EPA REGION 4

Brownfields Yellow Pages

Federal Partnership Resource Guide 

July 2003 

Redevelopment Solutions for America’s Communities

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Brownfields Yesterday, Green Industries Tomorrow 
Region 4 Brownfields Yellow Pages 

Contents

Introduction. ................................................................................................ 4 

Appalachian Regional Commission.................................................................. 5 

Corporation for National and Community Service 

 AmeriCorps .............................................................................................7 

Department of Agriculture...............................................................................9 

Department of Agriculture 

 Forest Service..........................................................................................10 

Department of Commerce 

 Economic Development Administration..........................................................13 

Department of Commerce 

 National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration...............................................15 

Department of Defense..................................................................................18 

Department of Defense 

 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers......................................................................20 

Department of Education................................................................................22 

Department of Energy....................................................................................24 

Department of Health and Human Services

 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry..........................................26 

Department of Housing & Urban Development....................................................28 

Department of the Interior 

 Bureau of Land Management.......................................................................31 

Department of the Interior 

 National Park Service.................................................................................32 

Department of the Interior 

 Office of Surface Mining............................................................................. 36 

Department of Justice...................................................................................38 

Department of Justice 

 Community Relations Service......................................................................40 

Department of Labor....................................................................................42 

Department of Transportation 

 Federal Highway Administration..................................................................44 

Department of Transportation 

 Federal Railroad Administration...................................................................47 

Department of Transportation 

 Federal Transit Administration.....................................................................49 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation............................................................53 

Federal Housing Finance Board.....................................................................55 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.............................................................57 

U.S. General Services Administration..............................................................63 

U.S. Small Business Administration................................................................65 

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Region 4 Brownfields Yellow Pages

 

 June 2003 

The Brownfields Yellow Pages: Federal Partnership Resource Guide is published yearly by 

Region 4 of the Environmental Protection Agency. For more information on the Brownfields 

Program, please visit EPA Region 4’s Brownfields Web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/bf/

Or Contact: 

EPA Region 4 Brownfields Program

61 Forsyth Street 

Atlanta, GA 30303 

(404) 562-8661 

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Federal Partnership Resource Guide 

Introduction 

The Brownfields Program 

A brownfield, as defined in recently enacted legislation, is “real property, the expansion, 

redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence of a hazardous substance, 

pollutant, or contaminant.” Confronted with hundreds of thousands of brownfiields in this 

country, nearly every community has been impacted in some way by the potential health hazards 

and urban blight they represent. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched the Brownfields Economic Redevelopment 

Initiative in January 1995 to empower states, communities and other stakeholders in economic 

redevelopment to work together in a timely manner to prevent, inventory, assess, safely clean up 

and sustainably reuse brownfields. In January 2002, the President signed the Small Business 

Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act” to formally establish and expand the 

brownfields program. The goals of the Brownfields Initiative in affected communities will be 

realized through a cleaner environment, new jobs, an enhanced tax base, and a greater sense of 

optimism about current and future revitalization efforts. 

Title II of the Act, The Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Program, 

provides grant funding to support site characterizations and assessments, planning related to 

brownfield sites, and site remediation. Grants (cooperative agreements) are awarded annually. 

Site characterization and remediation grants are awarded to eligible entities on a communitywide or site-by-site basis in amounts up to $200,000; grants for capitalization of revolving loan 

funds may not exceed $1,000,000. 

The Brownfields National Partnership 

EPA has established partnerships with federal agencies, states, cities, and other organizations to 

assure a coordinated strategy for addressing brownfield issues. In July 1996, the Interagency 

Working Group on Brownfields was formed as a forum for federal agencies to exchange 

information on brownfields-related activities. More than 20 federal departments and agencies 

are now participating in the Brownfields National Partnership Agenda. These agencies offer 

technical and other assistance to selected communities. Collectively, they have invested more 

than three billion dollars in brownfields projects. 

The Federal Partnership Resource Guide 

The Brownfields Yellow Pages will serve as a resource for individuals and organizations 

interested in accessing federal agencies actively pursuing brownfields solutions.

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Appalachian Regional Commission

Web Site: http://www.arc.gov

 

The Mission of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is to be an advocate and partner 

with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development 

and improved quality of life. ARC was established by Congress in 1965 to support economic 

and social development in the Appalachian Region. The Commission is a unique partnership 

composed of the governors of the 13 Appalachian states and a presidential appointee 

representing the federal government. Grassroots participation is provided through local 

development districts, which are multi-county organizations with boards made up of elected 

officials, businesspeople, and other local leaders. ARC undertakes projects that address the five 

goals identified by the Commission in its strategic plan to fund projects in the following areas: 

education and workforce training programs, highway construction, water and sewer system

construction, leadership development programs, small business start-ups and expansions, and 

development of health care resources. 

Resources Available for Community Development

A large portion of ARC’s Area Development funds is used for water and sewer system service 

extensions to industrial parks in support of local efforts to create and retain jobs in rural 

Appalachia. In the past, several of these projects have involved brownfields sites. Additionally, 

ARC has partnered with the National Association of Local Government Environmental 

Professionals (NALGEP) to conduct regional workshops in Appalachia that encourage 

Brownfields redevelopment. ARC entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with 

the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in FY 2000 for the coordination of policies and 

activities in support of Brownfields assessments, cleanup, and redevelopment. In FY 2002, ARC 

approved 5 projects for over $1,352,000 to be administered by EPA. 

ARC commits to:

1. Explore potential contract with NALGEP for 

• Conducting two additional regional brownfields workshops in FY 2003 

• Conducting several community workshops in ARC economically distressed counties that would 

specifically help communities take advantage of available resources in developing existing

brownfields that would lead to the creation/retention of jobs 

• Providing technical assistance to ARC’s Local Development Districts in a variety of ways that 

foster greater awareness of the potential Brownfields resources available to rural areas

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2. Continue to encourage ARC’s state partners to use their Area Development funds for projects 

that create/retain jobs in Brownfields redevelopment areas 

3. Reaffirm EPA/ARC MOU commitments, which include: 

• Providing support, including technical assistance, information sharing and workshops, to increase 

awareness of brownfields cleanup and redevelopment programs and benefits 

• Financial and technical assistance to Appalachian communities, local development districts and 

other grassroots organizations to develop proposals for integrating brownfields assessments and 

cleanup with economic development planning 

• Coordination of joint activities between Appalachian states, local development districts, and EPA 

field staff to assist the implementation of brownfields redevelopment projects at the state level

• Financial and technical assistance to Appalachian communities to help leverage funds for 

assessment, cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields 

• Collaboration on joint projects or proposal reviews for competitions sponsored by either agency

Headquarters Contact

Anne B. Pope

Federal Co-Chairman 

Appalachian Regional Commission 

1666 Connecticut Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20009-1068 

(202) 884-7660 

(202) 884-7693 Fax 

Email: apope@arc.gov

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Corporation for National and Community Service

AmeriCorps

Web Site: http://www.americorps.gov

AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs that engage more than 50,000 Americans 

each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the 

environment. AmeriCorps members serve through more than 2,100 non-profits, public agencies, 

and faith-based organizations. They tutor and mentor youth, build affordable housing, teach 

computer skills, clean parks and streams, run after-school programs, and help communities 

respond to disasters. Created in 1993, AmeriCorps is part of the Corporation for National and 

Community Service (CNCS), which also oversees Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America. 

Together these programs engage more than 2 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds in 

service each year. 

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

AmeriCorps*State and National

More than three-quarters of AmeriCorps grant funding goes to Governor-appointed State 

Commissions, which distribute and monitor grants to local nonprofit agencies. The balance goes 

to national nonprofits that operate in more than one state. Organizations receiving grants are 

responsible for recruiting, selecting, and supervising AmeriCorps members participating in their 

programs. Grantees include national groups such as Habitat for Humanity, the American Red 

Cross, and Boys and Girls Clubs, as well as many small faith-based and community 

organizations. 

 

AmeriCorps*VISTA

For more than 35 years, AmeriCorpsVISTA members have helped bring individuals and 

communities out of poverty. Members serve full-time, working to fight illiteracy, improve 

health services, create businesses, increase housing opportunities, and bridge the digital divide. 

In fiscal 2001, approximately 6,000 AmeriCorps*VISTA members served in 1,200 local 

programs. 

AmeriCorps*NCC

AmeriCorps*NCC is a 10-month, full-time residential program for men and women between the 

ages of 18 and 24. AmeriCorps*NCCC combines the best practices of civilian and military 

service to bring new leadership and team building resources to local communities. Priority is 

given to projects in public safety, public health and disaster relief. 

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Brownfields Partnership Role

1. Facilitates the placement of a VISTA volunteer in every Brownfields Showcase 

Community 

2. Facilitates the recruitment of a VISTA volunteer for all of the EPA’s Brownfields 

Assessment/Cleanup, Job Training, and Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund grant 

recipients 

3. Promotes EPA’s Brownfields Program grants to all communities served by AmeriCorps 

volunteers 

4. Offers volunteer labor for Brownfields sites 

Regional Contact

Heather Pritchard, Assist. Director 

AmeriCorps 

60 Executive Park South 

Atlanta, GA 30329 

(404) 327-6846 

(404) 327-6848 Fax 

Email: hpritcha@dca.state.ga.us

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Department of Agriculture 

Web Site: http://www.usda.gov

 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture was founded in 1862 as the “people’s department.” 

Today, USDA’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for the American people by supporting 

the production of agriculture; ensuring a safe, affordable, nutritious, and accessible food supply; 

caring for agricultural, forest, and range lands; supporting the sound development of rural 

communities; providing farm and rural residents with economic opportunities; expanding global 

markets to include agricultural and forest products and services; and working to reduce hunger in 

America and throughout the world.

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

To promote Brownfields projects, some USDA field offices are working with Pilots, 

Empowerment Zones (EZs), and Enterprise Communities (ECs), providing educational programs 

and training for Brownfields landscaping projects (e.g., Master Gardeners, pesticide applicators, 

youth development workshops). USDA also has contacts in urban Showcase Communities to 

monitor the success of USDA projects. 

USDA commits to:

Working with EPA and other federal partners to assist with the redevelopment of Brownfields 

sites located in rural communities: 

1. Establishing a Brownfields subcommittee on the hazardous materials management 

council 

2. Developing a road map for Showcase Communities to be placed on USDA’s web site 

3. Developing an MOU with EPA to address issues of common concern 

4. Institutionalizing USDA’s hazardous materials program

Headquarters Contact

Blake Velde, Senior Environmental Scientist 

USDA Hazardous Materials Management Group 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW 

Mailstop: 9100 

Washington, DC 20250-9100 

(202) 205-0906 

(202) 401-4770 

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Email: blake.velde@usda.gov
Department of Agriculture 

Forest Service

Web Sites: http://www.fs.us/spf/coop/programs.htm; http://www.urbanforestrysouth.org

The USDA Forest Service provides financial, technical, and related assistance in urban and 

community forestry “to state foresters or equivalent state officials” under the authority granted in 

Section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, PL 95-331, as amended. The 

agency also has authority to “conduct, support, and cooperate” in research in “rural, suburban, 

and urban areas” through Section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Act of 

1978, PL 95-307, as amended. 

