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Directory of Technical Assistance for Land Revitalization

 
Section Number: 2.1.5 
Organization Name: Land Revitalization Initiative 
Background: EPA, in partnership with the states, tribes, territories, and a broad range of stakeholders, is undertaking the Land Revitalization Initiative to restore land to productive economic and green space end uses. At the same time the Agency protects human health and the environment by cleaning up waste sites in all of its land cleanup programs. Community members care both about cleaning up past contamination and about the future opportunities that a property offers to improve their quality of life in sustainable ways that break the cycle of environmental contamination and blight. Cleanup and reuse are mutually supportive common sense goals that reinforce each other to serve the common good.

To facilitate and promote land revitalization, EPA has developed an Action Agenda as a blueprint for achieving more land restoration as part of clean up. The Land Revitalization Group is responsible for overseeing implementation of the Agenda. Reuse Coordinators and Teams have been created in each of EPA's 10 Regions to develop Reuse Work Plans describing actions they are taking to make reuse part of cleanup. A number of steps already have been taken in EPA's cleanup programs to further reuse efforts, but much more can be done to expand on the successes that have been achieved. The Action Agenda will further EPA's land reuse goals by: ensuring that cleanup program policies, guidance and enforcement practices encourage reuse when appropriate; creating public-private and cross-governmental partnerships to foster reuse; instilling a culture of reuse in our government workforce; and providing incentives for reuse through streamlined implementation of federal brownfields legislation. 
Location: EPA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 
Relevancy to Revitalization: EPA has developed a Land Revitalization Agenda (Appendix B) to further land reuse by ensuring that cleanup program policies and guidance encourage reuse; creating public-private and cross-governmental partnerships to foster reuse; instilling a culture of reuse in our government workforce; and providing incentives for reuse through streamlined implementation of new federal Brownfields legislation to provide Brownfields grants and limit liability for perspective purchasers of property. 
Specialty Areas: EPA has established Land Reuse Coordinators and Land Reuse Teams in each of the 10 EPA Regional Offices. The Reuse Coordinators and Teams ensure coordination among the cleanup programs in implementing the Land Revitalization Agenda. 
General Services Offered:
  • Review documents
  • Provide assistance to foster cleanups that lead to land reuse
  • Support and participate in stakeholder outreach meetings and seminars to foster reuse across all cleanup programs
  • Disseminate environmental information in all the cleanup programs to facilitate reuse and assist Regional program managers in data sharing
  • Support pilot demonstrations 
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    Type of Funding Available: Funding and grants are available on a case-by-case basis. 
    Eligibility: Direct support to federal, state and local governments  
    Process for Requesting Assistance: Assistance can be requested through the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/oswer/landrevitalization or by calling 703-603-0048. 
    Homepage: http://www.epa.gov/oswer/landrevitalization/index.htm


     
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    Success Stories:
    Since this is a new initiative, there are no specific success stories at this time. Check the website or any of the contacts listed above for additional updates. 

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