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Brownfields
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Brownfields
Watch a video about Brownfields cleanup in Region 8:-
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Note: the best way to download the video above is right-click on the link and save it to a folder
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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An Estimated $40 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Supplement Eligible Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants
EPA is announcing the availability of an estimated $40 million in Recovery Act funds to supplement eligible brownfields revolving loan fund (RLF) grants. Grants eligible to request Recovery Act supplemental funds are brownfields RLF grants that have been previously awarded competitively under Section 104(k)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) or that have transitioned to Section 104(k)(3) of CERCLA, and subject to other identified criteria. Requests for funding must be postmarked and received by email by May 1, 2009. Specific information on eligible entities and submitting a request for Recovery Act supplemental RLF funding is available in the Federal Register Notice, Process and Consideration Guidelines (PDF) (6 pp, 178K), or can be obtained by contacting the EPA Brownfields Contact for your region. More information about brownfields revolving loan fund grants is available online.
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Job Training Grants: EPA Announces the Availability of an Estimated $5 Million Under the Recovery Act
On March 19, 2009, EPA issued a request for applications (RFA) from eligible
governmental entities and nonprofit organizations to provide environmental job
training projects that will facilitate job creation in the assessment, remediation,
or preparation of brownfields sites for sustainable reuse. The closing date
for receipt of applications is April 20, 2009. Information about how to apply
for a Recovery Act job training grant (PDF) (33 pgs, 165K) and more
information about brownfields job training grants is available online.
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EPA Brownfields Program to Receive $100 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 includes a provision granting $100 million
to the EPA Brownfields Program for clean up, revitalization, and sustainable reuse of contaminated properties. The funds will be awarded
to eligible entities through job training, assessment, revolving loan fund, and cleanup grants. More information about
Brownfields Program
activities under the Recovery Act are available online; information about all EPA efforts under the Recovery Act
is also available.
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Brownfields 2009 Conference - Call for Ideas and Registration are Open
The call for ideas is OPEN and will close on May 1,2009. Please submit your
ideas and register for the Brownfields Conference at www.brownfields2009.org today
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View other Brownfields news items on the Brownfields
News and Events page.
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