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

Urban & Community Forestry (U&CF) Assistance Program

The mission of the U&CF program is to promote conservation and management of forests and 

related natural resources in cities, with a focus on obtaining the highest social, environmental, 

psychological and economic benefits. 

The U&CF program is delivered through the state forestry agencies. They provide financial 

assistance in the form of urban and community forestry cost-share grants to local governments, 

educational institutions, communities, and non-profit groups. The program awards competitive, 

matching grants for projects that meet criteria established by the national U&CF Assistance 

Program and any additional state guidelines. Awards are made on a 50 percent cost-share basis. 

The grants provide the opportunity for local communities to develop or expand their forestry 

programs and build lasting capabilities to manage their urban natural resources. Examples of 

projects that have been funded by this program include tree inventories, urban forestry 

management plans, outdoor classrooms, urban forestry brochures, publications or videos, 

conferences and workshops. 

Program Purposes

• To increase public understanding of the economic, environmental, social, and psychological values of our 

urban and community forests and their related natural resources in urban and urbanizing areas 

• To improve education and technical support for proper tree selection, planting, maintenance, and protection 

• To enable the development of self-sufficient local urban and community forestry programs which will result 

in community sustainability and enhance the quality of life 

• To develop and maintain an urban and community forestry information network that is supported through 

examples of accomplishments combining technology with research-based partnerships 

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Program Requirements

The grantee state or local government agency, non-profit organization, public university or 

school is required to match the grant on a 50-50 basis with non-federal dollars, in-kind services 

(volunteer time) and/or materials. The grantee is also required to keep accurate records for 

reporting, invoicing, and documenting the project’s completion. Interested applicants should 

check with their state forestry agency or its local equivalent for specific requirements of their 

state or local government. 

NUCFAC Grants

The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) is the official 

advisory body of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on urban forestry issues. 

NUCFAC sponsors the Challenge Cost-Share Program that supports urban community forestry 

activities with a national impact. 

National Investment Projects

National investment projects will be considered and developed in consultation with the National 

Association of State Foresters (NASF) and the corresponding Forest Service region or area 

offices. The projects must comply with Program mandates and direction. 

Southern Center for Urban Forestry Research and Information

The Southern Center for Urban Forestry Research and Information was formed to help facilitate 

the exchange of information between researchers and communities across the Southern U.S. for 

the proper management of trees and forests where people live, work and play. 

Southern Center for Wildland-Urban Interface Research and Information

This Center, also known as Interface South, was developed by the USDA Forest Service’s 

Southern Region and the Southern Region Research Station to heighten awareness and provide 

information about wildland-urban interface issues. Critical interface issues include fire,

watershed management, wildlife conservation and management, and land use planning and 

policy. 

How to Access Partner Resources

The USDA Forest Service Southern Region is comprised of 13 states: Alabama, Arkansas, 

Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, 

Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Contact your state forestry agency for information about the 

grant proposal open season. For a current list of contact names in your state call the regional 

office or go to www.urbanforestrysouth.org 

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Regional Contacts

Edward Macie 

Regional U&CF Program Manager 

USDA Forest Service, Southern Region 

1720 Peachtree Rd., NW 

Atlanta, GA 30367 

(404) 347-1647 

(404) 347-2776 Fax 

Email: emacie@fs.fed.us

Nancy Stremple 

Urban Forestry Specialist 

(404) 347-1647 

(404) 347-2776 Fax 

Email: nstremple@fs.fed.us

Iris Magaly Zayas 

Urban Forestry Specialist 

(404) 347-1650 

(404) 347-2776 Fax 

Email: izayas@fs.fed.us

Beattra Solomon 

Urban Forestry Trainee 

(404) 347-3021 

(404) 347-2776 Fax 

Email: bsolomon@fs.fed.us 

Ingrid Sather, Center Manager 

Southern Research Station 

320 Green Street 

Athens, GA 30602-2044 

(706) 559-4305 

(706) 559-4245 Fax 

Email: isather@fs.fed.us

Annie Hermansen, Center Manager 

Southern Center for Wildland-Urban Interface 

Research & Information 

The Seagle Building 

408 W. University Avenue, Suite 101 

Gainesville, FL 32601 

(352) 376-3271 

(352) 376-4536 Fax 

Email: ahermansen@fs.fed.us

Headquarters Contact

Susan Mockenhaupt 

U&CF National Coordinator 

USDA Forest Service – STOP Code 1123 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, DC 20250-1123 

(202) 205-1007 

(202) 690-5792 Fax 

Email: smockenhaupt@fs.fed.us

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Department of Commerce 

Economic Development Administration 

Web Site: http://www.doc.gov/eda

Congress created the Economic Development Administration (EDA) pursuant to the Public 

Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (as amended). The administration’s purpose is 

to generate new jobs, help retain existing jobs, and stimulate industrial and commercial growth in 

economically distressed areas of the United States. EDA provides grants for infrastructure 

development, local capacity building, and business development to help communities alleviate 

conditions of substantial and persistent unemployment and underemployment in economically 

distressed areas and regions. 

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

Public Works

Through investments in locally developed public works infrastructure projects, EDA will help 

communities establish and support private sector businesses. Grant funds can be used for major 

construction projects, such as water and sewer lines and public facilities that encourage private 

investment. Site assessment remediation can be funded through these grants provided they are 

not more than 10 percent of the total budget (with the exception of housing). 

Planning

EDA will help communities build the capacity to focus on long-term economic challenges by 

developing Economic Development District organizations. These organizations are often 

coordinating entities for various federal and state programs. 

University Centers

EDA will encourage universities to integrate programs of higher education into the local 

community for the purpose of promoting private-sector job creation and economic development. 

Trade Adjustment Centers

EDA will offer effective, cost-shared professional assistance to trade-injured firms. EDA 

currently supports a nationwide network of twelve Trade Adjustment Centers that help U.S. 

manufacturing firms injured by imports to develop strategies for competing in the global market 

place. 

Economic Adjustment Program

This program assists communities that have been impacted by military base closures, coal 

industry downsizing, timber industry issues, severe job loss, out-migration, and 

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underemployment impacts. In addition, this program is utilized for implementing investments in

communities devastated by natural disasters. 

Revolving Loan Funds

EDA will provide revolving loan funds, which provide opportunities for local investment in 

commercial development projects, creating community-based jobs. Upon repayment, principal 

and interest remain in the community for re-lending and further economic development activity. 

Local Technical Assistance

EDA’s local technical assistance grants help fill the knowledge gaps that inhibit communities 

from responding to development opportunities or solving specific economic problems. A 

common purpose of these grants is to determine the feasibility of proposed economic 

development investments. 

National Technical Assistance and Research

EDA will fund proposals that increase knowledge about or demonstrate innovative economic 

development techniques as well as measure program performance. Assistance is intended to 

provide resources, often through intermediary organizations that give technical assistance to 

local and state economic development organizations and practitioners. 

How to Access Partner Resources

The EDA’s resources can be accessed through the state’s economic development representative 

(EDR) or the regional EDA office. 

Regional Contacts

Willie Taylor

Economic Development Admin. 

401 West Peachtree Street, NW 

Suite 1820 

Atlanta, GA 30308-3510 

(404) 730-3032 

(404) 730-3025 Fax 

Email: wtaylor5@eda.doc.gov

William J. Day, Jr., Regional Director 

401 West Peachtree Street, NW 

Suite 1820 

Atlanta, GA 30308-3510 

(404) 730-3002 

(404) 730-3025 Fax 

Email: wday1@eda.doc.gov

Headquarters Contact

Dr. David Sampson 

Assistant Secretary

EDA 

Dept. of Commerce 

14th Street & Constitution Ave., NW 

Room 7804 

Washington, DC 20230 

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Department of Commerce 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

Web Site: http://www.noaa.gov

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) mission is to describe and 

predict changes in the earth’s environment and conserve and manage wisely the Nation’s coastal 

and marine resources. 

Under the authority of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), NOAA provides financial 

and technical assistance to state coastal management programs to support waterfront 

revitalization initiatives. States have the flexibility to address their most pressing coastal issues, 

and many states have supported the revitalization of urban waterfronts and the reuse of 

waterfront sites impaired by contamination. The National Coastal Zone Management (CZM) 

Program is a voluntary partnership between the federal government and U.S. coastal states and 

territories. The CZM program focuses on efforts to: protect the nation’s coastal zone; assist states 

in their responsibilities for coastal zone management; develop special area management plans; 

and encourage the participation and coordination of all public and private stakeholders that affect 

the coastal zone. 

NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration/Coastal Resources Coordination (CRC) Program

strives to reduce the risk of hazardous waste contaminants on coastal and marine habitats by 

developing remedies to protect and restore threatened natural resources. The CRC Program can 

provide technical assistance on site assessments for evaluating aquatic ecological risks to fish 

and shellfish and recommend approaches to cleanup and restore impacted coastal habitats.

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

Funding Provided Through the CZM Program 

Funding through the CZM Program supports activities such as planning, engineering and site 

designs, and feasibility studies. In addition, Section 306A of CZMA provides funding to coastal 

states to acquire land or to fund low-cost construction projects to enhance public access to the 

coast or urban waterfronts.

Technical Assistance Through the Coastal Resource Coordinator (CRC) Program

CRCs work is to protect and restore NOAA trust resources at all types of hazardous waste sites, 

including federal facilities, government-funded cleanup sites, and sites where the state is in 

charge of the cleanup. CRCs are located in EPA regional offices and with a team of multidisciplinary experts, the CRCs help EPA define and mitigate ecological risk through the 

following activities: 

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Providing information to EPA about the sensitive habitats, fish, and other species that live, 

spawn and feed in the affected area; 

Describing contaminants of concern and the ways the contaminants could reach natural 

resources; 

Designing scientifically sound sampling strategies to determine the nature and extent of 

contamination and potential adverse affects; 

Predicting and measuring the effects of contaminants on natural resources; 

Developing site-specific contaminant cleanup levels that will protect NOAA resources and the 

environment; 

Recommending cost-effective approaches for assessment, cleanup and habitat restoration; 

Weighing the effectiveness of different cleanup options; and 

Designing remedial effectiveness monitoring plans to ensure that the remedy protects the 

environment and natural resources. 

Headquarters Contact

Kenneth Walker 

U. S. Department of Commerce/NOAA 

1305 E. West Highway - Rm. 11346 

Silver Spring, MD 20910 

(301) 713-3113 x157 

(301) 713-4367 Fax 

kenneth.walker@noaa.gov

Coastal Resource Coordinator for Region 4

Tom Dillon, Ph.D. 

US EPA Region 4/NOAA 

Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 

61 Forsyth Street, SW 

Atlanta, GA 30303 

(404) 562-8639 

State Coastal Zone Management Contacts

Alabama 

Coastal Area Management Program

ADECA, Costal Programs Field Office 

1208 Main Street 

Daphne, AL 36526 

(334) 626-0042 

(334) 626-3503 

Georgia 

Department of Natural Resources 

Coastal Resources Division 

One Conservation Way, Suite 300 

Brunswick, GA 31520-8687 

(912) 264-7218 

(912) 262-3143 Fax 

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Florida 

Ralph Cantral 

Florida Coastal Management Program 

2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard 

Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100 

(850) 922-5438 

(850) 487-2899 Fax 

Email: ralph.cantral@dca.state.fl.us

Mississippi 

Department of Marine Resources 

Steve Oivanki 

1141 Bayview Avenue 

Suite 101 

Biloxi MS 39530 

(228) 374-5000 

(228) 374-5008 Fax 

South Carolina 

DHEC 

Office of Ocean & Coastal Mgmt. 

