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FUNDS FOR REDEVELOPINGBROWNFIELDS
April 22, 2015Phoenix AZ
CENTER FOR CREATIVE LAND RECYCLING
• Workshops• Brownfields 101 & Funding• Custom
• Technical Assistance: EPA TAB grantee• Liability• Grant review• Outreach
• Policy & Research• Consulting• Online at www.cclr.org
Ignacio DayritIgnacio.dayrit@cclr.org
415.398.1080
STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE BROWNFIELDSPROJECTS & PROGRAMS
• Community: Obtain community leadership support, convene stakeholders, address concerns, incorporate plans
• Technical: Collect & analyze good information• Regulatory: Coordinate with regulatory agencies;
develop assessment, legal & acquisition strategies• Financial: Obtain planning, site assessment &
remediation funds – loans & grants. Consider Federal & state programs for infrastructure & economic development.
Seed funding & assistance to local government & communities are available through various programs.
LEVERAGING MULTIPLE SOURCES
• Brownfields activities as a percentage of expenses• Successful projects take a long time• Don’t need all the money at once• Consider all sources:
• Public: other federal, state & local grants/loans, tax exempt and taxable bond financing, local levy funds
• Private: bank/other institution loans, investor’s equity, tax credits
• In-kind: staff salary/benefits, volunteer hours, equipment, building space
• Money attracts money; success breeds success
PLAN & PRIORITIZE
• Grant funding cycles• Funding agency priorities• Economic or community development needs
• Planning• Infrastructure• Redevelopment & jobs >>>>>
• Grant & development teams• Political & community support• Planning & zoning consistency• Entitlements & permits• Planning & construction schedule
˃ Commercial/industrial˃ Housing˃ Open space
FEDERAL FUNDING & TECHNICALASSISTANCE SOURCES
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)• Housing & Urban Development (HUD)• Department of Transportation (DOT)• Economic Development Administration (EDA)• Department of Agriculture• Department of Energy• Army Corps of Engineers• Who to contact?
• Formula grants/loans: Arizona ACA, DOH, etc. , planning/ economic development district, metropolitan planning organization or council of government
• Discretionary grants/loans: contact directly
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSINGAND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Kingman Depot
• Community Development Block Grants• Section 108 Loan Guarantee• Choice Neighborhoods• Promise Zones
Maggie Gibson Plaza, Portland OR
U.S. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTADMINISTRATION (EDA)
• Grants to local government & non-profits in severe economic distress areas• Attraction of private investment and creation of high-skill, high-wage jobs• Locally-developed, regionally-based economic initiatives for economic
growth & regional competitiveness, innovation & entrepreneurship.
Programs:• Physical infrastructure upgrades (Public
Works/Economic Adjustment)• Reuse of publicly owned buildings (Public
Works/Economic Adjustment)• Brownfield Inventories/Redevelopment
Plans (Planning)• Site-specific market feasibility studies
(Planning/Local Technical Assistance)• Capitalization of Revolving Loan Funds
(Economic Adjustment)
Solar Zone at UA Tech Parks
U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURERURAL DEVELOPMENT
• Loans & Grants• Community Facilities
• Health care, public safety, public buildings, cultural & education, energy transmission/distribution; transportation
• Public entities – population <20,000Sonoran Desert Retreat Center, Ajo• Water & Environmental
• Water & Wastewater - new & replacement
• Public entities – population <10,000; municipalities, counties & special purpose districts, nonprofits & tribes
• Energy, Housing & Business Development
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFEDERAL TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION
• Formula grants - work thru state MPOs,• DOT highway and transit construction programs can
support related revitalization by: • helping upgrade existing facilities• offer transportation amenities that improve access to – and
marketability of – sites• fund facilities and structures that serve as part of the remedial
solution
• Discretionary funds: TIGER grants: • May 4: Pre-application due• June 5: Application due
STATE, LOCAL, AND PRIVATE FUNDINGSOURCES
• Arizona Commerce Authority• Border Environment Cooperation Commission
(BECC)• New Market Tax Credits• Historic Tax Credits• Foundations
ARIZONA COMMERCE AUTHORITY
• Qualified Facility Tax Credit• For new or expanded facilities that create new jobs• Land, buildings, machinery, equipment and fixtures for
expansion of an existing qualified facility or establishment of a new qualified facility
io Data Center• Tax credit lesser of:
• 10% of the total qualified investment;
• $20,000 per qualified job created; or
• $30,000,000 per taxpayer.
BORDER ENVIRONMENT COOPERATIONCOMMISSION (BECC)
• Eligible communities must be located within ~62 miles north of the international boundary
• Technical assistance, capacity building, public participation, loans and grants, etc.
• Water supply* and conservation*• Wastewater treatment* and Solid waste management*• Air quality improvement• Clean and renewable energy• Energy efficiency• Industrial and hazardous waste• Public transportation
Rio Rico LandfillGas to Energy
NMTC: QUALIFIED AREAS & PROJECTS
Butterfly Wonderland,
Phoenix; One East
Broadway, Tucson
EligibleSeverely DistressedPrimarySeverely DistressedSecondaryNot Eligible
Admiral Building, Kansas City MOREA, Sacramento CA
Triangle Biotech, Durham NCDalton Bldg, Rock Hill SC Masonic Temple, Wyandotte MI
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
• National Trust for Historic Preservation• Funding for nonprofit organizations & federal, state, or
local government agencies• National Trust Preservation Funds• Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation• Fund for Historic Preservation
Dr. Lucius Charles Alston House, Mesa
• Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors
• Hart Family Fund for Small Towns• Southwest Intervention Fund• National Trust Loan Fund (NTLF) • National Trust Community
Investment Corporation (NTCIC)
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS)ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR PRESERVATION PROGRAM
• Commissioned 1926 – 1985• Shortest all-weather highway linking
industrial Midwest to west coast covering eight states
• 2,400 miles long (~85% still drivable)• Private individuals, nonprofits,
government agencies• Preservation of transportation-related
properties - motels, gas stations, cafes, road segments and cultural landscapes
• Technical assistance and cost-share grants
FOUNDATIONS - STRATEGIES
• Capital & planning grants & loans
• Understand how foundation’s grants fit into applicant’s financing strategy
• Demonstrate how organization’s project will meet foundation’s objectives
• Best for jump-starting a project/program
• Demonstrate capacity and organization
Mariposa Pharmacy, Nogales
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