The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing assistance to 23 communities to facilitate community involvement in developing an area-wide plan for brownfields assessment, cleanup and subsequent reuse.
Each recipient will be awarded up to $175,000 in grant funding and/or direct technical assistance from the Agency. The funding will help to facilitate community involvement in developing an area-wide plan for a brownfield impacted area. These plans are expected to integrate site cleanup and reuse into coordinated strategies to lay the foundation for addressing community needs such as economic development, job creation, housing, recreation, and education and health facilities. Recipients will be able to leverage the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, a joint effort of EPA, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Economic Development Administration, to identify potential resources to help move the community plans forward.
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