1362 McMillan Ave. 

Suite 400 

Charleston, SC 29405 

(843) 744-5838 

(843) 744-5847 Fax 

North Carolina 

DEHNR 

Division of Coastal Management 

P. O. Box 27687 

Raleigh, NC 27611 

(919) 733-2293 

(919) 733-1495 Fax

 

 

 

 

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Department of Defense

Web Site: http://www.dod.gov

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), through its work in communities affected by military 

base realignments and closures (BRAC), is experienced in economic readjustment activities. 

DOD’s primary tools for its economic readjustment projects are the Defense Economic

Adjustment program and the BRAC Program. These programs govern DOD’s efforts to close 

surplus military facilities and return them to local communities, assisting the community to 

remediate and redevelop sites. The Office of the Secretary of Defense coordinates DOD’s 

Brownfields efforts, operating through the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and 

Environment)/Office of Economic Adjustment and the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of 

Defense (Environment). 

Resources Available for Community Development

DOD is included in the Brownfields Federal Partnership primarily in an advisory capacity, 

lending it economic readjustment experience to the development and evolution of EPA’s 

Brownfields Economic Readjustment Initiative. 

DOD commits to:

1. Working with EPA and USACE to clean up and redevelop closed and realigned DOD 

bases to return them to productive reuse 

2. Renewing the Department’s commitment to long term stewardship 

3. Linking pertinent DOD web sites to EPA’s Brownfields web sites

Headquarters Contact for Base Cleanup

Kurt Kratz 

Director of Environmental Cleanup 

Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Installations and Environment (I&E) 

Department of Defense 

3C 765 

The Pentagon

Washington, DC 20301-3400 

(703) 697-5372 

(703) 695-4981 Fax 

Email: kurt.kratz@osd.mil

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Headquarters Contact for Base Reuse

Joe Cartwright 

Associate Director 

Office of Economic Adjustment 

Department of Defense 

400 Army Navy Drive 

Suite 200 

Arlington, VA 22202 

(703) 604-5844 

(703) 604-5843 Fax 

Email: joseph.cartwright@osd.mil

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Department of Defense 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

Web Site: http://www.usace.army.mil

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is made up of approximately 34,600 

civilian and 650 military men and women. USACE military and civilian engineers, scientists 

and other specialists work hand in hand as leaders in engineering and environmental matters. 

USACE investigates, designs, constructs, and maintains a variety of projects for national 

economic and environmental security to city, state, and Federal agencies. USACE has a diverse 

workforce of biologists, engineers, geologists, hydrologists, natural resource managers and other 

professionals to meet the demands of changing times and requirements as a vital part of 

America’s Army. The mission of the USACE is to provide quality, responsive engineering and 

related services to the nation, specifically including: 

• Planning, designing, building and operating water resources and other civil works projects 

(Navigation, Flood Control, Environmental Protection, Disaster Response, etc.)

• Designing and managing the construction of military facilities for the Army and Air Force 

(Military Construction) 

• Providing design and construction management support for other Defense and federal 

agencies (Interagency and International Services)

 

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

Financial Management Services

USACE provides financial management services, including cost accounting, economic analysis 

and budget planning. 

Engineering Services

USACE provides engineering services, including civil, mechanical, electrical, environmental and 

structural. USACE employs innovative technologies developed by its large research and 

development laboratories and from other sources. 

Investigation and Assessment Activities

USACE provides site investigation and assessment services, including environmental, 

geotechnical and cultural investigations; soil and water testing; health and safety support; 

environmental assessments; feasibility studies; groundwater modeling; asbestos and lead 

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abatement; Phase I site assessments; GIS capabilities; RI/FS capabilities; Due Diligence Audits; 

and archaeological and cultural resource investigations. 

Planning Services

USACE provides planning services, including water resource planning, land use/master 

planning, architecture/interior design; mapping services; real estate planning; appraisal and 

acquisition services.

Other Management Services

USACE provides general management services, including project and construction management; 

contract administration; and scheduling. 

How to Access Partner Resources

Congress generally funds USACE for traditional Civil Works programs. USACE also provides 

services to other local and state agencies (on a limited basis) as well as to other Federal agencies 

on a cost-reimbursable basis. USACE has a variety of Civil Works Authorities that could be 

utilized for projects to restore and protect the environment. These authorities require cost 

sharing with a local sponsor, but also provide a mechanism to leverage and increase the 

effectiveness of available finances of state and local agencies in meeting their goals. 

Regional Contacts

Dennis Barnett 

(404) 562-5225 

(404) 562-5233 (fax) 

dennis.w.barnett@usace.army.mil

Tom Billings 

Interagency Program Manager 

(404)562-5211

(404)562-5147 (fax) 

tom.billings@usace.army.mil

Mailing Address: 

US Army Engineer Division, South Atlantic 

61 Forsyth Street, SW, Room 9M15 

Atlanta, GA 30303-8801

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Department of Education

Web Sites: http://www.ed.gov and www.nochildleftbehind.gov 

The Department of Education’s mission is to ensure equal access to education and to promote 

educational excellence throughout the nation. 

The Department promotes educational excellence for all students in the following ways:

• Providing financial support to states and local agencies in areas considered of national priority

• Promoting challenging standards 

• Involving families and communities in schools 

• Providing information on the research-based educational practices 

• Ensuring post-secondary education is affordable 

• Providing high-quality statistics and evaluations of federal programs

The principles embodied in No Child Left Behind legislation focus on: 1) accountability, 2) 

parental choice, 3) local control, and 4) research-based practices. The Department of Education 

encourages the use of funds by states or communities in programs with these basic principles in 

mind. 

The Department of Education is committed to sharing information about Brownfields 

redevelopment goals with state and local education programs, and educational organizations and 

institutions. The Department will also encourage local partnerships at the Brownfields pilot 

communities, which help focus on education needs in areas such as literacy, vocational and 

technical training, school-to-career experiences, and out-of-school youth and civic participation. 

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

Grants

Grants are available to education agencies and institutions to strengthen teaching and learning 

and prepare students for citizenship and lifelong learning. Grants are available for literacy, 

demonstrated academic achievement, and self-sufficiency training for adults. The Adult 

Education State Administered Basic Grant Program is the major source of federal support for 

basic skills under the Adult Education Act. Basic grants to states are allocated by formula, based 

upon the number of adults over the age of compulsory school attendance that have not completed 

high school in each state. Over the last several years, adult education programs increasingly have 

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sought to meet the broad needs of their clients by coordinating with other programs serving the 

same population. 

Student Loans and Grants

Student loans and grants to help pay for costs of postsecondary education. 

Other Support

Other support services aid statistics, research, development, evaluation and dissemination of 

information. 

How to Access Partner Resources

You can access information regarding grants, student loans and other support services through 

the web site. You may also want to contact directly your local technical school, community 

college or university, as well as the State Department of Education or Council on Higher 

Education. Further, you can contact the person listed below for additional information regarding 

grant applications. 

Regional Contact

Dr. S. Anne Hancock 

Secretary’s Regional Representative 

U. S. Dept of Education 

61 Forsyth St., SW 

Suite 19T40 

Atlanta, GA 30303 

404) 562-6225

(404) 562-6520 Fax

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U.S. Department of Energy

Web: http://www.eere.energy.gov

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), officially established in 1977, is a leading science and 

technology agency where research supports national energy, national security and environmental 

quality. At DOE laboratories, scientists and engineers conduct breakthrough research in energy 

science and technology, high-energy physics, superconductive materials, acceleration 

technologies, material sciences, and environmental sciences in support of DOE’s mission. As 

part of the Department’s stewardship of energy resources, DOE facilitates the cleanup of 

contaminated DOE sites. It is through these cleanup efforts that DOE is involved in the 

Brownfields Initiative, as DOE sites are often classified as Brownfields. DOE has made 

environmental quality and health issues a number one priority for DOE facilities. As part of its 

energy efficiency efforts, DOE encourages the concept of Brightfields, applying energy 

efficiency and renewable energy to brownfield sites. 

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

DOE supports the Brownfields Initiative by sharing information about its unique site remediation 

technology and reuse experience, and by providing funding for information sharing and 

exchange. DOE commits to 

1. Linking the President’s National Energy Policy with Brownfields 

2. Promoting the construction of energy efficient buildings and the use of distributed and renewable 

energy at brownfield sites 

3. Bringing technical assistance through the Rebuild America Program

4. Preparing a list of Brownfields successes at DOE sites incorporating energy efficiency

5. Developing regional relationships with federal partners 

6. Assisting other federal agencies with GIS and infrastructure needs 

7. Continuing to work on the refinement and development of environmental remediation tools, 

remedy selections, and life cycle costs associated with institutional controls 

8. Continuing to support research and development activities 

9. Assessing DOE owned property to determine if the sites could be better used 

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Regional Contact

Steve Hortin, Project Manager 

Community Initiatives 

U.S Department of Energy

75 Spring Street - Suite 200 

Atlanta, GA 30303 

(404) 562-0593 

(404) 562-0537 

Email: steve.hortin@ee.doe.gov

Headquarters Contact

Mark Ginsberg, Bd. Of Directors 

Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewal

U.S. Dept. of Energy – EE – 11 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

Rm. 6C-036 

Washington, DC 20585-0121 

(202) 586-1394 

(202) 586 2096 Fax 

Email: mark.ginsberg@ee.doe.gov

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Department of Health and Human Services 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 

 

Web Site: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is a federal public health 

agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. Headquartered in Atlanta, 

Georgia, ATSDR has 10 regional offices consisting of three ATSDR staff members, who are 

located in each of the EPA regional offices, plus an office for liaison work with EPA 

headquarters in Washington, D. C. ATSDR was created by the Superfund legislation of 1980 to 

prevent or mitigate adverse human health effects and diminished quality of life resulting from

exposure to hazardous substances in the environment. ATSDR performs this function through 

various health-related activities, including the evaluation and assessment of environmental 

sampling data collected at sites; the performance of epidemiological, surveillance and other 

studies; various health education activities; and applied research designed to further our 

understanding of how hazardous chemicals affect public health. 

ATSDR’s long-range goal for the Brownfields program is to enhance the capacity of local and 

State health departments to protect the public health in areas near Brownfields sites. ATSDR 

works closely with the National Association of City and County Health Officials in this 

endeavor.

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

Review and Assess Environmental Sampling Data

ATSDR can review and assess environmental sampling data and other site-related information to 

determine if past, current or future exposure to hazardous substances might have public health 

consequences. In essence, ATSDR or the state Health Department can provide an independent 

opinion on site conditions and offer recommendations on measures to ensure the site is 

characterized adequately and developed and reused in a safe manner. In those rare cases where it 

appears that significant exposure to hazardous chemicals is occurring or did occur, ATSDR may 

conduct an exposure investigation (an exposure investigation uses bio-medical and 

environmental sampling to better characterize the public health significance of site-related 

exposures). 

Provide Health-Related Information

ATSDR can provide health-related information on specific hazardous substances, coordinate a 

response to a real or perceived elevated incidence of disease near a site, and help individual 

workers or community members find experienced, private medical attention for significant 

hazardous substance exposure. 

