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EPA Brownfield Grants 2009: Assessment Grants
EPA Brownfields Grants 2009: Assessment Grants
September 5, 2008, 2:00 to 3:00 pm (PST)
Presented by: US EPA Region 10 Brownfields Program http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/sites/bf
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3EPA Region 10 Speakers
Presenters
• Deborah Burgess, EPA Region 10 Brownfields Team Project Officer
• Terri Griffith, EPA Region 10 Brownfields Team Project Officer
Moderator
• Ernest DeWaters, EPA Region 10 Brownfields Team
Database Coordinator Contact Information: [email protected] [email protected]
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4Agenda
• Brownfields Overview • Brownfields Competitive Grant Process • Assessment Grants Overview
• Who is eligible • Types of Assessment Grants • How many & how much
• Threshold Criteria • Ranking Criteria – How to be more competitive • Hints for Getting Started and Additional Resources • Final Questions
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Brownfields Overview
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6Brownfields History and Mission
• Get brownfield sites back into productive reuse
• Support projects with strong community engagement
• Leverage additional redevelopment resources through key partnerships
• Develop partnerships with states and tribes
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“... real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, controlled substances, petroleum or petroleum products, or is mine-scarred land.”
Brownfields Definition
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“Hazardous Substances, Pollutants, and Contaminants”
• Hazardous Substances
• Petroleum Contamination
• Asbestos & Lead Paint are eligible
• Controlled Substances (e.g., Meth labs)
• Mine-Scarred Lands
• Other environmental contaminants
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• EPA received over 845 proposals for funding
• Funded 314 grants nationally ($74 million)
• 194 assessment grants
• 108 cleanup grants
• 12 RLF grants
• Region 10
• 25 proposals
• 8 selected for funding
FY2008 Brownfields ARC Grant Program
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10FY2009 Application Timeline
• EPA issued RFP (August 22)
• Applicants discuss projects with EPA/State
• Proposals postmarked deadline (November 14)
• Threshold Review – Eligibility to compete
• Ranking Review (January/February)
• Selection and Announcements (April/May)
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• Region 10 Brownfields Homepage is your resource to: • Guidelines and associated links • Guidelines Changes Fact Sheet: • Assessment Coalitions Fact Sheet • FAQs • Up to date information on additional
workshops
� This workshop is NO SUBSTITUTE for reading and closely following the Guidelines!
Brownfields ARC Grants – Getting Started
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Assessment Grants Overview
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• To inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement related to brownfield sites.
• Community-wide, Site-specific (single site) and Assessment Coalition Grants. • Community-wide
• Up to $200,000 for hazardous substance (including asbestos, lead paint, other environmental hazards, or up to $200,000 for petroleum.
• Applicant can apply in ONE community-wide assessment proposal for $200k Hazardous Substance and $200k Petroleum, for a combined total of $400k.
Assessment Grant Program
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14Assessment Grant Program (cont.)
• Site-specific • Up to $200,000 for petroleum or hazardous
substances (or comingled)
9 Up to $350K per property with approved waiver.
9 No more than 1 application per eligible entity.
9 Site Eligibility and Property Ownership Eligibility Threshold requirement.
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Assessment Coalitions • Up to $1 million for hazardous substance
and/or petroleum (e.g. $500k hazardous, $500k petroleum) 9 3 or more eligible entities 9 Must assess a minimum of 5 sites 9 Coalition members are not eligible to
apply for individual Community-wide or Site-specific Assessment grants in the year they apply as part of a coalition.
Assessment Grant Program (cont.)
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Overview of ARC Threshold Criteria
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• Applicant Eligibility
• Letter from the State or Tribal Environmental
Authority
• Site Eligibility and Property Ownership Eligibility
Community Notification (Not Required)
Threshold Criteria – Must Pass
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Overview of ARC Ranking Criteria
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19Ranking Criteria
• 4 Ranking Criteria Sections for ARC Applicants:
1. Community Need
2. Project Description and Feasibility of Success
3. Community Engagement and Partnerships
4. Project Benefits
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• Community Need [20 pts] - Under this criterion, ARC proposals will be evaluated on:
• Applicant’s description of the health, welfare, environmental, and
• Financial needs of the targeted community as it is affected by the presence of brownfields.
• Responses should clearly identify the sources of information used in this section.
1. Community Need (ARC Applicants)
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Health, Welfare, and Environment
1. Brownfields Effect On Target Community [5 pts] 2. Sensitive Population In Community & Disproportionate Environmental
Impact Data [5 pts]
Financial Need
1. Economic Impacts of Brownfields Provide On Target Community [5 pts] 2. Provide factors explaining why other financial resources are not available
for assessment of brownfields [5 pts]
� Did we mention to identify all information sources!
1. Community Need (con’t)
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• Project Description and Feasibility of Success
• [35 pts]- Under this criterion, proposals will be evaluated in three main sub-criteria:
1. Project Description [5 pts]
2. Budget and Leveraging [10 pts]
3. Programmatic Capability [20 pts]
2. Project Description/Feasibility of Success
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• Budget [10 pts]
• Table (Use Sample Format for Budget)
• Don’t forget the Detailed Narrative
• Know your terms (i.e. “administrative” costs)
• Remember to include Personnel Costs
2. Project Description/Feasibility of Success (con’t)
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2. Project Description/Feasibility of Success (ARC Applicants) - Assessment Budget
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Sample Format for Budget
Budget Categories Project Tasks
(programmatic costs only) [Task 1] [Task 2] [Task 3] [Task 4] Total
Personnel
Fringe Benefits
Travel1
Equipment2
Supplies
Contractual3
Other (specify) ___________________
Total: 1 Travel to brownfield-related training conferences is an acceptable use of these grant funds. 2 EPA defines equipment as items that cost $5,000 or more with a useful life of more than one year. Items costing less than $5,000 are considered
supplies. Generally, equipment is not required for RLF grants. 3 Applicants must comply with the procurement procedures contained in 40 CFR 31.36, or for non-profits, with 40 CFR 30.40 through 30.48.
