Transcript EPA Brownfields Program

Brownfields Workshop
OVERVIEW BROWNFIELDS
GRANT PROCESS
AUGUST, 2013
REGION 6 BROWNFIELDS
What are Brownfields?
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Elements of
Brownfields Revitalization
Local Stakeholders
Determine
Reuse Vision
and Goals
Identify
Brownfields
Prioritize
Brownfields
Conduct
Environmental
Assessments
EPA Assessment Grants
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Leverage
Funding
Resources
Clean up
and
Revitalize
EPA RLF and/or
Cleanup
Grants
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Brownfields Assistance Opportunities Funding
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ASSESSMENT GRANTS – NO MATCH!
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USES:
• Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup
COMMUNITY-WIDE
SITE-SPECIFIC
COALITION
•Inventory
of BF Sites
Alternatives (ABCA)
Hazardous &/or
Hazardous &/or Petroleum Hazardous &/or
•Community
Engagement
Petroleum
Waiver/Justification
to
Petroleum
•Phase
I Environmental
Site
Exceed $200K Limit:
•Commitment
Assessments
Size of Site (30+
Letters
(ESAs) [All Appropriate •Inquiry]
acres)
Coalition
• Phase II ESAs (Sampling)
• Complexity of
Members
• Cleanup Planning
Contamination
•ALL COALITIONS
• Owner
MEMBERS MUST
Uncooperative
BE ELIGIBLE
CLEANUP GRANTS – 20% MATCH
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•USES:
Non-Profits
– Eligible Applicant
• Must Own Property
•• Cleanup
Must NotActivities
Be Operator
•• Must
Qualify
Finalize
ABCAas
• Public Participation on ABCA
HAZARDOUS
• State
Voluntary Cleanup
 BonaFees
Fide Prospective
Program
Purchaser
• Quality
Assurance Project Plan
OR
(QAPP)
PETROLEUM
 Eligibility Determination –
State
• Phase
I ESA Completed
• Phase II ESA Completed
Analysis of
Brownfields Cleanup
•• Qualified
Environmental
Alternatives
Professional (ABCA)
(Your - Drafted
• Public
Participation on
Grant
advocate/technical
advisor)
Proposal
• Confirmatory
Sampling
 Community
Notice
(CONFIRM
CLEANUP
MEETS
(Document!)
STATE
CLEANUP STANDARDS)
 Community
Meeting
• Community
Engagement
(Document!)
Activities
 Community Comments on
Grant Proposal (Document!)
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REVOLVING LOAN FUND GRANTS 20 % MATCH
USES:
APPLICABLE TO ALL RLF
APPLICANTS: TWO Legal
•
Loans
for
Cleanup
Activities
• Qualified Environmental
COMMUNITY-WIDE
COALITION
Opinions
• Analysis
Professionals
For Loan &/Or
Hazardous
&/orof Brownfields
&/or
• Access to Secure
Site Hazardous
Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA)
Petroleum
Petroleum
• Administer Subgrant
Loans Recipients
• Cleanup Planning
• Community Engagement
•Commitment
• State VCP Fees
Activities
Letters
• Subgrants for Cleanup (eligible • Fund Manager Coalition
entities)
• Activities to Administer
MembersLoan
•ALL COALITIONS
MEMBERS MUST
BE ELIGIBLE
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
& JOB TRAINING GRANTS – NO MATCH!
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USES:
IDENTIFY TARGET MARKET
• Student Screening – Physical, Medical,
• Funds Limited to Training
• Market/Recruit Students
Education
• No Stipends for Child Care,
Transportation, Living Expenses
• Conduct Training • Identify Workforce Needs
in Area
• Track
Measures – Students Graduated,
• Develop Curriculum
• Supplies for Students/Trainers
• Graduation Activities
• Job Placements
Students Placed in Job, Student Job
Retention
AREA-WIDE PLANNING GRANTS – NO MATCH!
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USES:
NEIGHBORHOOD/REGIONAL
APPROACH
Ongoing
Local Planning • Identify Next
Steps
• Community •Meetings,
Charettes
Not Allowed
to Conduct
• Identify ESAs
Resources – Local,
• Community •Engagement
–
Regional,
Federal
Identify Community
NeedsState,
Assessments
Website, Newsletters, Social
• Host Federal Partners Meeting(s)
Media
• Inventory Brownfields Sites
• Proposed Plan to Revitalize
Target Area Brownfields Sites
• Advance
MULTI-PURPOSE GRANTS – NO MATCH!
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USES:
Cleanups:
Assessments: COMBO – ASSESSMENT
& CLEANUP
• State VCP Fees
• Phase I ESA
• Up to $350K Assessment
(Waiver/Justification)
•
Qualified
Environmental
• Phase II ESAs
• UpPlans
to $200K Cleanup Professional
• Cleanup
• Cleanup Activities
• ABCA•Non-Profits – NOT ELIGIBLE
• Confirmatory
AFTER
• MustEngagement
Be Past EPA Brownfields
GrantSampling
Recipient
• Community
Cleanup
• Must NOT be Liable for Past
Contamination under
• Community Engagement
Superfund and/or Petroleum – Underground Tanks
Reguatlion
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Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, Cleanup
(ARC) – Brownfields Grants Schedule
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General ARC Grant Schedule
 Guidelines posted mid-late August
 Proposals due 60 days from date of posted
guidelines
 Selections announced following May
 Grants awarded following October
Overview ARC Grant Review Process
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 THRESHOLD CRITERIA