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How to Access Partner Resources

No award is made. The extent of ATSDR’s involvement at an individual site will depend on the 

health issues in question, the ability of ATSDR’s state and local health department partners to 

adequately address those issues, and ATSDR resource capabilities. 

Regional Contacts

Bob Safay Carl Blair 

Senior Regional Representative Regional Representative 

(404) 562-1782 (404) 562-1786 

safay.robert@epamail.epa.gov blair.carl@epamail.epa.gov

 

Ben Moore 

(404) 562-1784 

moore.ben@epamail.epa.gov 

 

ATSDR Region IV 

c/o US EPA Region IV 

Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 

61 Forsyth Street, SW 

Atlanta, GA 30303-8909 

(404) 562-8689 Fax 

 

ATSDR Atlanta Hotline: (800) 447-1544

Headquarters Contact

Steven L. Jones 

Senior Regional Representative 

ATSDR Liaison Officer to EPA Headquarters 

Office of Regional Operations 

Ariel Rios Building 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

MC5204G 

Washington, DC 20460 

(703) 603-8765 

(703) 603-8987 Fax 

Email: sxj6@cdc.gov

 

 

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Department of Housing and Urban Development

Web Site: http://www.hud.gov

In 1999 HUD executed a Memorandum of Understanding with EPA, which commits both 

agencies to implement strategies that will revitalize urban areas and return them to productive 

uses. For fiscal year 2002, $25 million, in Brownfields Economic Development Initiative Funds 

was available through the HUD’s SuperNOFA. 

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

Other HUD programs that can be utilized to assist communities in the cleanup and development 

of Brownfields include the following: 

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is a formula program that allocates 70 

percent of grants to units of general local government and 30 percent to States for the funding of 

local community development programs. 

The primary objective of the program is to develop viable urban communities by providing 

decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities. 

Activities undertaken with the grants must meet one of the three broad national objectives: 1) 

benefit low and moderate income persons; 2) aid in the prevention or elimination of slums and 

blight; or 3) meet other particularly urgent community development needs that the grantee is 

unable to finance on its own. In addition, over a one, two or three-year period, at least 70 

percent of all CDBG funds received by a grantee must be used for activities that benefit persons 

of low and moderate income. Through the Consolidated Plan process, recipients select eligible 

activities that are appropriate to their needs and that reflect local priorities; and they determine 

how their performance will be measured. 

Eligible Recipients

All States receive finds under the States CDBG Program. Under the Entitlement Program, 

grantees are those cities, counties and other local governmental entities (Boroughs, Townships) 

that qualify to receive funds on the basis of one of two formulas. Components of the formulas 

include population, extent of poverty, housing overcrowding, growth lag, and age of housing. 

Funding Cycle

Grants are provided on an annual basis in this non-competitive program. 

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Section 108 Programs

Under the Section 108 program, state and local governments receiving CDBGs can borrow up to 

five times their annual grants to carry out economic development projects and other 

revitalization activities. Governments borrowing funds guaranteed by Section 108 must pledge 

their current and future CDBG allocations as security for the loan, as well as additional 

collateral. 

Eligible Recipients:

State and local governments that qualify to receive CDBG funds can apply for Section 108 Loan 

Guarantee funds. 

Funding Cycle:

Applications for loan guarantees are accepted year-round. 

Economic Development Initiative Brownfields (EDI) 

HUD awards competitive BEDI grants to local and state governments. The BEDI may be used 

to provide additional security for a Section 108 Loan Guarantee, thereby reducing the exposure 

of the CDBG funds, for project costs, or to reduce the interest rate. 

Lead Based Paint (LBP) Hazard Control Program 

The LBP program provides competitive grants to states and local governments to be used for 

privately owned housing and for housing units on Superfund/Brownfields sites. The grants can 

be used for a broad range of activities to reduce dangers from lead-contaminated dust, soil and 

paint in private homes and apartments built before 1978 that are owned or rented by low-income

families. In the FY 2002 funding cycle, $80 million was available. 

Eligible Recipients: 

Local and State governments. 

Funding Cycle:

The deadline for applications for LBP grants is set forth in the SuperNOFA, which is issued each 

year. 

The SuperNOFA for FY2003 is expected to be issued in April 2003. 

 

Regional Director

Laura P. Pelzer 

Office of the Regional Director 

U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 

The Wanamaker Building 

100 Penn Square East 

Philadelphia, PA 19107 

(215) 656-0616 x3106 

(215) 656-3445 Fax 

laura_p._pelzer@hud.gov 

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Technical Guidance 

The CDBG program is authorized under Title I of the Housing and Community Development 

Act of 1974, Public Law 93-383, as amended; 42 U.S.C.-5301 et seq. Program regulations are at 

24 CFR 570. HUD’s CDBG Electronic Policy Guidance Library provides the regulations, 

program notices, and other relevant information in electronic form at the Internet address: 

www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/library/index.cfm

The Office of Block Grant Assistance in HUD’s Office of Community Planning and 

Development administers the program. 

Headquarters Contact

Susan Miller, Director 

Entitlement Communities Division 

451 7th Street, SW 

Washington, DC 20410 

202-708-1577

202-401-2044 Fax

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Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management 

Web Site: http://www.hud.gov

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has a complex and far-reaching mission in the 

Department of the Interior. The vast acreage and myriad natural and cultural resources that the 

BLM manages as the Federal Government’s largest landowner, combined with the complexities 

of its multiple use mission, present unique challenges and opportunities. The BLM administers 

approximately 260 million acres for recreation, commercial activities, cultural resources, 

biological habitats, and wilderness. 

Resources for Community Redevelopment

Because of past commercial activities, such as mining and landfills, BLM has many 

contaminated sites. With the rapid population growth of many western States, some of these 

sites are now located within or on the edge of towns and cities. These contaminated sites are 

often the only non-developed land in the surrounding area and are attractive as greenspace or for 

recreational purposes. Most of these sites pose little risk to human health and the environment 

and are therefore not a priority for BLM’s cleanup program; however, local communities and 

municipalities have expressed interest in acquiring these lands for redevelopment and 

recreational purposes. 

DOI (BLM) commits to:

1) Examining various means of surmounting the barriers posed by Section 120 (h) of the 

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) requiring 

Federal agencies to clean up all land prior to transfer of the property, and the new Brownfields 

legislation prohibiting Brownfields grants from being used on Federal property in order to help 

facilitate the reuse of Brownfields 

2) Working closely with the Department of the Interior in their coordination of the Brownfields 

Program to examine various strategies that would allow BLM to participate more fully in the 

Brownfields Program

Headquarters Contact

Concetta Stewart 

Deputy Assistant 

Director for Human Resource Management 

1849 C Street, NW 

Mailstop 3023 

Washington, DC 20240 

(202) 501-6723 

(202) 501-6718 Fax 

Email: connie_stewart@blm.gov

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Department of the Interior 

National Park Service 

Web Site: http://www.nps.gov

The National Park Service (NPS) of the U.S. Department of the Interior has a varied and 

experienced staff of rangers, natural resource managers, archeologists, historians, interpreters, 

landscape architects, engineers and planners responsible for protecting more than 83 million 

acres of national parks, monuments and reservations. NPS personnel promote and regulate the 

use of federal property, conduct research and educate the public, and are available to outside 

clients whose projects dovetail with those of the agency. 

NPS created the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) Program to provide 

assistance directly to communities, counties, states, regions and nonprofit groups to protect the 

rivers and streams in their own backyards—and to build hiking and biking trails. The program

brings national perspective, capabilities, and experience to conservation and recreation projects 

driven by local initiatives. NPS’s Federal Lands-to-Parks Program enables states and local 

governments to establish park and recreation areas and adapt historic buildings for public uses. 

Through this program, state and local agencies may acquire land and facilities once used for 

federal purposes at no cost to meet park and recreation needs. NPS also created the Urban Park 

and Recreation Recovery (UPARR) program, in 1978, to provide matching grants and technical 

assistance to economically distressed urban communities to revitalize their recreation systems 

and facilities. The program has provided matching grants directly to local governments for 

rehabilitation of deteriorated recreation facilities in distressed urban areas. While no funding was 

appropriated for the UPARR program in fiscal year 2000-2002, from 1978 to 2002, UPARR has 

awarded approximately $287.9 million for 1,416 grants to 400 local jurisdictions in 40 states, the 

District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

Technical Assistance Through the RTCA Program

The RTCA Program is an outreach program of NPS providing services throughout the nation. 

RTCA can help communities develop creative approaches to river conservation or trail 

management—or to develop fund-raising strategies, broaden the local support base or enhance 

public awareness. RTCA can provide: 

River, Trail and Greenway Planning

RTCA can lend expertise in ecology, consensus building, landscape architecture and recreation 

development. The program helps communities harness public involvement to identify resources, 

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understand the issues, set goals and choose among alternatives. RTCA also helps projects find 

ways to attract the financial support that leads to tangible results. 

Regional Assessments

RTCA helps states or large metropolitan regions inventory and evaluate their significant river 

and trail corridors. Each assessment is tailored to specific regional needs and conditions. 

Conservation Workshops and Consultations

RTCA provides training, advice and information on river and trail conservation techniques. 

RTCA can put communities in touch with professionals and citizen groups that specialize in 

recreation, trail design, landowner liability, public involvement, and the economic benefits of 

land conservation. 

Technical Assistance Through the Federal Lands-to-Parks Program 

NPS assists states and local governments in acquiring, at no cost, surplus federal lands (including 

excess lands from decommissioned military bases). NPS helps identify which lands have high 

natural, historic or recreational values, and then provides technical assistance to communities to 

work through the process of gaining title to the lands. Land or buildings obtained through this 

program must be open to the public and used exclusively for parks and recreation purposes. NPS 

can provide support in: 

• Identifying historically and naturally significant surplus federal properties, 

• Notifying communities of upcoming opportunities, 

• Assisting in preparing applications, 

• Acting as the liaison with other federal agencies, including the Department of Defense and 

General Services Administration, 

• Assisting in planning the reuse of military bases that are closing for park and recreation and open 

space purposes, and 

• Ensuring the long-term preservation of properties transferred under the program.

Funding and Technical Assistance Provided Through the UPARR Program

Although funding has not been appropriated for this year, in the past, three types of matching 

grants have been available through the UPARR program for the rehabilitation of critically 

needed recreation facilities in urban areas:

• Rehabilitation grants have been available for renovating or redesigning existing close-to-home 

recreation facilities, 

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• Innovation grants have supported specific activities that either increase recreation programs or 

improve the efficiency of the local government to operate existing programs, and 

• Planning grants have provided funds for the development of a Recovery Action Program Plan 

approved by NPS.

How To Access Partner Resources

Information and advice on many conservation and recreation topics is available from any 

National Park Service office. However, for a group to formally receive longer-term assistance, it 

must formally apply for it (see contacts below). 

The RTCA program works on projects, by request, through a letter from the lead partner on the 

project. Project partners may be non-profit organizations, community groups, and local, state or 

federal government agencies. The letter should provide a brief overview of the project including: 

the project’s location and background; special resources of the project area; project goals; a list 

of the partners and how they will participate; how the project will involve the public; and 

specifically indicate what the partners would like NPS to do. NPS selects projects on a 

competitive basis annually, and requests that the project partners play a major role in carrying 

out the project. Partners sponsoring a project must help fund it, with either cash or in-kind 

services. NPS encourages project partners to contact the agency before preparing an application 

for advice and suggestions. 

