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Brownfields Cleanup & Redevelopment
National Information
As part of the EPA Administrator’s priority to cleanup communities, the EPA Region 4 Brownfields Program provides funds and technical assistance to States, communities and other public and nonprofit partners to identify, assess, safely cleanup, and plan for revitalization/reuse of Brownfields properties in the Southeastern US. The Brownfields Program works under the authority of Public Law 107-118 (H.R. 2869): "Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act", commonly known as the Brownfields Law.
The National Program Office, located within the US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, provides policies, guidance and direction to the Regional Brownfields Programs.
The Region 4 Brownfields Program works closely with the Region 4 Land Revitalization Program to provide assistance to State, local, and private sector partners, to restore contaminated land to reusable, marketable real estate development opportunities. Our Land Revitalization website has a variety of information about revitalization and reuse in Region 4, including revitalization tools and resources.
Additional Resources
Looking for additional funds to support your Brownfields or Land Revitalization efforts? Check out the Brownfields Federal Programs Guide - 2011 Edition (PDF: 84 pps, 1.23MB).
Brownfields News In Region 4
Brownfields 2013 is coming to Atlanta!
To learn more, please visit brownfieldsconference.org.
FY2012 Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants
EPA has published its request for Brownfield proposals for Assessment,
Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants. The proposal deadline is
November 28, 2011.
The FY 2012 Proposal Guidelines for Brownfield Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grants are posted to the EPA national Brownfields website at: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/applicat.htm. These grants may be used to address sites contaminated by petroleum and hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.
Opportunities for funding are as follows:
- Brownfield Assessment Grants: (each funded up to $200,000 over three years; $1,000,000 for Assessment Coalitions) provide funding to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement related to Brownfield sites;
- Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants: (each funded up to $1,000,000 over five years) provide funding to capitalize a revolving fund and to make loans and provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at Brownfield sites; and
- Brownfield Cleanup Grants: (each funded up to $200,000 over three years) provide funding for a grant recipient to carry out cleanup activities at Brownfield sites that are owned by the grant recipient.
EPA Region 4 hosted a Web-based training on the application process on October 13 and 19, 2011. Please email Linda Williams at williams.linda@epa.gov if you wish to receive future notices of our Webinars.
2011 Region 4 Brownfields Grantee WorkshopThe 2011 EPA Region 4 Brownfields Grantee Workshop was held August 17-18, 2011, in Decatur, Georgia. The workshop offered a unique opportunity to gain knowledge of the Brownfields program and to meet with others involved in Brownfields revitalization and reuse. Experts from the Brownfields community shared their knowledge and experience with attendees. Presentations from the workshop: Region 4 State and Tribal Partners
The Region 4 Brownfields Program works closely with its State and Tribal partners to facilitate Brownfields cleanup and revitalization in the Southeast.
State/Tribal Contacts (PDF: 3 pp, 37KB) and Tribal Government Contacts.
A link to State web sites can be found: 
Alabama,Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee.
- Site Eligibility Forms: Phase II and Cleanup (Word: 24.5KB)
- Targeted Brownfields Assessment Application (Word: 32KB)
The Land Revitalization Yellow Pages serves as a resource for individuals and organizations interested in accessing federal agencies and that actively pursue Brownfields solutions. The purpose of the Yellow Pages are to help local communities, organizations, states, tribes, and other interested parties identify federal programs which support land revitalization efforts and provide a single point of contact to facilitate use of these programs.
Land Revitalization Yellow Pages - 2009 (PDF: 51 pp, 706.8KB)"
Enviromental Toolkits
EPA Region 4 has created several useful centralized web-based toolkits to assist local governments, citizens, businesses and environmental regulators in identifying information to develop, evaluate, support, and/or expand programs in air quality, waste, revitalization projects and water. These toolkits offer detailed tutorials on various "how-tos" to help turn great ideas into positive accomplishments.
- Southeastern States Air Quality Toolkit- This toolkit provides information on the types and sources of pollutants, the impacts of air pollution, as well as federal, state, local and regional program and initiatives to address air pollution control issues and to improve air quality.
- Revitalizing Southeastern Communities - A Brownfields Toolkit-This toolkit provides information and resources for local government officials. You will find an overview of the federal and state programs dedicated to the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields.
- Municipal Government Toolkit-The Municipal Government Toolkit (MGTK) was designed to provide the information and resources necessary for state and local governments to make successful recycling programs a reality. The MGTK is a compilation of fact sheets, case studies, recycling reports, and links to online tools aimed at helping you improve your community recycling program.
- Underground Storage Tank Toolkit-The Underground Storage Tank Toolkit was designed to provide the information and resources necessary for state and local governments to maintain their underground storage tank systems.
- Sustainable Design and Green Building Toolkit for Local Governments-This Toolkit is designed to assist local governments in identifying and removing permitting barriers to sustainable design and green building practices. It provides a resource for communities interested in conducting their own internal evaluation of how local codes/ordinances either facilitate or impede a sustainable built environment, including the design, construction, renovation, and operation and maintenance of a building and its immediate site.
Region 4 State and Tribal Brownfields and Land Revitalization Information
By clicking on the state and tribal web page links, you will be leaving the EPA.gov domain and entering an external link. This link provides additional information that may be useful or interesting and is being provided consistent with the intended purpose of the EPA Web site. However, EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of information provided by this link or any other linked site.
- Alabama
Brownfields, UST, RCRA, Mine reclamation, Voluntary cleanup, Hazardous site inventory, Superfund - Florida
Brownfields, UST, RCRA, Mine reclamation, Voluntary cleanup, Hazardous site inventory, Superfund (NPL sites only) - Georgia
Brownfields, UST, RCRA,Voluntary cleanup, Hazardous site inventory, Superfund - Kentucky
Brownfields, UST, RCRA, Mine reclamation, Voluntary cleanup, Hazardous site inventory, Superfund - Mississippi
Brownfields, UST, Mine reclamation, Voluntary cleanup, Hazardous site inventory, Superfund - North Carolina
Brownfields, UST, RCRA, Voluntary cleanup, Hazardous site inventory, Superfund - South Carolina
Brownfields, UST, RCRA, Mine reclamation, Voluntary cleanup, Hazardous site inventory, Superfund - Tennessee
Brownfields, UST, RCRA, Mine reclamation, Voluntary cleanup, Hazardous site inventory, Superfund
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Brownfields