Brownfields Training, Research,
and Technical Assistance Grant
Fact Sheet

National Brownfield Associations

EPA BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, tribes, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield site is 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. EPA funds eligible applicants through assistance agreements to provide training, research, and technical assistance to facilitate brownfields revitalization.

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

Established in 1999, the National Brownfield Associations (NBA) is an international umbrella organization of national associations focused on the responsible redevelopment of brownfields. NBA is a non-profit, educational organization based out of Chicago, and is the only group that represents a wide array of brownfields stakeholders, including: property owners, developers, investors, service professionals, and government representatives. NBA provides a transaction-focused international network where members can meet industry leaders and exchange ideas, information, and experiences to better brownfields redevelopment. NBA's educational programs include workshops, technical assistance training, short courses, and custom trainings on many aspects of the redevelopment process.

MUNICIPAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BROWNFIELD TRAININGS

Grantee
National Brownfield Associations

Project Focus:
Training and Technical Assistance Grant for Local Governments on the Revitalization Market

Project Period:
October 2003 to September 2008

Project Description:
Since the beginning of the project period, NBA conducted 31 technical assistance brownfields trainings to more than 300 communities. In FY2006, NBA offered more than 10 workshops to different communities and a variety of other brownfields experts around the country. NBA also implements the Site Technical Assistance for Municipal Projects (STAMP) program, which provides site-specific technical assistance to communities, and gathers a team of local brownfields experts to provide a snapshot perspective on the development potential of a brownfield property of interest to a municipality. NBA piloted the first project in Mantua Township, New Jersey, in 2006, and has subsequently completed several more STAMP projects.

CONTACTS

For further information, including specific grant contacts, additional grant information, brownfields news and events, and publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields web site at: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields or call 202.566.2777.

For further information about the NBA visit http://www.brownfieldassociation.org or call 773.714.0407.

*The information on this fact sheet is subject to change.