Only State or local units of government are eligible to apply for surplus real property for public 

park and recreation purposes. Applicants must agree to manage the property in the public 

interest and for public park and recreation use. 

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Regional Contacts

Edwolyn Dooley-Higgins

Chief, Recreation Programs Branch 

Southeast Region 

National Park Service 

UPARR Program/LWCF Program/Challenge Cost Share Program

Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 

100 Alabama Street 

1924 Building, Suite 5R 80

Atlanta, GA 30303 

(404) 562-3175 

Fax 404-562-3246 

E-mail: edwolyn_dooley-higgins@nps.gov 

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RTCA Program 

Chris Abbett 

National Park Service 

RTCA Program

Sam Nunn AFC 

100 Alabama Street 

1924 Building, Suite 5R 80

Atlanta, GA 30303 

(404) 562-3175 x522 

fax 404-562-3282 

Federal Lands-to-Parks Program 

Bill Huie 

National Park Service 

Federal Lands-to-Park Program

Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 

100 Alabama Street 

1924 Building, Suite 5R 80

Atlanta, GA 30303 

(404) 562-3175x511 

fax 404-562-3246

Headquarters Contacts

Tom Ross, Assistant Director 

Recreation and Conservation 

(202) 565-1200 

(202) 565-1204 Fax 

tom_ross@nps.gov

Stephen Morris, Program Leader 

Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance 

Mailing Address

Department of the Interior 

National Park Service 

1849 C Street, NW 

Mailstop 3622 

Washington, DC 2024 

(202) 565-1183 

(202) 565-1204 Fax 

stephen_morris@nps.gov

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Department of the Interior

Office of Surface Mining 

Web Site: http://www.osmre.gov

Protecting the environment during coal mining and making sure the land is reclaimed afterward 

have been national requirements since 1977 when America’s Surface Mining Law was signed by 

then President Carter. The Interior Department’s Office of Surface Mining (OSM) is responsible 

for making sure that those requirements are met. 

 

The OSM is a small bureau with responsibility, in cooperation with the states and Indian Tribes, 

for the protection of citizens and the environment during coal mining and reclamation, and to 

reclaim mines abandoned before 1977. The Office of Surface Mining is organized around two 

principal requirements: regulating active coal mining and reclaiming abandoned mines. 

Additionally, OSM operates programs to: eliminate the environmental and economic impacts of 

acid mine drainage from abandoned coal mines; encourage reforestation of reclaimed mine land; 

develop techniques that can ensure reclamation of prime farmland soils; and publicly recognize 

outstanding reclamation by communicating the experience to others. 

Resources Available for Community Development

OSM recently signed a cooperative agreement with EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency 

Response (OSWER). OSM has participated in the Brownfields Initiative by providing training 

and support to OSM/VISTA volunteers and authoring grant applications for Brownfields pilots 

in coal impacted watersheds. The new Brownfields bill recognizes mine-scarred lands as 

brownfields, further linking and strengthening the environmental management activities and 

goals of OSM, EPA, and the other Federal partners. 

DOI (OSM) commits to:

1) Working with EPA and other federal partners to address environmental concerns on abandoned 

minelands and within contaminated watersheds 

2) Continuing to provide technical support to the Brownfields initiatives in Coal Creek, TN, 

Kelley’s Creek, WV, and interested new applicants 

3) Continuing to work with OSM/VISTA Watershed Development Coordinators to provide direct 

training on Brownfields in Coalfields grant writing and project development 

4) Continuing to provide administrative support Cooperative Agreements to first-year OSM/VISTA 

positions. OSM and VISTA are committed to expansion of the OSM/VISTA Watershed 

Development Coordinator positions to new states in 2003 

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5) Participating in regional training with NALGEP and other agencies in coal country, bringing

interested watershed VISTA’s and other staff to the conferences whenever feasible 

Headquarters Contact

T. Allan Comp 

Watershed Assistance Team

Office of Surface Mining 

Department of the Interior 

Room 121 

Washington, DC 20240 

(202) 208-2836 

(202) 219-0239 Fax 

Email: tcomp@osmre.gov

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Department of Justice

Web Site: http://www.usdoj.gov

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) was established in 1870. Today, its diverse 

responsibilities include a focus on legal issues, drug enforcement, prison operations, and justice 

programs. DOJ’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) assists State and local governments with law 

enforcement and community policing. Within OJP, the Executive Office for Weed and Seed 

(EOWS) oversees the DOJ Weed and Seed program. 

Operation Weed and Seed is a strategy that “weeds out” violent crime, gang activity, drug use, 

and drug trafficking in targeted neighborhoods and then “seeds” the target area by restoring those 

neighborhoods through social and economic revitalization. The Weed and Seed strategy 

recognizes the importance of linking Federal, State, and local law enforcement efforts with social 

services, the private sector, and community efforts to maximize the impact of existing programs 

and resources. Four elements make up the Weed and Seed program: law enforcement; 

community policing; prevention, intervention, and treatment; and neighborhood restoration. 

Law enforcement activities constitute the “weed” portion of the program. Revitalization, which 

includes prevention, intervention and treatment services, and neighborhood restoration, 

constitutes the “seed” element. Community policing is the “bridge” that links the Weed and 

Seed elements. 

Resources Available for Community Development

DOJ incorporates its Weed and Seed program into various Brownfields Pilots by offering up to 

$50,000 in flexible funding for use in Brownfields activities at the discretion of sites. This 

funding falls within the normal continuation site-funding amount described above. 

DOJ commits to:

1. Continuing to represent the interests of all federal partners in litigation 

2. Advising federal partners on legislative implementation 

3. Consider revising the Executive Office for Weed & Seed’s Official Recognition and/or grant 

applications to more strongly encourage Brownfields redevelopment (EOWS) 

4. Using settlements and assets to assist with Brownfields redevelopment 

5. Continuing to work with the federal partners on the Weed & Seed program and assisting with the 

use of Brownfields funds to clean up methamphetamine labs (EOWS) 

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6. Distributing information and providing guidance to U.S. Attorney’s offices and to other partners 

on the EPA Brownfields Program through web site linkages, a Federal Resource Guide, and other 

appropriate venues (EOWS) 

Headquarters Contact

Bob Samuels, Acting Director 

Executive Office for Weed & Seed 

810 7th Street, NW - 6th Floor 

Washington, DC 20531 

(202) 307-1357 

(202) 616-1159 Fax 

Email: samuels@ojp.usdoj.gov

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Department of Justice 

Community Relations Service 

Web Site: http://www.usdoj.gov/crs/crs.htm

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is the largest law firm in the Nation, and serves as counsel for 

its citizens by representing them in enforcing the law in the public interest. DOJ plays a 

significant role in protecting citizens through its efforts for effective law enforcement, crime 

prevention, crime detection, prosecution and rehabilitation of offenders. 

The Community Relations Service (CRS) is a division of DOJ. CRS is responsible for managing 

racial conflict in the community by offering mediation and conciliation services under the 

authority of Title X of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It is the only federal agency dedicated to 

assisting state and local units of government, private and public organizations, and community 

groups with preventing and resolving racial and ethnic tensions, incidents, and civil disorders, 

and in restoring racial stability and harmony. CRS facilitates the development of viable, mutual 

understandings and agreements as alternatives to coercion, violence or litigation. CRS also 

assists communities in developing local mechanisms, conducting training and other proactive 

measures to prevent or reduce racial and ethnic tension. 

CRS is available to state and local officials to help resolve and prevent racial and ethnic conflict, 

violence and civil disorders by helping local officials and residents tailor locally defined 

resolutions. CRS conciliators assist in identifying the sources of violence and conflict and 

utilizing specialized crisis management and violence reduction techniques that work best for 

each community. CRS has no law enforcement authority and does not impose solutions, 

investigate or prosecute cases, or assign blame or fault. CRS conciliators are required by law to 

conduct their activities in confidence, without publicity, and are prohibited from disclosing 

confidential information. 

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

Conflict Resolution Services

CRS can provide staff hours and technical assistance to prevent disputes that threaten to disrupt 

community development initiatives.

Training

CRS will provide training in the various skills community leaders and members need when 

dealing with minority communities and allegations of discrimination. 

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Data Gathering

CRS will conduct confidential assessments of community response to agency projects and 

assessments of the political implications and potential for conflict in order to facilitate decisionmaking and provide the basis for CRS recommendations. 

How to Access Partner Resources

Community Relations Service resources can be accessed through in-kind services. Please contact 

the person listed below for additional information regarding available community redevelopment 

resources. 

Regional Contact

Ozell Sutton, Regional Director 

Community Relations Service 

U.S. Department of Justice 

75 Piedmont Avenue, Suite 900

Atlanta, GA 30303 

(404) 331-6883 

 

 

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Department of Labor

Web Site: http://www.doleta.gov

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) was created by Congress in 1913 to foster, promote, and 

develop the welfare of working people; to improve their working conditions; and to enhance 

their opportunities for profitable employment. Initially, DOL consisted of four bureaus 

transferred from the old Department of Commerce and Labor: the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 

Bureau of Immigration, Bureau of Naturalization, and Children’s Bureau. A conciliation service 

was added to mediate labor disputes. Over time, the Department’s role and size changed 

according to the needs of workers in the ever-changing economy. 

The Department is actively promoting the Brownfields initiative through its employment 

programs. As a part of this effort, DOL is working through stakeholders of the Workforce 

Investment Act (WIA) to promote participation in the Brownfields Initiative. The WIA provides 

job-training services for adults and youth, dislocated workers, and others who face significant 

employment barriers. The Act seeks to move jobless individuals into permanent, self-sustaining 

employment. There are currently 608 LWIA designees nationwide. The WIA has appropriated 

$3.4 billion in annual funding, although none of that money is specifically earmarked for 

Brownfields projects. 

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

DOL’s role in the Brownfields partnership falls within the Department’s existing mission: to 

provide job training and permanent job placement. DOL’s basic job and life skills training 

serves as a necessary complement to other, more environmentally focused training programs

designed to help assess and cleanup Brownfields. Together these programs ensure that the 

community residents most impacted by Brownfields will directly benefit from their 

redevelopment. 

DOL commits to:

1. Awarding $11 billion in grants to be used for workforce development, which DOL would like to 

link to Brownfields 

2. Establishing links to EPA Brownfields websites on DOL websites 

3. Leveraging funds for training grants that may be used in Brownfields communities 

4. Distributing training guidance to work force investment boards 

5. Signing an MOU with EPA to continue and foster interagency cooperation 

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6. Working with the Office of Apprenticeship to develop competency standards certificates that will 

ensure adequate training standards are followed. 

Regional Contacts

Helen N. Parker 

Regional Administrator 

U. S. Department of Labor 

Employment and Training Administration 

61 Forsyth Street, SW., SNAFC 6M-12 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303 

(404) 562-2092 

(404) 562-2149 Fax 

Teresa Flores

Executive Assistant 

(404) 562-2092 

(404) 562-2149 Fax 

Email: tflores@doleta.gov 

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Department of Transportation 

Federal Highway Administration

Web Site: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is part of the Department of Transportation and is 

headquartered in Washington, D.C., with field offices across the country. The agency’s mission 

is to create a model transportation system for the American people through proactive leadership, 

innovation, and excellence in service. This mission is advanced through the following programs: 

• The Federal Aid Highway Program – provides federal financial assistance to the States to 

construct and improve the National Highway System, urban and rural roads, and bridges. The

program provides funds for general improvements and development of safe highways and roads. 

