Kentucky Toolbox for Cleanup and Redevelopment of Contaminated Sites in Small Cities and Rural Communities-  This step-by-step manual can help guide brownfield redevelopers through the process of addressing and reusing a contaminated property.  Check out the new toolbox. 

U.S. EPA- The U.S. EPA Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment page offers information on a variety of brownfield-related topics such as funding, laws and statutes, and redevelopment tools.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development- HUD offers a grant program that seeks to stimulate economic and community development.  Check out the Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) home page for more information. 

Economic Development Administration- EDA administers public works grants and an economic dislocation program that can be used for brownfield rehabilitation.  Information on these programs can be found on the EDA's Brownfield Redevelopment page. 

The Northeast-Midwest Institute- The Northeast-Midwest Institute is involved in brownfield policy development and serves as a source of information regarding brownfields and brownfield redevelopment.

National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals (NALGEP)- NALGEP offers informational sources and a Brownfield Communities Network that seeks to empower localities to revitalize their communities through the exchange of strategies, tools and best practices for brownfield cleanup and reuse.

Federal Tax Incentives- There are a host of tax incentives that can be linked to brownfield redevelopment.  Incentives include rehabilitation tax credits, low income housing credits, new market credits and the Federal Brownfield Cleanup Incentive (a.k.a. brownfield expensing tax credit).  This incentive expired on Dec. 31, 2005.  However, Congress passed a retroactive extension from Jan. 1, 2006, through Dec. 31, 2007.  The legislation also expanded the incentive scope allowing the deduction of expenses for the cleanup of petroleum products (crude oil, crude oil condensates and natural gasoline), which had previously been ineligible. 

National Brownfield Association- The National Brownfield Association (NBA) is a nonprofit organization focused on the responsible redevelopment of brownfields.    

SMARTe- Sustainable Management Approaches and Revitalization Tools - electronic is an open-source, Web-based, decision support system for developing and evaluating future reuse scenarios for potentially contaminated land.  SMARTe contains guidance and analysis tools for all aspects of the revitalization process including planning, environmental, economic and social concerns.

EPA Grant Guidance- Each year around early November the U.S. EPA announces that it is accepting applications for brownfield assessment, cleanup and revolving loan fund grants.  You can check out the grant guidance at the U.S. EPA's Brownfields Funding Information page.  Grant guidance usually doesn't change a great deal from year to year.  The Kentucky Brownfield Program encourages you to start writing your brownfield grant early by using the previous year's guidelines.  After the new guidance is posted, contact the staff and they can alert you to any changes in the guidance.   

EPA Region 3- If you are writing an EPA brownfield grant and you just aren't sure how to answer a question, look to the Region 3 site for brownfield grant proposal excerpts.  It contains stock responses to EPA guidance questions that can help you craft your own.   

Region 4 Brownfield Grant Writing Web Seminar- In 2006, the EPA Region 4 brownfield staff produced a Web seminar about writing EPA brownfield grants. The presentation covered the do's and don'ts of grant writing as well as general information regarding brownfield grants.  The seminar has been archived and can be viewed at anytime via CLU-IN.  The seminar also includes audio.    

The Only Grant Writing Book You'll Ever Need: Grant Writers and Givers Share Their Secrets by Ellen Karsh and Arlen Sue Fox.

This book includes:

• Guidance on developing a realistic, cost-effective, collaborative program.
• Concrete suggestions (with practice exercises and examples) for approaching each section of a grant so that the proposal is absolutely clear to the funder.
• A glossary of terms with any word, phrase or concept a grant writer may need, plus 50 tips for writing a winning proposal.
• Funder roundtables that put you inside the minds of the people who award grants.

Annual Register of Grant Support- This is a guide to over 3,000 programs offering billions of dollars in support.  Check it out at your local library because a personal copy can be costly.