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Purpose
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) mission is “to lead the federal
economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing
American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy.”
EDA underwent
reauthorization in 2004 and included the following brownfields-related provisions:
• Authorizes grants for projects to expand, redevelop or reuse brownfields, within EDA’s
existing program structure.
• Authorizes grants for projects to develop brightfields sites, which will use solar
energy technologies to develop abandoned or contaminated sites for commercial use.
Source(s) of Information
1. EDA & Brownfields Redevelopment (PDF)
2. Brownfields Federal Programs Guide(PDF)
3. EPA: DOC - Economic Development Administration
Related EPA Program(s)
Brownfields:
Brownfields are defined as real properties, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse, which may be complicated by the
presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. (There is some statutory exclusion
to this definition). The Brownfields Program is designed to empower states, Tribes, local communities, and other stakeholders
in economic redevelopment to work together to prevent, assess, safely cleanup, and reuse Brownfields.
Authorizing Legislation
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabilities Act (CERCLA) as amended by the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (Pub. L.107-118)
• Government Management Reform Act (1990)
• Solid Waste Disposal Act
• Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act
• Annual Appropriations Act
Other Programs under Goal 3
Other Programs from DOC