• The Federal Lands Highway Program – provides access to and within national forests, national 

parks, Indian reservations and other public lands by preparing plans, letting contracts, supervising 

construction facilities, and conducting bridge inspections and surveys. 

FHWA conducts and manages a comprehensive research development, and technology program 

to support all of these program areas. 

Most highway programs are funded by the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), for which motor fuel 

taxes are the major source of income. Current legislation, the Transportation Equity Act for the 

21st Century (TEA-21), authorizes FHWA expenditures from HTF for appropriate programs. 

This Act, which was signed into law in 1998, extends through FY 2003. The federal-aid 

highway program is an umbrella term generally referring to all activities funded through FHWA 

and administered by the state, local highway or transportation agencies. Typical projects include 

new roads, road widening and reconstruction; transportation centers; intermodal facilities and 

recreational trails; access improvements; bridge rehabilitation or replacement; and 

bicycle/pedestrian facilities. 

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

Transportation Planning

FHWA transportation planning includes support for metropolitan planning organizations to help 

them develop long-range transportation plans, including inventories of routes, types and volume 

of vehicles using routes, predicting future population, employment and economic growth to meet 

future traffic demands. 

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Transportation Enhancement

Transportation enhancement support includes funding to support provision of facilities for 

pedestrians and bicycles, historic rehabilitation and preservation, landscaping, archaeological 

planning and research, control and removal of outdoor advertising, acquisition of scenic 

easements and sites, and mitigation of water pollution from highway runoff. 

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ)

Through CMAQ, FHWA provides funding for eligible transportation projects under certain 

criteria stipulated in TEA-21, with preference to programs that have documented emission 

reductions in an approved State Implementation Plan as a transportation control measure. 

Welfare to Work Programs 

• Access to Jobs - The purpose of this program is to provide transportation services for welfare

recipients to and from jobs and to develop transportation for residents of urban centers and rural 

suburban areas to suburban employment opportunities. Emphasis is placed on projects that use 

mass transportation services. 

• Training - The Act allows States the opportunity to reserve slots for welfare recipients in an Onthe Job-Training program that leads to full journey level in skilled highway construction trades. 

Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot

The Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot program is a comprehensive 

initiative of research and grants to investigate the relationship between transportation and 

community and system preservation and private sector-based initiatives. States, local 

governments, and metropolitan planning organizations are eligible for discretionary grants to 

plan and implement strategies which improve the efficiency of the transportation system; reduce 

environmental impacts of transportation; reduce the need for costly future public infrastructure 

investments; ensure efficient access to jobs, services, and centers of trade; and examine private 

sector development patterns and investments to support these goals. A total of $120 million is 

authorized for this program for FYs 1999-2003. 

Regional Contact

 

Region 4 

Georgia Division 

Max Assisi 

Intermodal Planning Manager 

(404) 562-3650 

(404) 562-3703 Fax 

max.azizi@fhwa.dot.gov

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Headquarters Contacts

Fred Bank, Team Leader 

Water and Ecosystems Team 

(202) 366-5004 

Fax (202) 366-3409 

fred.bank@fhwa.dot.gov

Constance M. Hill 

(804) 775-3378 

Fax (804) 775-3356 

connie.hill@fhwa.dot.gov

 

Mailing Address:

Federal Highway Administration 

Office of Natural Environment 

HEPN - 30 

400 7th Street, SW 

Washington, DC 20590

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Department of Transportation 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Web Site: http://www.fra.dot.gov

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation was 

created in 1966 to ensure, promote and enforce safety throughout America’s railroad system. The 

FRA implements railroad safety laws by developing regulations and applying them to the 

railroads. FRA safety personnel in eight regions across the U.S. monitor America’s vast railroad 

network. FRA’s Office of Safety performs a wide variety of functions to help ensure railroad 

safety. The headquarters and field staff enforce safety regulations and statutes through routine 

inspections, assessments, investigation and analysis of accidents, management of state 

involvement in rail safety programs and implementation of highway-grade crossing safety 

programs. 

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

Transportation Planning

FRA transportation planning recognizes the major role the railroads play in the freight 

transportation system as well as their contributions to commuter and inter-city passenger service. 

Planning encourages innovative projects such as high-speed rail and magnetic levitation. The 

most important contribution is the requirement that rail alternatives be considered in the state and 

local planning process. FRA is working with other elements of the Department of 

Transportation, the private sector, and state and local governments to ensure rail transportation is 

fully considered. 

National Inspection Plan

The FRA inspection plan is a method to allocate FRA’s limited inspector resources by analyzing 

railroad accident and operating statistics and past inspection results in order to prioritize future 

inspections. Inspection time is allotted to specific railroad inspection points based on the safety 

risk each poses. Safety managers ensure that inspectors are geographically distributed to where 

they are most needed. 

Federal Railroad Safety Act

The FRA must generally provide the public notice of, and an opportunity to comment on, a 

proposed rule. Additionally, the FRA basic statute, the Federal Railroad Safety Act, generally 

requires public hearings prior to issuance of a rule. These regulations cover tracks, locomotives, 

train cars braking systems, operating practices, locomotive engineer certification, control of 

alcohol and drug use, and regulation of transportation of hazardous materials via rail. 

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Highway Rail Crossings 

The FRA promotes education and enforcement of crossing safety, primarily through Operation 

Lifesaver, a private organization in 49 states. The FRA also promotes engineering improvements 

to crossings and sponsors research to improve warning devices and visibility at crossings. 

Regional Contact

Fred Dennin 

Atlanta Federal Center 

61 Forsyth St. 

Suite 16T20 

Atlanta, GA 30303 

404-562-3800

Fax 404-562-3830

 

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Department of Transportation 

Federal Transit Administration

Web Site: http://www.fta.dot.gov

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) carries out the Federal mandate to improve public 

mass transportation. As one of nine operating administrations or agencies within the U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT), FTA is the principal source of financial assistance to 

America’s communities for the planning, development and improvement of public transportation 

systems. Through FTA, the Federal government provides financial and technical assistance and 

training to local transit systems, states and planning organizations. 

The Federal mass transit assistance program is among the most successful domestic assistance 

programs that the Federal government has ever sponsored. Federal highway and transit 

programs authorized under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 

1991 were reauthorized under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21) 

signed by the President on June 9, 1998. 

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

DOT funds are directed to transportation purposes and do not explicitly target Brownfields or 

community redevelopment. DOT policy encourages state and local transportation agencies to 

address community Brownfields redevelopment in transportation planning and during project 

development. 

 

FTA allocates transit funds primarily by formula, with a limited amount of discretionary funding. 

Following is a summary of FTA-funded transit programs and FTA programmatic activities and 

initiatives that focus on transit-community linkages. 

Formula Grant Programs (matching ratio: 80% maximum federal share/minimum 20% local 

share) 

Urbanized Area Formula Grants 

Section 5307 of Title 49 of the United States Code provides capital and operating assistance to 

transit agencies in urban (50,000 or more in population) areas. This basic transit program is 

appropriated by statutory formula. 

Non-Urbanized Area Formula Grants 

Section 5311 provides capital and operating assistance through the states to transit operators in 

non-urban (less than 50,000 in population) areas. Under Section 5311, a state must use a 

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percentage (15%) of the funds it receives for inter-city bus service unless the state can certify 

that its inter-city bus needs have been met. 

Formula Grants for the Elderly & Persons with Disabilities 

Section 5310 provides capital assistance, through the states, to organizations that provide 

specialized transportation services to elderly persons and persons with disabilities. The funds 

may go to a non-profit organization and, under certain circumstances, to public bodies. 

Discretionary Investment Grants (matching ratio: 80% maximum Federal share/20% minimum 

local share) 

This program (Section 5309) provides discretionary capital assistance for construction of new 

fixed guide way systems, extensions to fixed guide way systems, buses and bus-related facilities. 

Surface Transportation Program

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funds may be used either for highway or transit at the 

discretion of the state and local officials. TEA 21 also permits certain highway funds to be used 

for transit projects that reduce congestion and improve air quality. 

Transportation Planning and Research Program

Metropolitan Planning Funds (Section 5303) are apportioned to each state on the basis of urban 

area population. The states pass the funds through to the 339 Metropolitan Planning 

Organizations (MPOs) in urban areas with populations of over 50,000 to support the 

metropolitan planning and programming process. The planning process encompasses studies of

transportation needs and demands, land use, economic, employment and demographic trends, 

and the cost effectiveness of alternative services and facilities. To be eligible for Federal 

funding, a transportation project must be part of the regional Transportation Long Range Plan 

and included in the region’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). 

Rural Transit Assistance Program

The Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) promotes delivery of safe and effective public 

and private transportation in non-urban areas by providing training and technical assistance to 

agencies in the areas and develops national rural transportation training resources to aid in 

information dissemination. This program, administered through the states, increases emphasis on 

private sector involvement and on safety initiatives in rural transit. 

State Planning and Research Program

The State Planning and Research Program (Section 5313) is a formula-allocated program that 

supports state-initiated technical activities associated with urban, suburban and rural public 

transportation assistance, including planning, research, technical assistance and training, and the 

development of a statewide transportation plan and state TIP. 

Job Access and Reverse Commute Program 

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The Job Access and Reverse Commute Program (JARC), established under TEA 21, provides 

funding for the provision of transportation services to increase access to jobs and employment 

related activities. TEA 21 established grant assistance for new and supplementary transportation 
for welfare recipients and other economically disadvantaged persons in urban, suburban and 

rural areas. The program will support access to jobs and employment-support activities 

including childcare, schools and medical facilities.

Joint Development 

TEA 21 authorizes Joint Development activities. Transit agencies may lease to other parties land 

and air rights at stations and may also sell portions of transit property and retain the proceeds. 

Under certain circumstances transit agencies may use Federal funds to participate in construction 

elements of private and public development. Joint Development must be physically and 

functionally related to transit use and beneficial to the transit system. Joint Development 

activities are authorized under all FTA capital programs. (Sections 5307 and 5309) 

FTA Transit-Community Initiatives

FTA encourages locally directed land use policies and urban design that strengthen the link 

between transit and communities. Under the Transit-Oriented Development and Livable 

Communities Initiatives, FTA encourages local jurisdictions, when using their allocated transit 

funds, to emphasize pedestrian access, safety, community service facilities, and aesthetics in 

engineering and design of stations and immediately surrounding areas. 

How to Access Partner Resources

FTA makes grants to public entities for activities meeting the eligibility requirements of the 

programs set forth in the law. 

Activities proposed for FTA funding in urban areas of over 50,000 in population must be 

contained in a local Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) and/or TIP. Capital projects must 

also be included in the regional Transportation Long Range Plan. The MPO Board approves 

these documents, which are cooperatively developed by the state, local agencies and 

jurisdictions, public transit operators and the MPO staff. Any supporting discussion and 

documentation of a proposed activity should clearly delineate transportation features and 

purpose(s). Once approved at the local level, planning activities from the UPWP are funded 

through a planning grant made to the state with funds passed through to the respective MPOs. 

