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Brownfields Redevelopment
Region 6 Success Stories - Photo
Gallery
To see Region 6 Brownfields redevelopment success stories,
visit our Photo Gallery.
EPA
Smart Growth
Smart Growth
development has clear environmental benefits, including improved air and
water quality, increased wetlands preservation, more brownfields sites
cleaned and reused, and increased preservation of open spaces. There are
also clear economic benefits, including employment and business opportunities,
expansion of the local tax base, provision of neighborhood services and
amenities, and the creation of economically competitive communities. For
more information on EPA's Smart Growth Program visit the National
Smart Growth Homepage.
U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD)
economic development programs can stimulate economic development by leveraging
private investment -- making brownfield projects feasible. These programs
along with other federal resources and the Brownfields Tax Incentive can
provide communities with the financial assistance necessary to return
brownfields to productive uses.
HUD's Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Section 108 loan guarantee programs along with the Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) are flexible sources of funding for brownfields redevelopment. For more information on HUD's economic development assistance programs, visit the National HUD Brownfields Homepage .
US Department of Commerce - Economic
Development Administration
For almost 35 years, EDA has supported the revitalization and
reuse of idle and abandoned industrial land and facilities (now called
brownfields), as a core component of its mission to aid the nation's most
economically distressed communities.
EDA's "brick and mortar" programs, that provide funding to revitalize, upgrade, and expand physical infrastructure, are perhaps the most commonly utilized for brownfields redevelopment. Examples include historic building rehabilitation and reuse, water and sewer infrastructure enhancements, and construction of new publicly-owned facilities. In addition, EDA planning and technical assistance grants have been used for activities such as long-term redevelopment planning, market feasibility studies, geographic information system inventories of abandoned, idle, and underused properties, and economic assessments of brownfields parcels.
For more information on EDA funded Brownfields Redevelopment Projects, visit the National EDA Brownfields Homepage .