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Awarding
Grants, Sharing Knowledge
Through its Project Learning Program (PLP), CCLR assists nonprofits,
municipalities, and community organizations in tackling brownfield
redevelopment projects. Each year, CCLR awards several PLP
grants to communities and organizations, providing them with
the financial and technical assistance necessary to address
brownfield-related issues such as: contamination and remediation,
economic feasibility, regulatory facilitation, financing, and
community-based decision making. Once awarded funding, grantees
often retain outside consultants to assist with community-consensus
building, economic feasibility studies, site reuse planning,
and site design.
The Purpose of PLP Grants
- Study the conditions that contribute
to abandonment and under-use of urban and rural land, and
document the nature of the problems preventing reuse.
- Test proposed solutions on selected
projects; these can be used to inform the development of
practice and policy changes.
- Develop replicable approaches to
help bring future brownfield redevelopment projects to fruition.
Advisory Services
CCLR provides technical assistance to grantees in the following
areas in coordination with each grant:
- Feasibility studies for brownfield programs and projects.
- Planning strategies for sustainable and infill development.
- Federal and State regulations and brownfield programs.
- Guidelines for site selection and remediation planning.
- Real estate development, project management, and marketing.
- Financial resources and liability insurance requirements.
- Risk communication and community involvement processes.
- Phase I and II report guidelines; consultant selection
and review.
Learning from the Process
CCLR has awarded over $500,000 in grants and is currently seeking
new prospective grantees. The lessons learned from each project
are captured in Case Studies,
published by CCLR. The Case Studies that serve as an educational
tool for stakeholders interested in land recycling while also
illustrating areas where State public policy reform is lacking
in the promotion of brownfield redevelopment.
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