Catalog of Environmental Programs 2012

                                    Federal agencies that contribute to EPA's environmental goals, and how they make a difference.
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Department of Health and Human Services

EPA Goal 3: Cleaning Up Communities and
Advancing Sustainable Development

Office of Community Services – Brownfields

Purpose
The Office of Community Services (OCS) works in partnerships with states, communities and other agencies to address the economic and social needs of the urban and rural poor at the local level by providing grant monies and technical assistance to these organizations. The goal is to increase the capacity of individuals and families to become self-sufficient and to revitalize communities. They provide grants to community development corporations and community action agencies for brownfields redevelopment and job creation projects.

Source(s) of Information
1. EPA: Department of Health and Human Services — Office of Community Services

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 HHS


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