The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is currently accepting applications for funding and assistance from communities interested in redeveloping abandoned, contaminated properties. EPA will test innovative assessment, cleanup and redevelopment models and coordinate re-use efforts at the federal, state and local levels. In order to qualify for the assessments, the property must be contaminated or suspected of contamination. The selection process will be aimed at projects where a party has redevelopment plans for the site.
Redevelopment can involve commercial, industrial, recreational or conservation uses.
The deadline for application is Dec. 11. Applications postmarked after that date will be considered in a second round of site selections scheduled for March 22, 1999.