in Mississippi

• A full environmental assessment, including sampling activities to identify the types and
concentrations of contaminants and the areas of contamination to be remediated; and
• Establishment of cleanup options (Corrective Action Plan) and cost estimates based on
future uses and redevelopment plans.
Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan Program
Additionally, local governments are eligible under the Mississippi Development Authority
(MDA) to access the Local Government Capital Improvements Revolving Loan Program to help
finance the remediation of brownfield agreement sites. MDA designed the program to make
loans to counties or municipalities to finance capital improvements in Mississippi. Applicants are
encouraged to use these loans in connection with state and federal programs. To apply for this
program, the local government should contact MDA for additional program information. Code, §
57-1-301.
Environmental Protection Agency Programs
There are several channels for brownfield redevelopment offered through the EPA. These
opportunities include assessment grants, revolving loans, cleanup grants, environmental
workforce development and job training grants, and targeted brownfields assessments.
Brownfield Assessment Grant
An EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant provides funding to inventory, characterize, assess, and
conduct planning and community involvement related to brownfield sites. An eligible entity may
apply for up to $200,000 to assess a site contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants, or
contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum) and up to $200,000 to
address a site contaminated by petroleum. Applicants may seek a waiver of the $200,000 limit
and request up to $350,000 for a site contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants, or
contaminants and up to $350,000 to assess a site contaminated by petroleum. The EPA bases
these waivers on the anticipated level of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants
(including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum) at a single site. A coalition of three
or more eligible applicants can submit one grant proposal under the name of one of the coalition
members for up to $1,000,000. The performance period for these grants is three years and all
local governments are eligible.
Area Wide Brownfield Planning Program Grant
Brownfields area-wide planning (BF AWP) is a grant program which provides funding to
conduct activities that will enable the recipient to develop an area-wide plan (including plan
implementation strategies) for assessing, cleaning up and reusing catalyst/high priority
brownfield sites. Funding is directed to a specific project area, such as a neighborhood,
downtown district, local commercial corridor, old industrial corridor, community waterfront or
city block, affected by a single large or multiple brownfield sites. EPA currently offers the BF
AWP grant funding opportunity every other year, as funding is available. Most recently, EPA
solicited proposals for the FY15 BF AWP funding opportunity, and anticipates making the grant
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