Deborah Orr Indiana Grant Proposal Workshop September 13, 2007
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P.L. 107.118. Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of January 11, 2002 U. S EPA, Region 5
Deborah OrrIndiana Grant Proposal WorkshopSeptember 13, 2007
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Brownfields Definition
“…..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.”
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Subtitle A. Brownfields Revitalization Funding provides $200 million a year Authorizes grants of up to $350K per site for
assessment. Authorizes grants of up to $200K per site for eligible
entities, including not-for-profits, to clean up brownfields.
Authorizes grants of up to $200K for job training to eligible entitles.
Authorizes grants for up to $1M for revolving loan fund (RLF) program.
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FACT SHEETTargeted Brownfields Assessment
to address the initial stages of returning a brownfield property to productive use. The process includes completion of Phase I and II TBAs that are consistent with the industry standard Phase 1 and 2 environmental site assessments described in American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
standards E1527-00 (Phase I) and E1903-97 (Phase II). Like the ASTM standards the TBA process is focused on identifying Recognized Environmental Conditions (RECs). The following table summarizes the essential elements of the TBA process.
P roject Scoping and Coordination Teleconference
Records Review
Visual Site Reconnaissance
Draft and Final Report
Visual Site Reconnaissance
Work P lan Addendum
and Approval
Executive Summary and
Recommendations
Lab Coordination
Evaluate Need for Further
Investigation
Document Recognized
Environmental Conditions
P roject Scoping and Coordination Teleconference
Records Review
Document Recognized
Environmental Conditions
Executive Summary and
Recommendations
Draft and Final Report
Evaluate Need for Further
Investigation
Limited Sampling Data Analyses
P erform Field Investigation
Work P lan Addendum
and Approval
Lab Coordination
P roject Scoping and Coordination Teleconference
Records Review
Document Recognized
Environmental Conditions
Executive Summary and
Recommendations
Draft and Final Report
Evaluate Need for Further
Investigation
Data AnalysesSubcontract
or P rocurement
NO KNOWN CONTAMINATION/REC LIKELY - PHASE 1 ESA
LIMITED CONTAMINATION/REC LIKELY - PHASE 1A ESA
CONTAMINATION/REC IS LIKELY - PHASE II ESA
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FY 2007Appropriations budget: Competitive funding is $70.7 million. EPA anticipates award of approximately 294 cooperative agreements. Successful proposals in Region 5 totaled 101.
State IL - 16 IN - 11 MI - 29 MN - 5 OH - 15 WI – 14 Tribal - 11
Grant Type Assessment - 64 Cleanup - 15 RLF – 2 Job training – 3 State/Tribal - 17
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BF Region VAnnual Grants: Number
2002 - 2007
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93 95101 101
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BF Region VAnnual Grants: Number and $ Amount
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Number
$0.00
$5.00
$10.00
$15.00
$20.00
$25.00
$30.00
$35.00
$40.00
Assessment $7,374,426.00 $9,700,000.00 $10,695,000.00 $10,937,800.00 $12,534,000.00
Cleanup $3,855,925.00 $4,514,483.00 $3,800,000.00 $4,034,350.00 $1,600,000.00
RLF $10,750,000.00 $14,038,700.00 $7,000,000.00 $7,500,000.00 $3,000,000.00
Job Training $0.00 $775,000.00 $200,000.00 $0.00 $571,250.00
State/Tribal $6,927,700.00 $7,324,830.00 $7,318,498.00 $6,930,311.00 $7,451,692.00
Grant Total $28,908,051.00 $36,353,013.00 $29,013,498.00 $29,402,461.00 $25,156,942.00
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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IL IN MI MN OH WI
2005 2006 2007
R5 BF Proposal Comparison 2005 - 2007
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Useful Tips – make the reviewer believe
Follow the instructions Answer all the questions Tell your story and make it special Make no assumptions Do your homework Solicit help Pay attention to the points
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Assessment Success Story: Chicago, IL
Funds awarded starting in 1997 to redevelop several properties. Part of $1.4M award used to remediate old auto repair shop and build a LEED rated building --- the Jubilee Family Resource Center.
Center provides full day/full year day care, Head Start, Infant Toddler and Youth Alternative programs
Jobs created: 38
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Assessment Success Story: Indianapolis, IN
Area-wide assessment of 75 parcels
Completed 25 residential units, many with green building elements. More homes under construction. Commercial and greenspace also being built.
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Assessment Success Story: Eaton County, MI
Funds awarded in 2005 in amount of $400,000. for petroleum and hazardous waste assessment.
A former school bus garage is becoming a 40 unit senior citizens’ housing center
Leveraged dollars:
$3 to 4.0 Million
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RLF Success Story: St. Louis Park, MN
Hennepin County/Minnesota DEED awarded a total of $2.2Million in federal funds to St. Louis Park
A abandoned lead smelting and auto salvage yard has
become a modern office and showroom.
Leveraged $18,340,953. Redevelopment added
$150,000 to local tax base annually and
Created over 350 new jobs.
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Cleanup Success Story: Hamilton, OHIO
Date of award: 2000 and 2003 Amount of award: $2,883,500
and $500,000 in U.S. EPA RLF funds.
Site of a safe and vault factory for over 100 years is now
a Kroger store and mall Leveraged dollars: $6,866,500
Job created: 100
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Cleanup Success Story: Milwaukee, WI
In 2004 the City of Milwaukee was awarded $200,000 to remediate a former dry cleaning facility.
The result is five retail spaces and 21condominium units with parking.
This project increased the land value over $6,000,000.
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Job Training Success Story
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Emerging Theme: ATSDR’s Public Health and Brownfields Projects
Land Reuse Screening Tool Baseline Agency Capacity to Work on Land
Reuse/Brownfields Community Guidance/Training Programs
- Nuts and Bolts of PPH and Brownfields
- Best Practice Sites
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Emerging Theme: Reuse and Recycle
Debris consists of concrete, asphalt, wood, gypsum wallboard, asphalt roofing materials, metal, bricks, glass, plastics, building components, trees, soil, and rocks and is generally nonhazardous.
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Application Schedule for FY2008
Request for Proposal – released in August Job Training Grant proposals due mid October Assessment, Cleanup, and Revolving Loan
Fund proposals -- mid October Early Spring 2008 – Award Announcements Fund available before October 1
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Training Opportunities
Nuts and Bolts, TBD FY2008 Brownfields Competitive Proposal
Guideline Training, TBD FY2008 Brownfields Grants Administration
Training, TBD 2008 National Brownfields Conference, May
5 -7, 2008 Detroit MI.
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USEPA Region 5 Brownfields Contacts
Deborah Orr
312.886.7576
The FY2007 grant application guidelines are available at
www.epa.gov/brownfields
