant. The funds will enable the hospital to complete a $151 million expansion project onto formerly contaminated land. EPA's partnership with Miller Children's Hospital is one example of how the Brownfields program is helping to sustain healthy communities and ecosystems.
Programs & Resources
- Brownfields grants and assistance
Includes grant proposal guidelines for assessment, cleanup, revolving loan fund, job training, Targeted Brownfields Assessments, and technical assistance - Brownfields State and Tribal Response Programs
- State BrownfieldsPrograms in the Pacific Southwest
Arizona, California, Hawai'i, Nevada | Guam | CNMI | American Samoa
Outreach & Contacts
- State contacts for grant applicants to obtain state acknowledgement letters, and where applicable, petroleum site specific eligibility issues
- California Center for Land Recycling
Training, technical assistance, and small grants for California communities - Contact us
Additional Resources
- Targeted Brownfields Assessment: brochure and online application (5/15/07)
- Region 9 Brownfields Federal Partnership Resource Guide
(PDF, 44 pp, 435K)
A handbook which describes the types of technical and financial assistance related to Brownfields activities available from federal departments and agencies, as well as contact information for each agency.
- Revitalizing Communities (PDF) (2 pp, 129K)
Information about Region 9's Brownfields Program - California Orphan Site Cleanup Subaccount
Funds are available in California for the cleanup of brownfields sites contaminated by leaking underground storage tanks where there is no financially responsible party.