Pass/Fail
 RANKING CRITERIA
 Accrue Points
Assessment
200 Points
Revolving Loan Fund 100 Points
Cleanup 100 Points
Overview ARC Grant Review Process
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Proposal Process Step 1:
Pass/Fail Threshold Criteria
Evaluated by your EPA Region
 Clarification by your EPA Region to
Determine Eligibility after Submittal
 If Applicant and/or Brownfields Site Does
Not Meet Threshold Criteria, Application
Will Not Be Scored/Ranked

Overview ARC Grant Review Process
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Proposal Process Step 2:
Receive Ranking Criteria Score
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Evaluated by a National Panel
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

Reviewers are from SOMEWHERE ELSE
Scores Based on PROPOSAL
REMEMBER . . . Scores!
Assessment 200 Points
Revolving Loan Fund 100 Points
Cleanup 100 Points
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RANKING CRITERIA
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POINTS!!!
ASSESSMENT – 200 Points
RLF – 100 Points
CLEANUP – 100 Points
COMMUNITY NEED
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Environmental Issues include:  SENSITIVE POPULATIONS:
# of BF Sites, Size of BF Sites
 Children?
 Health Concerns  ASSESSMENT
 Women
of Child-Bearing
– 40
Points
 Social Concerns
Age?
 RLF – 15 Points
 Disproportionate Impact to
 Seniors?
 sites
CLEANUPMinorities?
– 15 Points
Community from BF
 African American %?
 Latino %?
 Asian American %?
 Native American %?
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION &
FEASIBILITY OF SUCCESS
Budge
Budget
Table Match
 Table
ASSESSMENT –Does
100
Points
 Budget Narrative
Narrative?
 RLF – 55 Points
 Outputs
 CLEANUP – 55 Points
 Outcomes
 $ &/or Resources
Leveraged – Assessment
Gaps, Cleanup,
Redevelopment
 Leveraged Resources
Letters Attached?
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PROGRAMMATIC CAPABILITY
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 Include Details – Key Staff
Confirm No Adverse Audit
Involved in Project
Findings OR No Audit
 ASSESSMENT
40
Points
 Demonstrate
Understanding- – If
Adverse
Audit Findings –
Competitive
Bid–Process
 RLF
20 Points Explain How Findings Are
(40 CFR Parts 30 or 31),
Addressed
 CLEANUP – 20 Points
As Appropriate
IF PAST RECIPIENT – PROVIDE
PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS!
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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 Engage Community HOW?
 Key Community Based Orgs.
 Community Meetings
Proposal – List NAME, ROLE
 Web
& CONTRIBUTION of Key
 ASSESSMENT – 30 Points
 Newsletters
CBO’s to Brownfields
 Social
Media– 15 Points
Project
 RLF
 Language Needs
 Support Letters – ROLE &
 CLEANUP – 15 PointsCONTRIBUTION to
Accommodated?
Brownfields Project
 Partnerships Local, State,
Federal
 Health Dept.
 State Environmental
Agency
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 HUD, DOT, EPA?
PROJECT BENEFITS
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 BENEFITS - SENSITIVE
 Sustainable Practices! Livability
POPULATIONS:
Principles! Green Building,
 Improved Environment?
Green Cleanup, Green
Improved
Health?
ASSESSMENT
– 30Contracting!!
Points
 Improved Social?
RLF – 15 Points
 CLEANUP
– 15 Points
Redevelopment
- Equitable
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Development or Livability?
 Economic Gain $, Jobs
 Greenspace or Non-Profit
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THRESHOLD CRITERIA
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Pass – Entry
Fail – No Entry
THRESHOLD CRITERIA:
Eligible Applicants
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Non-Profits
States
Potentially
Liable
Parties
Redevelopment Agencies
Cities
Private
Owners/
Developers
THRESHOLD CRITERIA: Site Eligibility –
Site Specific Assessment OR Cleanup Grants
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Mine-Scarred Lands
Hazardous Substances
Asbestos
Contaminants
Petroleum Products
Lead Based Paint
Pollutants
Illegal Drug Labs
THRESHOLD CRITERIA: ALL ARC PROPOSALS
State Acknowledgment Letter
 CURRENT Acknowledgement Letter from State or Tribal
Environmental Authority – TCEQ &/or RRC
 Can Cover Multiple Brownfields Proposals
 Call or email Christine and/or Aimee at:
Christine Whitney, TCEQ:
512.239.0843
[email protected]
Kelly Wilson, RRC:
512.475.0730
[email protected]
THRESHOLD CRITERIA: Property Owner Eligible
– Site Specific Assessment OR Cleanup Grants
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HAZARDOUS:
 Applicant Can Not Be Potentially Liable (CERCLA)
 EPA Determines CERCLA Liability
 IF Brownfield Contaminants are asbestos and/or leadbased paint – CERCLA may not apply . . .
PETROLEUM:
 State Petroleum Eligibility Determination Letter
(Attachment)
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Peycke, EPA
Christine Whitney
214.665.7273
512.239.0843
[email protected]
[email protected]
THRESHOLD CRITERIA: RLF & CLEANUP
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RLF
CLEANUP
 Two Legal Opinions
 Authority to Access
Property
 Authority to
Administer Loans
 Phase I ESA
 Phase II ESA
 ABCA (Draft – Minimally)
 Public Notice, Public
Meeting, Public Comments
Cleanup Authority and
Oversight Structure
THRESHOLD CRITERIA: COALITION GRANTS
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 Three or more coalition members
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All separate legal entities
All eligible applicants
 Include in proposal:
FOR
MORE INFORMATIONthat
CONTACT:
 Documentation
all members

