What is a Brownfield?
In simple terms, a Brownfield is a vacant or under-utilized property that may be contaminated and has redevelopment potential.
Hart & Hickman is a leader in managing EPA Assessment and Cleanup Grants as well as Revolving Loan Funds. Let us help you begin the process of creating redevelopment opportunities in your town.
EPA Region 4 Administrator Speaks on Benefits of Brownfield Program
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EPA’s Brownfield Program provides incentives to prospective developers and businesses to develop potentially contaminated, underutilized properties, referred to as Brownfield properties, under the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. Learn about funding options and incentives by picking one of the topics below.
EPA provides financial assistance to qualifying towns, cities, counties, and government agencies through four competitive Brownfield grant programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants. Assessment grants provide funds to conduct sampling and analysis of soil and water samples, evaluate potential health effects associated with the properties, evaluate appropriate future property uses, develop cleanup and redevelopment plans, and prepare materials to promote the properties to prospective developers and businesses. Revolving loan fund grants and cleanup grants provide funds for cleanup at sites owned by qualifying towns, cities, counties, and government agencies. Our Helpful Resources page provides links to EPA's grant-related resources and Hart & Hickman can help you prepare your grant proposal to EPA.
Contact us to learn what you can be doing now to greatly improve your chances of being chosen to receive an Environmental Protection Agency grant.
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Grant Writing Assistance
Hart & Hickman can assist you in preparing your grant proposal to EPA. Our experienced Brownfield specialists can help you prepare a winning proposal that meets your specific needs. Importantly, EPA accepts proposals only in the Fall of each year (job training grants often precede assessment and cleanup grants). You should begin your proposal planning in the Summer months or sooner. To familiarize you with the proposal preparation and submittal process, the links below are presentations from 2008 grant writing workshops held by EPA and grant writing tutorials available on-line.
Contact us today to learn what steps you can take now to greatly improve your chances of being awarded an Environmental Protection Agency grant.
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State Brownfield Programs
While many towns, cities, counties, and government agencies choose to use EPA’s grant funds to sponsor their Brownfield redevelopment efforts, private developers and businesses are not eleigible to use these funds. Consequently, it is often advantageous for private developers and businesses interested in a potentially contaminated property to consider entering the appropriate State Brownfield program, some of which are referred to as voluntary programs. To encourage cleanup and redevelopment at Brownfield properties, State programs afford prospective purchasers with liability protection and tax credits, provided they agree to conduct the necessary assessment and cleanup at the property. The State and the prospective purchaser enter into a Brownfield Agreement or Voluntary Cleanup Contract which specifies the action to be taken by the prospective purchaser to make the property safe for re-use. See our Helpful Resources page for State Browfield Program contact information and websites for Region 3 Member States and for Region 4 Member States.
Contact us to learn more about your State Brownfield program.
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TBA Assistance
EPA’s Targeted Brownfield Assessment program can be used to conduct assessments at eligible properties for qualifying towns, cities, counties, and government agencies that do not have other available funding resources. The TBA program utilizes EPA’s chosen contractors or those chosen by State agencies that have received TBA funds. See EPA's web information about TBA's for more detail or contact us.
Contact us to learn more about how to apply for assistance through the TBA program.
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Tax Credits
As described above under the State Programs heading, State programs afford prospective purchasers who agree to conduct the necessary cleanup with liability protection and tax credits to encourage redevelopment at Brownfield properties, provided they agree to conduct the necessary assessment and cleanup at the property. The State and the prospective purchaser enter into a Brownfield Agreement or Voluntary Cleanup Contract which specifies the action to be taken by the prospective purchaser to make the property safe for re-use. This this EPA Fact Sheet for more about the available Brownfield tax credits.
Contact us to learn more about your State Brownfield program. Click here for links to several State programs.
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Other Funding
It is important for qualifying towns, cities, counties, and government agencies submitting grant proposals to EPA to demonstrate that they can leverage their funds to maximize their chances of redeveloping their Brownfield properties. There are complimentary funding resources that can be used for this purpose, such as Community Development Block Grants, Transportation Enhancement Grants, and others available through private foundations serving niche needs.
Contact us to learn more about how you can leverage multiple funding resources to ensure success in your Brownfield redevelopment efforts.
