PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
Brownfield sites are abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination. The objectives of the Brownfield Pilot Cooperative Agreement are to: (1) generally develop administrative, managerial, and technical models to assist States or political subdivisions thereof or Indian Tribes to establish self-sustaining independent processes to assess and respond to environmental conditions inhibiting redevelopment of Brownfield sites; (2) provide opportunities for 2-year demonstrations of site assessment activities leading to actions to respond to environmental contamination and return "Brownfield" sites to productive use; (3) provide financial assistance for revolving loan funds for Brownfield cleanups; and (4) provide financial assistance for a program of training and evaluation of training needs in the procedures for the handling and removal of hazardous waste substances, including training in alternative or innovative technologies.

 ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT;
- Construction, Renewal and Operations;
- Technical Assistance and Services;
2. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY;
- Research, Education, Training;

 WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- State;
- Local;
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments;
- U.S. Territories;

 WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments;
- U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);