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Brownfields
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Brownfields
What are Brownfields?
Brownfields are 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. While the specific make up of each property varies, they all have actual or perceived contamination and reuse potential.
Region 8 Brownfields
Region 8's Brownfields Program provides funds and technical assistance to states, tribes, communities, and other stakeholders to clean up and redevelop potentially contaminated lands in the Rocky Mountain region, making it easier for such lands to become vital, functioning parts of their communities. On this site you will find information about Region 8’s Brownfields Program, including grants, technical tools and resources, the Brownfields Revitalization Act, as well as information on Brownfields projects across the country.
For additional information on EPA's Brownfields Program and other related information,
please
look through the rest of this site, contact one of the Region
8 Brownfields Contacts, or visit the
EPA National Brownfields Homepage.
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What's New
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FY09 Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants
These grants may be used to address sites contaminated by petroleum and hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum). Opportunities for funding are as follows: Brownfields Assessment Grants (each funded up to $200,000 over three years), Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants (each funded up to $1,000,000 over five years) and Brownfields Cleanup Grants (each funded up to $200,000 over three years). The proposal deadline is November 14, 2008. All of the documents below are found on EPA's Brownfields Funding Information page:
- Final FY2009 Brownfields Assessment Grant Guidelines (PDF) (51 pp, 1.6M, about PDF)
- Final FY2009 Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant Guidelines (PDF) (46 pp, 1.8M, about PDF)
- Final FY2009 Brownfields Cleanup Grant Guidelines (PDF) (53 pp, 32.4M, about PDF)
- Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (38 pp, 210K, about PDF)
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Colorado Brownfields Conference 2008
Explore integrating site redevelopment approaches into practical, profitable, and sustainable land use solutions. The annual one and a half day conference provides a forum to share information and form partnerships. It attracts over 240 attendees representing private and public industries and the government from across Colorado and the surrounding states. The conference will be held on November 20-21, 2008, at the Red Lion Hotel in Aurora, Colorado. For more information, please visit the Colorado Brownfields Foundation's website, at http://www.coloradobrownfieldsfoundation.org.
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Brownfields Tax Incentive
On October 3,2008, H.R. 1424 was signed into law by the President. Section 318 of the bill provides for expensing of environmental remediation costs, extending the current brownfields tax incentive till December 31, 2009 and is effective for expenditures paid or incurred after December 31,2007. The tax incentive allows taxpayers to receive a current federal income tax deduction for certain qualifying remediation costs that would otherwise be subject to capitalization. The extension is a timely benefit for companies seeking to aquire or despose of environmentally impaired properties.
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View other Brownfields news items on the Brownfields
News and Events page.
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