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Contact us if you are interested in Brownfield funding
Click here to see what he has to say
Choose From The Topics Below
EPA’s Brownfield Program provides incentives to prospective developers and businesses to develop potentially contaminated, underutilized properties, referred to as Brownfield properties, under the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. Learn about funding options and incentives by picking one of the topics below.
- EPA Grants
- Grant Writing Assistance
- State Programs
- Targeted Brownfield Assistance Program
- Tax Credits
- Other Funding
EPA provides financial assistance to qualifying towns, cities, counties, and government agencies through four competitive Brownfield grant programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants. Assessment grants provide funds to conduct sampling and analysis of soil and water samples, evaluate potential health effects associated with the properties, evaluate appropriate future property uses, develop cleanup and redevelopment plans, and prepare materials to promote the properties to prospective developers and businesses. Revolving loan fund grants and cleanup grants provide funds for cleanup at sites owned by qualifying towns, cities, counties, and government agencies. Our Helpful Resources page provides links to EPA's grant-related resources and Hart & Hickman can help you prepare your grant proposal to EPA.
Contact us to learn what you can be doing now to greatly improve your chances of being chosen to receive an Environmental Protection Agency grant.
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Grant Writing Assistance
Hart & Hickman can assist you in preparing your grant proposal to EPA. Our experienced Brownfield specialists can help you prepare a winning proposal that meets your specific needs. Importantly, EPA accepts proposals only in the Fall of each year (job training grants often precede assessment and cleanup grants). You should begin your proposal planning in the Summer months or sooner. To familiarize you with the proposal preparation and submittal process, the links below are presentations from 2008 grant writing workshops held by EPA and grant writing tutorials available on-line.
Contact us today to learn what steps you can take now to greatly improve your chances of being awarded an Environmental Protection Agency grant.
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State Brownfield Programs
While many towns, cities, counties, and government agencies choose to use EPA’s grant funds to sponsor their Brownfield redevelopment efforts, private developers and businesses are not eleigible to use these funds. Consequently, it is often advantageous for private developers and businesses interested in a potentially contaminated property to consider entering the appropriate State Brownfield program, some of which are referred to as voluntary programs. To encourage cleanup and redevelopment at Brownfield properties, State programs afford prospective purchasers with liability protection and tax credits, provided they agree to conduct the necessary assessment and cleanup at the property. The State and the prospective purchaser enter into a Brownfield Agreement or Voluntary Cleanup Contract which specifies the action to be taken by the prospective purchaser to make the property safe for re-use. See our Helpful Resources page for State Browfield Program contact information and websites for Region 3 Member States and for Region 4 Member States.
Contact us to learn more about your State Brownfield program.
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TBA Assistance
EPA’s Targeted Brownfield Assessment program can be used to conduct assessments at eligible properties for qualifying towns, cities, counties, and government agencies that do not have other available funding resources. The TBA program utilizes EPA’s chosen contractors or those chosen by State agencies that have received TBA funds. See EPA's web information about TBA's for more detail or contact us.
Contact us to learn more about how to apply for assistance through the TBA program.
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Tax Credits
As described above under the State Programs heading, State programs afford prospective purchasers who agree to conduct the necessary cleanup with liability protection and tax credits to encourage redevelopment at Brownfield properties, provided they agree to conduct the necessary assessment and cleanup at the property. The State and the prospective purchaser enter into a Brownfield Agreement or Voluntary Cleanup Contract which specifies the action to be taken by the prospective purchaser to make the property safe for re-use. This this EPA Fact Sheet for more about the available Brownfield tax credits.
Contact us to learn more about your State Brownfield program. Click here for links to several State programs.
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Other Funding
It is important for qualifying towns, cities, counties, and government agencies submitting grant proposals to EPA to demonstrate that they can leverage their funds to maximize their chances of redeveloping their Brownfield properties. There are complimentary funding resources that can be used for this purpose, such as Community Development Block Grants, Transportation Enhancement Grants, and others available through private foundations serving niche needs.
Contact us to learn more about how you can leverage multiple funding resources to ensure success in your Brownfield redevelopment efforts.
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Contact us if you are interested in Brownfield funding