"Moving America and the Environment Forward" is a House Ways and Means Committee statement of principles on how the committee wants to approach an infrastructure bill. It includes $760 billion of proposals.

In 2011, Governor Cuomo created ten Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC) and the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) to advance the administration’s efforts to improve New York’s business climate and expand economic growth. This 2019...

The State Brownfields and Voluntary Response Programs Report explores the evolving landscape of state environmental, financial and technical programs designed to promote brownfields cleanup and reuse. This report provides a concise, user-friendly...

Charles Bartsch authored this paper as part of projected funded by the Brookings Institution. This paper provides an overview of the brownfields challenge in Pennsylvania and makes a series of recommendation to build upon the success of the...

Inez Long discusses how the ability of the NMTC program to expand the availability of credit, investment capital, and financial services in distressed urban and rural communities makes this financing tool a viable option for brownfields...

The Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) explains brownfields and how they work in the state of California. Discussed the direct and indirect impacts of brownfields and EPA Program eligibility.

Many local, state, and federal government environmental and economic development programs provide financial assistance in the form of grants and cleanup funds for petroleum brownfields.

As part of the CDFA Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, the fourth installment of the Brownfields Financing Webinar Series examines the potential behind using brownfields as sites for renewable energy generation, the unique financing tools...

Presentation slides from the CDFA Brownfields Financing Webinar Series on January 14, 2016

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management provides a list of brownfield projects and case studies and the economic impact they bring to the state.

This report from the Center for Creative Land Recycling and Association of New Jersey Environmental Commission serves as a guide for municipalities and community organizations looking to remediate and redevelop brownfields.

Dan Grogan of Amec Foster Wheeler highlights some of the best practices for brownfield redevelopment and examines case studies located in Georgia.

This presentation from Beth Blalock provides an overview of Georgia's Brownfield Program.

As part of the CDFA Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this second installment of the Brownfields Financing Webinar Series focuses on disaster recovery assistance and highlights best practice examples, case studies, and brownfield...

This helpful fact sheet provides communities looking to finance the redevelopment of their brownfield sites an overview of the tools available through CDFA's Brownfield Technical Assistance Program.

This 2014 annual report from Minnesota Brownfields discusses some of their program highlights and brownfields gap financing projects in Minnesota.

As part of the CDFA Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this debut webinar highlights communities that have successfully employed the development finance toolbox to transform former brownfield sites into economic assets. Learn how tools such...

The CDFA Brownfields Financing Toolkit provides communities with an easy-to-use, best practices resource on brownfields redevelopment. The toolkit brings together the best financing concepts and techniques to provide a comprehensive response to...

Association for Redevelopment Initiatives' case study details the transformation of 12 former brownfield sites into Berry Lane Park, a public park in one of New Jersey's poorest neighborhoods. Berry Lane Park was funded through a mix of public and...

The Ohio Development Service Agency released its 2014 Annual Report, which details the various projects, statistics and successes of the financing programs overseen by the Agency throughout the year.

This report, produced by CDFA for the World Bank, is intended to provide information to communities and countries interested in identifying potential financing tools for the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated industrial sites. Specific...

Megan Quinn of the U.S. EPA explains the partnership with the Council of Development Finance Agencies.

The US Environmental Protection Agency released this summary for FY15 brownfield assessment and cleanup grant guideline changes.

This EPA report covers the opportunity, challenges, cleanup, rebirth, and benefits of a Brownfields Success Story in Fairborn, OH.

The presentation outlines the structure, objectives, and financing mechanisms behind Florida's Brownfield Redevelopment Program. The process of designating areas is also discussed, in addition to the benefits of the program.

The Alaska Environmental Protection Agency provides a handbook regarding the redevelopment procedures, assistance, and funding guidelines for the state. The handbook pinpoints specific response programs by location and touches on different...

For the EPA's Region 6 report, the agency highlights brownfield financing programs in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The report also lays out the elements of each program, in addition to the type of financing used for...

