THE BROWNFIELDS GRANTS PROGRAM

Philip ClappinU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2

Resources to Jump Start Brownfield Development Workshop

Syracuse, N.Y.

October 19, 2016

Overview of EPA Grants

Other EPA Brownfield Programs

EPA Region 2 Contacts

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TOPICS OF DISCUSSION

EPA’S COMMITMENT TO MAKING MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCES IN

COMMUNITIES• Grant Types:

• Brownfields Area-Wide Planning

• Brownfields Assessment

• Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund

• Brownfields Cleanup

• Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training

• State and Tribal Response Program – CERCLA 128(a)

• Technical Assistance:

• Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA)

• Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB)

• Land Revitalization Project Assistance

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AUTHORIZED BROWNFIELD FUNDING4

Assessment Grants

Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)

Grants

Cleanup Grants

Environmental Workforce

Development and Job

Training Grants

Targeted Brownfield

Assessments

State and Tribal Response

Program Grants

Up to $200 Million

$50 Million

States and Tribes

Area Wide Planning Grants

BROWNFIELD ARC FUNDING FY 2016

In FY2016, EPA has awarded 218 ARC grants nationally for a total of $55.2 M:

145 Assessment Grants - $33.1 M59 Cleanup Grants - $11 M

14 RLF Grants - $11.1 M

New York: 6 Assessments - $1.2M

1 Cleanup - $200K1 RLF - $500K

BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT GRANTS6

$200K Hazardous

Substances$200K Petroleum*

Single Site **

Site SpecificCommunity-Wide

Assessment

Coalition

Assessment

Up to $600K

• Inventory Brownfields• Phase I/II

Environmental Assessments and Investigations

• Cleanup/Reuse Plans• Community and

Stakeholder Outreach

*Petroleum sites are eligible IF• “Relatively low risk site” when

compared with other petroleum contaminated site

• No viable PRP• Site will be assessed or cleaned up by

a person who is not potentially liable for cleaning up site

• Not subject to RCRA 9003 (h) order

**EPA approved waiver to $350K

BROWNFIELD CLEANUP GRANTS7

$200K Hazardous and

Petroleum Substances

Combined$200K Petroleum$200K Hazardous

Single Site

• Direct costs associated with the cleanup of the site

• Direct costs associated with programmatic management

• A portion of the grant may be used to purchase environmental insurance

• A local government can use up to 10% of grant funds for health monitoring, monitoring and enforcement of institutional controls, and any related program development and implementation activities.

20% cost share required as a match

BROWNFIELDS REVOLVING LOAN FUND GRANTS

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Revolving Loan Fund

*Cleanup Sub-Grant*RLF Loan

• At least 50% of the total award amount

• Provide no-interest or low interest loans for Brownfields Cleanups

• Maximum 50% of total award amount

• Does not require repayment

$1M Hazardous $1M Petroleum$1M Hazardous

&Petroleum

*Eligible cleanup activities covered

20% cost share required as a match

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING GRANTS

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• Hazardous waste training• Solid waste management or

cleanup training• Superfund site cleanup and

innovative and alternative treatment technologies training

• Emergency planning, preparedness, and response training

Applicants may choose to deliver a variety of environmental training:

• Enhanced environmental health and safety training

• Integrated pest management (IPM) training

• Alternative energy technologies

• Wastewater treatment training, such as wastewater treatment facility operations training

$200K Funding

The Fortune Society, NY

TYPES OF GRANTS10

Assessment Revolving Loan

Fund

Cleanup Job Training

EWDJT

Area Wide

Planning

Applicant

Eligibility

Government,

Quasi

Government,

Regional

Councils, Tribes

Government,

Quasi

Government,

Regional

Councils, Tribes

Government,

Quasi

Government,

Regional

Councils, Tribes,

Non Profits

Government,

Quasi

Government,

Regional

Councils, Tribes,

Non Profits,

Colleges

Government,

Quasi

Government,

Regional

Councils, Tribes,

Non Profits

Amount of

funding

available

Up to $400K for

community-

wide

Up to $200,000

or up to

$350,000 for

Site Specific

Up to $600,000

for a coalition

• Up to $1

million

Up to $200,000

per site

Up to 3 sites

totaling

$600,000

• Up to

$200,000

• Up to

$200,000

Cost share

requirement

n/a 20% cost share 20% cost share n/a n/a

Period of

performance

3 years 5 years 3 years 3 years 2 years

BROWNFIELDS AREA-WIDE PLANNING (BF AWP)