are eligible entities
Karen Peycke,members’
EPA
Coalition
letters agreeing to be part of coalition
214.665.7273
[email protected]
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Overview ARC Grant Proposal
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ASSESSMENT
 Transmittal Letter (2 Page
Limit)
RLF

Narrative
Proposal
–
Ranking
Responses
(15 Page Limit)
Site Specific:
$350K
Analysis
of Brownfields
Cleanup  Letter – Two Legal Opinions:
Attachment(s)

Justification
Waiver
Property-Specific
IF Applicable
 ThresholdDetermination
Responses
Alternatives
(ABCA) DRAFT
 Access Site – Emergency
 Property
Owner Eligibility
 Non-profit
for Cleanup
ONLY – Document
Status
 Administer
RLF Loans
Applicable
Documentation
ofIFCommunity
 Letters of Coalition Members
 Acknowledgement Letter State Environmental
Notice/Meeting/Comments
 Petroleum Eligibility Determination
Commitment IF Applicable
Authority
applicable
IFOwner
Eligibility
 Leveraged
Resource Letters
 Petroleum
Eligibility
Determination
 Key Community
Based
Organization Letters
Coalitions:
Special
Considerations Checklist
IFapplicable
 Letters
of Commitment

Coalition
Member
Document
PropertySpecific
Determination IF
Eligibility
Applicable
 Cost Share Waiver IF Applicable
CLEANUP
Overview ARC Grant Proposal
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 Community Population
< 10,000
 Federally Recognized Indian
Tribe
 Assisting Tribe or Territory?
 Mine-Scarred Brownfields?
 Controlled-Substances
Brownfields?
 Impact from Natural Disaster
(Hurricane Ike?)
 Plant Closures Or Other
Economic Disruptions?
 HUD/DOT/EPA Core Partner
 Brownfields Area-Wide Planning
Grant Recipient
 Green Remediation?
 Phase II ESA ONLY?
General Lessons Learned
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The Narrative Tells Your Story –
Tie All the Criteria Together
 Remember, Reviewers Know
Nothing About Your Community
 Highlight Your Redevelopment
and/or Sustainability
Opportunities Realized
with Grant
 Any Previous and Ongoing
Master Planning Efforts?
Include in Narrative!
 Any Economic &/Or
Sustainability Initiatives?
Include in Narrative!
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WWW.EPA.GOV/BROWNFIELDS
KAREN PEYCKE 214.665.7273 [email protected]
MARY KEMP 214.665.8358 [email protected]