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• Leveraging - If you determine that additional work (e.g., assessment and/or cleanup) may be required, describe the funding or resources (public and private) you have or will seek to complete the additional work.
• Describe Any Gap In Overall Project Funding • Assessment, • Cleanup Planning, • Cleanup, and • Reuse
• Describe ALL Possible Gap Funding Sources • Provide Examples Of Past Leveraging
2. Project Description/Feasibility of Success (ARC Applicants) (cont.)
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• Programmatic Capability [20 pts]–
• Prior Brownfields Grantee • Past Grant(s) Management & Performance • Adverse Audit Findings • Corrective Action For Past Grant Management Issue
• Prior Federal/Non-federal Assistance Agreements • Plan For Management & Performance • In-house or Plan For Expertise Acquisition • Prior Three Years Grant Management
• No Prior Assistance Agreements
2. Project Description/Feasibility of Success (con’t)
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273. Community Engagement and Partnerships
• Community Engagement and Partnerships – [20 pts]
• Under this criterion, proposals will be evaluated on:
• Plan for engaging the targeted community
• Relationships identified and established with the partners necessary to achieve the project’s goals
• Support letters provided by community-based organizations
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284. Project Benefits (ARC Applicants)
• Project Benefits – [25 pts] • Under this criterion, proposals will be evaluated on the extent
to which your project’s anticipated outcomes: • Promote general welfare through the improvement of the
public health and safety, economy, and environment of the targeted community; and
• Contribute to your overall community “vision” for the revitalization of brownfield sites.
� Consideration will be given to how public health issues are addressed during the project, the anticipated benefits of redevelopment, and the incorporation of sustainable practices .
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294. Project Benefits (con’t)
• Welfare and/or Public Health [10 pts]
• Economic Benefits and/or Greenspace [5 pts]
• Environmental Benefits from Infrastructure Reuse/Sustainable Reuse [5 pts]
• Plan for tracking & measuring progress [5 pts]
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• Environmental Benefits from Infrastructure Reuse/Sustainable Reuse -Describe How the ARC Grant will help Facilitate Infrastructure Reuse –Be Specific!
• For Example: Water, Sewer, Electricity, Roads, Storm Drain, Public Transit, Building
• Describe How the ARC Grant will help Facilitate Sustainable Reuse - Be Specific! • For Example: Green Building, Energy Efficiency, LEED
Certification, Building Renovation, Innovative Storm Water Controls, Construction & Demolition Recycling*, Green Cleanup*, Community Character, Conserve Resources, Transit, Live/Work
*RLF and Cleanup Only
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Hints for Getting Started, Additional Resources, and Final Questions
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• Read the FY2009 Proposal Guidelines for ARC Grants -Individual Program Booklets
• Attend the Region 10 online workshop/conference calls -Opportunity to ask questions on Ranking Criteria
• Contact your state or Tribal Environmental Authority -Initiates coordination through acknowledgment letter -Letters for Petroleum funding eligibility determination
• Contact the Region 10 Brownfields Team with project eligibility questions
-Eligibility can be complicated, call to help navigate through the requirements.
Hints for Getting Started
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• Connect with the community(ies) and community-based organizations in your target area
-Letters of Support from community-based organizations -Set the project up for meaningful involvement
• Consider all the associated costs with assessment -Incorporate project requirements into your planning and costs of what it takes to manage an EPA grant (quarterly reporting, Endangered Species or Historic Preservation, Permits, etc.)
And remember… This presentation is NOT A SUBSTITUTE for reading
and closely following the detailed Guidelines!
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34 State Brownfield Leads in Region 10
• Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Contact: John Carnahan Phone: (907) 451-2166
Email: [email protected]
• Idaho Department of Environmental Quality Contact: Aaron Scheff Phone: (208) 373-0420 Email: [email protected]
• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Contacts: Gil Wistar Phone: (503) 229-5512 Email: [email protected]
• Washington Department of Ecology Contact: John Means Phone: (360) 407-7188 Email: [email protected]
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The Region 10 Brownfields Team We’re here to answer questions 35
Susan Morales, Brownfields Coordinator and Alaska Lead, [email protected], 206-553-7299
Terri Griffith, Project Officer and ARC Grants Lead [email protected], 206-553-8511
Deborah Burgess, Project Officer and Washington State Lead [email protected], 360-753-9079
Laura Caparroso, Project Officer and Job Training Lead [email protected], 206-553-6378
Joanne LaBaw, Project Officer and TBA Coordinator [email protected], Tel: 206-553-2594
Mike Slater, Project Officer and Oregon Lead [email protected], Tel: 503-326-5872
Brooks Stanfield, Project Officer and Idaho Lead [email protected], 206-553-4423
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• FY09 ARC Proposal Guidelines http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/applicat.htm#fy09
• FY09 ARC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/publications/fy2009faqs.pdf
• Fact sheet on changes to FY09 Brownfields ARC Grant Guidelines http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/publications/arc_factsheet.pdf
• Fact sheet on Brownfield Assessment Coalitions http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/publications/acfs_062408.pdf
• Assessment Coalition Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/publications/fy2009moa.pdf
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• Region 10 Information online -http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/sites/bf
• EPA Land Revitalization Projects and Construction and Demolition (C&D) Recycling -http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/debris-new/factsheet.htm
• Headquarters Information online -www.epa.gov/brownfields
• SmartE-Online Sustainable Management Approaches and Revitalization Tools - www.smarte.org
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