Brownfields Training, Research,
and Technical Assistance Grant
Fact Sheet

National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals

EPA BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, tribes, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield site is 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. EPA funds eligible applicants through assistance agreements to provide training, research, and technical assistance to facilitate brownfields revitalization.

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

The National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals (NALGEP) is a nonprofit association representing local government officials who are responsible for ensuring environmental compliance and implementing environmental programs. NALGEP's membership includes more than 165 local government environmental professionals located throughout the United States, and was created to assist those at the local government level who are responsible for dealing with environmental concerns. The Brownfield Communities Network (BCN) is managed by NALGEP. The BCN is a national network of over 850 brownfield practitioners working to demonstrate how the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated property can be an effective tool for community revitalization. The BCN works to harness the knowledge, expertise, and experience of leading communities and export it to its peers.

BROWNFIELD COMMUNITIES NETWORK PROJECT

Grantee
National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals

Project Focus:
Training and Technical Assistance Grant for Local Government

Project Period:
October 2003 to September 2008

Project Description:
NALGEP's Brownfield Communities Network (BCN) conducts quarterly conference calls and web casts to update attendees on brownfield-related issues ranging from legislative and budget issues to fostering dialogue between developers and BCN members. NALGEP plans, organizes, and delivers regional workshops across the country for local government professionals, private developers, state officials, and consultants to learn and discuss how brownfield redevelopment can play a role in community revitalization and economic development. NALGEP distributes outreach materials to ensure that NALGEP and BCN members receive updated information concerning brownfields cleanup and redevelopment. NALGEP's 2007 BCN Summit is scheduled on September 25-26, 2007, in Washington, DC.

CONTACTS

For further information, including specific grant contacts, additional grant information, brownfields news and events, and publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields web site at: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields or call 202.566.2777.

For further information about the NALGEP, BCN, and its brownfields technical assistance and training activities, visit http://www.nalgep.org/ or call 202.638.6254.

*The information on this fact sheet is subject to change.