Finance and Sustainability --
Brownfield Redevelopment

In addition to broad federal programs that are available to support brownfield redevelopment, many states and counties also offer grants, loans or other incentives.

Brownfields Money Matters
EPA site that provides a comprehensive list of funding sources for brownfield redevelopment, with information on a variety of federal resources.

Financing Brownfields Redevelopment
HUD offers an overview of the different types of HUD Economic Development Funding for Brownfields.

Coming Clean for Economic Development: A Resource Book on Environmental Cleanup and Economic Development Opportunities
Covers financing sources for Brownfield redevelopment.

Financing Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment
A report from the Northeast-Midwest Institute that explores a variety of financing and related strategies to advance the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites.

Public/Private Financing for Brownfield Redevelopment
A report prepared by the Technical Assistance to Brownfield Communities Program at Georgia Tech Research Institute, covering federal programs, banks and land recycling companies.

Brownfields Conference Proceedings
Proceedings from national Brownfields Conferences in 2000-2002 are available online. Several conference presentations addressed financing.

Some states also have programs that designate funds specifically for brownfield redevelopment. Some examples are the Virginia Resources Authority, MassDevelopment and Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority.

Last updated April 7, 2004

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