Yonkers, NY

2-year grant given to:

Assist with community involvement, research planning and implementation strategies related to brownfields cleanup and reuse

Focus on catalyst/high priority brownfields sites and surrounding area

Common grant-funded activities:

Identifying community priorities

Evaluating existing conditions

Brownfields site reuse planning

Developing a brownfields area-wide plan; and

Identifying resources or leveraging opportunities to implement plan

Camden, NJ

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BROWNFIELDS (TAB)

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Tools• Workshops and Webinars • Resource Center• Special Projects• One-on-One Assistance• Web-based Tools• Newsletters and Case

Studies

Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR)Serves EPA Regions 2, 4, 9, & 10Sarah Sieloff(415) 398-1080sarah.sieloff@cclr.orgWebsite: www.CCLR.org

Technical assistance provided through the TAB Program helps communities across the country increase their understanding and

involvement in brownfields cleanup and revitalization and assists in moving brownfields sites forward in the process toward cleanup and

reuse.

Areas of assistance include: Community and stakeholder involvement, Health impacts of brownfield sites, Science and technology relating to brownfield site assessment, remediation, and site preparation activities, Brownfield finance, Integrated approaches to brownfield cleanup and redevelopment, Sources of brownfields assessment and cleanup funding, State brownfields and voluntary cleanup program requirements, and Brownfields redevelopment activities

TARGETED BROWNFIELD ASSESSMENTS (TBA)

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TBAs may include:• An “all appropriate inquiries” assessment (Phase I), including a

historical investigation and a preliminary site inspection;• A more in-depth environmental site assessment (Phase II),

including sampling activities to identify the types and concentrations of contaminants and the areas to be cleaned; and

• Evaluation of cleanup options and/or cost estimates based on future uses and redevelopment plans.

Eligible entities include: state, local and tribal governments;general purpose units of local government, land clearanceauthorities or other quasi-governmental entities; regional council or redevelopment agencies; states or legislatures; or nonprofitorganizations.

The TBA program is not a grant program, but a service provided through an EPA

contract in which EPA directs a contractor to conduct environmental assessment

activities to address the requester’s needs. Unlike grants, EPA does not provide

funding directly to the entity requesting the services. TBA assistance is

available through EPA’s Regional Brownfields offices.

QUESTIONS?

• Region 2 Brownfields Contacts

• Terry Wesley, Region 2, Brownfields Section Chief

Wesley.Terry@epa.gov (212) 637-5027

• Lya Theodoratos, Region 2 Brownfields CoordinatorTheodoratos.Lya@epa.gov (212) 637-3260

• Alison Devine, Region 2 TBA Coordinator

Devine.Alison@epa.gov (212) 637-4158

• Schenine Mitchell, Brownfields Job Training Coordinator

Mitchell.Schenine@epa.gov (212) 637-3283

• Philip Clappin, Technical Coordinator

Clappin.Philip@epa.gov (212) 637-4431

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PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

The FY17 ARC Guidelines & Supplemental Grant Funding Posted on:https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields/apply-brownfield- grant-funding

FY17 Assessment Guidelines Posted on:http://www.epa.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity. html? oppld= 289469 (

FY17 Cleanup Guidelines Posted on:http://www.epa.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html? oppld= 289447

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Thank You

Phil Clappin

Brownfields Program Officer

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

clappin.philip@epa.gov

(212) 637-4431

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