For the EPA's Region 3 report, the agency highlights brownfield financing programs in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virgina, and West Virgina. The report also lays out the elements of each program, in addition to the type of financing used for...

The California Pollution Control Financing Authority administer the CALReUSE Program (the “Program”), which is designed to encourage and assist in the rejuvenation and development of brownfield sites. This report analyzes the successes of the...

Anne Jamieson, Senior Project Manager for AKT Peerless, discusses the different financing strategies behind redevelopment projects, including TIF, tax abatements, tax credits, and grants and loans. Jamieson also provides a case study from Detroit.

The Colorado Brownfields Handbook is the end result of this three-year project. This manual incorporates lessons learned from the two pilot projects and provides a step-by-step process for brownfield cleanup and redevelopment. It also includes...

When the International City/County Management Association first published this guide in 1997, it was the first comprehensive brownfields guidebook written specifically for local government officials and community leaders. In the brief time since...

Charles Bartsch explains the significance public-private partnerships can play in successfully mitigating and redeveloping brownfield sites. Bartsch provides components and steps in successful partnerships.

In this presentation, Evans Paull of New Partners for Smart Growth explores creative financing models for brownfield redevelopment. Paull covers tools such as bonds, loans, grants, credit enhancements, TIF as well as case studies.

Through its Site Assistance and Brownfield Revitalization section, the EPA provides technical review and assistance to the Clean Ohio Fund and JobsOhio Revitalization Fund. This presentation from the 2014 Brownfield Conference provides program...

Evans Paull with Redevelopment Economics published this comprehensive assessment of the economic, fiscal, and environmental impacts of New York State's Brownfield Cleanup Program.

Business Oregon’s Brownfields Program is available to provide financing for the full range of environmental activities associated with brownfields redevelopment. The two programs available are the Oregon Brownfields Redevelopment Fund which is...

Harbor Point is a new 3 million square-foot master-planned mixed-use community located on a waterfront site in Baltimore Maryland. The massive project will generate $920M of private investment from $106.9M of TIF bonds to finance necessary public...

The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) has adopted a Sustainability and Green Design Policy which includes all aspects the organizations activities. On the following pages you will find a compilation of Green Development incentives...

This article by Michael Goodstein, Kathleen Trinward, and Ann Lynch discusses redevelopment strategies to resolve complex financing issues at brownfield sites and uses case studies to highlight successes at two complicated brownfields.

This report looks at the costs associated with smart growth development and conventional suburban development, as well as both strategies’ revenue potential. When compared to one another, Smart Growth finds sustainable development costs 1/3 less for...

The State of California Business Investment Guide serves as a reference document to highlight strategic business advantages, new state-sponsored initiatives, incentives, as well as existing technical and financial assistance programs which are...

This investment guide provides a snapshot of a few financing programs available in the state of California. The state has a strong focus on Industrial Development Bonds, pollution control financing, small business loans and loan guarantees, and more.

The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) is the City of Pittsburgh’s economic development agency, committed to creating jobs, expanding the City’s tax base, and improving the vitality of businesses and neighborhoods. On the following...

This presentation provides an overview of Brownfield Redevelopment Tools available in the State of Georgia, while also discussing the Urban Redevelopment Act and providing information on Opportunity Zones Training.

The Trust for Public Land conducted an economic analysis of the return on Ohio’s investment in land conservation through the Clean Ohio Fund and found that every $1 invested in land conservation returned $4 to the Ohio economy. This report details...

The Ohio Development Services Agency has created this list of economic development programs available for a range of public and private sector clients. This document contains information on programs such as the State Energy Program, the Ohio Job...

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality offers grants and loans for environmental assessments and cleanups at properties with known or suspected contamination. This fact sheet gives a program overview, eligibility, loan terms, and regional...

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources created a flyer with links to valuable resources to help the general audience understand what a brownfield is and benefits of converting them to usable space.