The TIP is then incorporated into a State TIP (STIP), which must be approved by FTA and 

FHWA before agencies may apply for Federal funds for specific projects. 

In rural areas, FTA programs are administered through the state. The state Department of 

Transportation would be the first point of contact for information about developing and 

forwarding a proposal for transit-related funding. 

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Regional Contact

Elizabeth Martin 

Federal Transit Administration 

61 Forsyth St. SW 

Suite 17T50 

Atlanta GA 30303-8917 

(404) 562-3509 

(404) 562-3505 Fax 

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

Web Site: http://www.fdic.gov

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s mission is to maintain the stability of and public 

confidence in the nation’s financial system. To achieve this goal, the FDIC was created in 1933 

to insure deposits and promote safe and sound banking practices. The FDIC, in conjunction with 

other federal and state regulatory agencies, examines financial institutions to ensure they are 

conducting business in compliance with consumer protection rules and in a way that minimizes 

risk to their customers and to the deposit insurance funds. The FDIC promotes compliance with 

fair lending, Community Reinvestment Act, and other consumer protection laws and regulations. 

It also works with lenders, organizations and the general public to revitalize and educate 

communities. 

Resources Available for Community Development

FDIC encourages EPA to share its Money Smart financial curriculum with community members 

impacted by the revitalization efforts at Brownfields sites across the country. The Money Smart 

curriculum helps individuals build financial knowledge, develop financial confidence and is 

therefore well suited to the needs of many of the Brownfields communities. Low and moderate 

income community members will be better prepared to fully participate in the job training and 

job creation efforts made possible by the Brownfields initiatives. There is a natural synergy to 

the two programs working together to help communities and community members survive. 

FDIC commits to: 

1) Partnering with the Environmental Protection Agency on financial education. Specifically, FDIC 

will make its Money Smart curriculum widely available to community members served by the

Brownfields initiative. Money Smart is a training program designed to help adults outside the 

financial mainstream enhance their money skills and create positive banking relationships. 

Financial education fosters financial stability for individuals and for entire communities. The 

more people know about credit and banking services, the more likely they are to increase savings, 

buy homes, and improve their financial health and well-being. 

2) Sharing information about EPA programs (e.g. Brownfields, USTfields) with its State nonmember financial institution population. Insured financial institutions making loans to finance 

environmental cleanup, redevelopment or revitalization of properties in low or moderate income 

communities receive positive consideration for those loans in their Community Reinvestment Act 

performance evaluations. 

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Regional Contacts

AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, WV, VA KY, MS, TN 

James Pilkington Clinton Vaughn 

Community Affairs Officer Co mm unity Affairs Officer 

Div. of Supervision & Consumer Protection Div. of Supervision & Consumer Protection 

FDIC 

10 Tenth Street, NE - Suite 800 5100 Poplar Avenue – Suite 1900 

Atlanta, GA 30309-3849 Mem phis, TN 38137 

(678) 916-2246 (901) 818-5706 

(678) 916-2453 Fax 

FDIC 

(901) 821-5272 Fax 

 

 

Headquarters Contacts

Elaine D. Drapeau 

Community Affairs Specialist 

FDIC 

550 17th Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20429 

(202) 898-6652 

(202) 898-6566 Fax 

Email: edrapeau@fdic.gov 

Michael Hein

Environmental Specialist 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

550 17th Street, N.W. 

Room F-3020 

Washington, DC 20429 

(202) 898-6656 

Fax (202) 898-8916

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Federal Housing Finance Board 

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

Web Site: http://www.fhfb.gov

The Federal Housing Finance Board (Board) regulates the Federal Home Loan Bank System

(System), which consists of 12 member Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks). The System is a 

government-sponsored enterprise with the specific mandate of promoting housing and 

community investment finance. The Board has the statutory responsibility of ensuring that the 

member Banks carry out their housing and community investment finance mission. The 12 

Banks have combined assets at year-end 2001 of approximately $673 billion. Via the System, the 

Banks provide long-term, fixed-rate flexible financing to more than 7,900 member financial 

institutions (members) around the country. The System, therefore, is well positioned to assist

communities in advancing local Brownfields development because its members and customers 

are the local financial institutions that will be most disposed to respond to such projects.

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

Advances

Advances are secured loans from the Banks to their members, and are the Banks’ primary credit 

tools. The Banks offer members regular and discounted advance products. By law, each Bank is 

required to establish a program to provide discounted advances for targeted, community-oriented 

lending through its Community Investment Program (CIP). The Banks are also considering 

working with certain qualified members to provide regular, non-discounted advances for 

construction or other short-term loans for commercial development related to Brownfields in 

these designated communities.

The Affordable Housing Program (AHP)

For 2001, the System made 227.8 million available as subsidies for low-and moderate-income 

housing through AHP. Each Bank must contribute 10 percent of its annual net earnings to its 

AHP. The AHP may provide Brownfields housing developments with additional points in the 

competitive process for grants if the community can make a case that the development promotes 

“community stability.”

Support for Local Financing

Support for Local Financing comes via the Banks’ purchasing qualified taxable bonds. The 

proceeds of these bonds could be used for Brownfields development in the selected communities. 

The Banks could also offer advances to members to buy tax-exempt bonds that are issued to fund 

eligible costs involved in Brownfields development.

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Marketing 

The Banks could develop marketing programs to encourage members to increase their 

Brownfields lending, particularly in Showcase communities. The Banks could inform their 

members of ways to access Federal Home Loan Bank resources to assist in Brownfields 

development through member workshops and meetings, the Banks’ various newsletters and other 

publications, and in presentations to trade associations and other meetings. 

How to Access Partner Resources

The System resources may be accessed through the member banks. Please contact the 

appropriate person listed below for additional information regarding available resources.

Regional Contacts

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina 

Lynn Brazen 

Vice President 

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta 

P.O. Box 105565 

Atlanta, GA 30348 

(404) 888-8177

Kentucky and Tennessee

Carol M. Peterson 

Senior Vice President 

Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati 

P.O. Box 598 

Cincinnati, OH 45201-0598 

(513) 852-7615 

Fax 513-852-7647

Mississippi

Criss Murdoch 

Senior Vice President 

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas 

P.O. Box 619026 

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX 75261-9026 

(214) 441-8636 

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U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Web Site: http://www.epa.gov

The mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and 

to safeguard the natural environment – air, water, and land – upon which life depends. EPA is 

responsible for the implementation of federal environmental programs, including air and water 

pollution control; toxic substance, pesticide and drinking water regulations; wetlands protection;

hazardous waste management; hazardous waste site cleanup; and some aspects of radioactive 

materials regulation. 

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

The Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Program 

The “Small Business Liability and Brownfields Revitalization Act” was signed into law on 

January 11, 2002. With certain legal exclusions and additions, the term “brownfield site” means 

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. Title II of the 

Act, The Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Program, provides grant 

funding to support site characterizations and assessments, planning related to brownfields sites, 

and site remediation. 

Eligible Recipients

States or state-created government entities, municipalities, local government units, Indian tribes, 

and non-profit organizations. 

Application Process/Funding Cycle

A competitive process with ranking criteria; the Federal Register notice issued in the Fall 

includes published guidelines and deadlines. Grants (cooperative agreements) are awarded 

annually. In general, grants up to $200,000 are awarded to eligible entities on a community-wide 

or site-by-site basis for site characterizations and remediations. Grants for the capitalization of 

revolving loan funds may not exceed $1,000,000 per eligible entity. 

Brownfields Assessment Funding 

Assessment grants can be used to inventory brownfields, conduct environmental site or 

community-wide assessments, prepare cleanup and reuse plans, and carry out community and 

stakeholder outreach. Emphasis is on removing excessive regulatory barriers and facilitating 

coordinated public and private sector cleanup and redevelopment efforts at the federal, state and 

local levels.

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Funding Cycle

Up to $200,000 over a two-year period; application deadline is in the Fall. 

Eligible Recipients

States, cities, towns, counties, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes. 

Brownfields Job Training and Development 

Funds may be used to train community residents, impacted by Brownfields, in procedures for the 

handling and removal of hazardous substances (includes training for jobs in sampling, analysis 

and site remediation). Grantees monitor the progress of trainees for at least one year as they seek 

employment in the environmental field. 

Funding Cycle

Cooperative agreements are awarded on a competitive basis up to $200,000 over a two-year 

period. 

Eligible Recipients

Colleges, universities, non-profit training centers exempt from taxation under 26 USC 501(c)(3), 

community job training organizations, states, cities, towns, counties, U.S. territories, and 

federally recognized Indian tribes. 

Brownfields Cleanup and Revolving Loan Fund Programs

Revolving Loan Fund grants provide funding for a grant recipient to capitalize a revolving loan 

fund and to provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites. 

Funding Cycle

Up to $1.0 million per eligible entity; application deadline is in the Fall. 

Eligible Recipients

States, cities, towns, counties, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes. 

Brownfields Cleanup Programs 

Cleanup grants are used to fund individual properties. Grantees must own properties at the time 

of the award and must contribute a 20 percent matching share in the form of money, labor, 

materials, or services that would be eligible and allowable costs under the grant. 

Funding cycle 

Up to $200,000 per eligible entity; application deadline is in the Fall. 

Eligible Recipients 

States and Tribes, local governments, state-chartered redevelopment agencies, and nonprofit 

organizations. 

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Targeted Brownfield Assessments 

The purpose of the Targeted Brownfields Assessment program is to assess possible 

contamination at Brownfield sites. An EPA contractor or State conducts the assessments with 

EPA oversight. Priority is given to eligible entities that do not currently have an EPA grant. No 

grant award is made. These may be conducted by EPA or a State. 

Additional Information

For more information about the Brownfields Program and specific application requirements 

contact: EPA Superfund Hotline - (800) 424-9346 or the EPA Brownfields Website - 

http://www.epa.gov/brownfields.

Other EPA Grants

Superfund Technical Assistance Grants

Superfund Technical Assistance Grants enable groups affected by a Superfund National 

Priorities List (NPL) site to obtain technical assistance in interpreting information regarding the 

site. 

Funding Cycle

Up to $50,000 any time after the site is proposed for NPL listing; additional funds may be 

available for complex sites. 

Eligible Recipients

Any incorporated nonprofit organization representing groups affected by a Superfund NPL site 

or a site proposed for NPL listing. 

Environmental Education

Environmental Education grants provide financial support for projects that design, demonstrate 

or disseminate environmental education practices, methods or techniques. 

Funding Cycle

Up to $25,000; application deadline is November 15. 

Eligible Recipients

Local, tribal, or state agencies; colleges and universities; nonprofit organizations and noncommercial educational broadcasting agencies; state environmental agencies. 

Environmental Justice Grants

Environmental Justice grants provide assistance to eligible community groups and federally 

recognized tribal governments who are working on or plan to carry out projects that address 

environmental justice issues. 

Funding Cycle

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Up to $20,000; usually applications are due in March and recipients are selected in the summer. 
Eligible Recipients

Any affected community group, nonprofit organization, university, or tribal government. 

Organizations must be incorporated. 

Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention (EJP2) 

EJP2 grants provide financial assistance to environmental and environmental justice 

organizations for the purpose of assisting community groups and tribal organizations that address 

environmental justice concerns using pollution prevention as the proposed solution. 

Funding Cycle

Currently not funded; may be funded again at some future date. 

Eligible Recipients

Any incorporated organization that does not intend to become profit-making; any federally 

recognized tribal organization, state, city, county or local government. 

State and Tribal Environmental Justice Grants (STEJ) 

STEJ grants provide financial assistance to state and tribal environmental departments working 

to address environmental justice issues and to comply with Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. 

Emphasis is on meaningful, fully interactive two-way cooperation between states, tribes and 

grassroots community organizations seeking to solve environmental problems 

Funding Cycle

Historically up to $100,000 each; 5 nationwide. (Currently not funded) 

Eligible Recipients

States or tribes. (EPA encourages the involvement of community-based grassroots 

organizations.) 

Water Quality Cooperative Agreements

Grants provide financial assistance for restoring impaired waters in priority watersheds. 

Funding Cycle

$50,000 to $150,000 per project anticipated; application deadline is undetermined. 

Eligible Recipients

States, tribes, public and nonprofit private agencies, institutions and organizations. 

Nonpoint Source Grants

Grants provide financial assistance to states and tribes in implementing nonpoint source 

management programs. Each state sets its own priorities for funding locally sponsored projects. 

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Funding Cycle

$4-9 million per state; application due dates vary.

Eligible Recipients

States and tribes are the only entities within EPA Region 4 eligible to receive these grants. 

States will use a portion of their annual grant to fund locally sponsored projects that address 

nonpoint source pollution. 

Pollution Prevention Incentives for States (PPIS) 

PPIS provides support for state, regional and tribal programs that address the reduction or 

elimination of pollution across all environmental media: air, land and water. Priorities include 

multimedia prevention programs; technical assistance to businesses and other outreach activities; 

projects that test and support innovative pollution prevention approaches; and coordinated 

pollution prevention planning efforts. 

Eligible Recipients

State agencies and instrumentalities such as universities, federally recognized tribes, territories 

and possessions. States are encouraged to form partnerships with non-profit organizations and 

local governments. 

Funding Cycle

Up to 120,000 per state; $580,000 regionally. 

Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants

This grant program provides limited funds for demonstration projects that promote effective 

solid waste management through source reduction, reuse, recycling, and improved landfill 

technology. The program is funded through Regional and National Competition Grants. Priority 

is given to innovative recycling programs, outreach and training in source reduction and 

recycling, and projects that use integrated solid waste management systems to solve municipal 

solid waste generation and management problems at local, regional and national levels. 

Funding Cycle

Up to 20,000; applications due March/April. 

Eligible Recipients

Non-profit entities, state and local governments 

How to Access Partner Resources

For additional information regarding grant applications and other resources available for 

community redevelopment, please contact the appropriate representative listed below. 

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EPA REGION 4

Waste Management Division Superfund Technical Assistance Grants 

Brownfields Program Rosemary Patton 

61 Forsyth Street (404) 562-8866 

Atlanta, GA 30303 patton.rosemary@epa.gov

Brownfields Grants Environmental Justice Grants 

Gloria Love 

Mickey Hartnett (404) 562-9672 

Region 4 Brownfields Coordinator love.gloria@epa.gov

(404) 562-8661 

hartnett.mickey@epa.gov State and Tribal Environmental Justice 

Grants 

Brownfields Project Managers Deborah Carter 

(404) 562-9668 

Nicole Comick-Bates carter.deborah@epa.gov

MS 

(404) 562-9966 Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 

bates.nicole@epa.gov Betty Barton 

(404)562-9381

Barbara Dick barton.betty@epa.gov

FL, SC 

(404) 562-8923 Nonpoint Source Grants

dick.Barbara@epa.gov Mark Nuhfer 

((404) 562-9390 

Kathleen Curry nuhfer.mark@epa.gov

Job Training & AL, KY 

(404) 562-8660 Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants 

curry.kathleen@epa.gov Pamela Swingle 

(404) 562-8482 

Wanda Jennings swingle.pamela@epa.gov

Revolving Loan Fund 

(404) 562-8682 Pollution Prevention Incentives for States 

jennings.wanda@epa.gov Dan Ahern 

(404) 562-9028 

Olga Perry ahern.dan@epa.gov

GA 

(404) 562-8534 Environmental Education 

perry.olga@epa.gov Ben Blair 

(404) 562-8321 

Beverly F. Williams blair.ben@epa.gov

NC, TN 

(404) 562-8493 

Williams.Beverly@epa.gov

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U.S. General Services Administration

Web Site: http://www.gsa.gov

The General Services Administration (GSA) is one of the three central management 

agencies in the Federal government, along with the Office of Personnel Management and 

the Office of Management and Budget. The Agency provides managed space, supplies, 

services, and solutions to enable Federal employees to accomplish their missions. GSA 

consists of three services: Information Technology (IT), Federal Supply Service (FSS), 

and Public Buildings Service (PBS). IT oversees telecommuting centers and Federal 

childcare centers; and FSS manages the Federal motor vehicle fleet and oversees personal 

property issues. PBS serves as a builder, developer, lessor, and manager of Federally 

owned and leased properties. As such, PBS provides a full range of real estate services, 

including real estate brokerage, property management, construction and repairs, security 

services, property disposal, and overall portfolio management. PBS also handles the 

Agency’s Brownfields projects. 

GSA maintains 31 landholding agencies, 1,800 Federally owned buildings, and 4,000 

Federally leased buildings. As landlord and holder of real estate for the Federal 

government, GSA recognizes the importance of cleanup and reuse of Brownfields 

properties as a catalyst for positive change in urban areas. 

Property use shapes how people live and work, and can serve to provide jobs and an 

income base. Because Federal property is woven into the fabric of the nation’s 

population centers, GSA believes that its potential should be maximized to provide the 

best service to the community. To do so, GSA has committed to review and identify

underutilized Federal properties. 

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

GSA reviews and identifies underused Federal properties that are potentially available for 

Brownfields redevelopment. Brownfields transactions are primarily real estate deals–

GSA has the knowledge and experience to serve as the “honest broker” in these 

transactions, bringing the right resources and people to the table to get the deal done. 

GSA commits to:

Signing an enhanced MOU with EPA to strengthen the existing relationship by focusing on the 

real property aspects of Brownfields redevelopment 

1. Facilitating a Brownfields workshop for potential Federal property developers to educate 

them on the Federal real property disposal process and to assist in their efforts to reuse 

Federal Brownfields 

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2. Developing a socioeconomic model to measure both the economic and social impacts of 

Federal Brownfields redevelopment, as well as the reuse of Federal real property in 

general 

3. Developing a “Tool Kit” to help foster the partnerships necessary to successfully “seal 

the deal” in a Brownfields transaction 

4. Coordinating a campaign to educate states and communities engaged in Brownfields 

revitalization about innovative disposal methods such as Early Transfer Authority (ETA) 

and the privatization of remediation 

5. Offering its Geographic Information System (GIS) capability to federal partners 

6. Folding information on Brownfields sites into the nationally available properties listings

Headquarters Contact

John Martin 

Director of Program Development and 

Outreach Office of Property Disposal 

General Services Administration 

Public Buildings Service

Office of Property Disposal (PR) 

18th and F Streets, N. W.

Washington, D.C. 20405 

(202) 501-4671 

Regional Contact

Louis Mancuso 

Environmental Engineer 

Real Property Disposal Division 

401 W. Peachtree Street, 25th Floor 

Atlanta, GA 30365 

(404) 331-9451 

(404) 331-2727 Fax 

Email: louis.mancuso@gsa.gov

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U.S. Small Business Administration

Web Site: http://www.sba.gov

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent Federal Agency, 

created by Congress in 1953 to assist, counsel and champion the efforts of America’s 

small businesses. SBA’s mission is to provide prospective, new or established persons in 

the small business community with financial, procurement, management and technical 

assistance. In addition, special emphasis is made to assist women, minorities, the 

handicapped and veterans get into and stay in business. SBA’s programs are available to 

any business that meets SBA size standards, is a for-profit organization, is located and 

operates primarily in the United States. 

Resources Available for Community Redevelopment

Loan Guaranty Program

The Loan Guaranty Program helps thousands of small companies get started, expand and 

prosper. The goal of the program is to increase the amount of capital available to small 

businesses through the commercial banking community and non-bank lending 

institutions.

Minority Enterprise Development Program 

The Minority Enterprise Development Program assists minority small business owners in 

developing managerial and marketing skills to succeed and grow, through government 

contracting opportunities. 

Economic Development Program

The Economic Development Program provides free counseling and low-cost training 

resources designed to meet the needs of the existing small business owner as well as the 

new small business start-up. These services are tailored to the local community and 

available statewide through the Service Corps of Retired Executives, Small Business

Development Centers, and Women Business Centers.

• Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) is an independent, national, nonprofit organization of retired and active businessmen and women who 

volunteer their time to provide free business consulting and low-cost training to 

small business owners and prospective entrepreneurs. 

• Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) is a cooperative effort between the 

SBA, the academic community, the private sector, and state and local 

governments. SBDC provides management and technical assistance to existing 

and prospective small businesses.

• Women’s Business Centers (WBC) provides women entrepreneurs with business 

training and counseling, technical assistance, and mentoring.

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For further information about these programs, please access the SBA web pages or 

answer desk at 800-827-5722. 

SBA/Other Govt. Agency Information (downloadable files) 900-463-4636.

How to access Partner Resources

Loan Graranty Program 

The SBA’s 7(a) Loan Guaranty Program is the Agency’s primary lending program. It 

provides loans to small businesses unable to secure financing on reasonable terms 

through normal lending channels. The program operates through private-sector lenders 

that provide loans, which are, in turn, guaranteed by the SBA. SBA can guarantee up to 

85 percent of loans of $150,000 or less and up to 85 percent of loans above that amount. 

The maximum loan amount that SBA can approve is $2 million, although the maximum

portion of that loan SBA can guarantee would be $1 million (or 50 percent of the $2 

million). 

Economic Development Program

Contact the SBA District Office listed below or web sites at www.score.org or

www.sba.gov/sbdc

or www.sba.gov/womeninbusiness.

Minority Enterprise Development Program

Contact the appropriate SBA District Office listed below. 

SBA Region IV District Offices

Alabama Kentucky

Birmingham, Alabama District Office Louisville, Kentucky District Office 

(205) 290-7101 (502) 582-5971 

(205) 290-7404 Fax (502) 582-5009 Fax 

Florida Mississippi

Jacksonville, N Florida District Office Gulfport, Mississippi Branch Office 

(904) 443-1900 (228) 863-4449 

(904) 443-1980 Fax (228) 864-0179 

Miami, S Florida District Office Jackson, Mississippi District Office 

(305) 536-5521 (601) 965-4378 

(305) 536-5058 (601) 965-4294 

 

Georgia North Carolina

Atlanta, Georgia District Office Charlotte, North Carolina District Office 

(404) 331-0100 (704) 344-6563 

(404) 331-0101 Fax (704) 344-6769 

 

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South Carolina Tennessee

Columbia, South Carolina District Office Nashville, Tennessee District Office 

(803) 765-5377 (615) 736-5881 

(803) 765-5962 Fax (615) 736-7532

Headquarters Contact

Joan Bready

Small Business Administration 

(202) 205-7384 

(202) 205-7727 Fax 

joan.bready@sba.gov 

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