Indiana Brownfields Program
Welcome to the Indiana Brownfields Program. Our mission is to encourage and assist investment in the redevelopment of brownfield properties by helping communities via educational, financial, technical and legal assistance to identify and mitigate environmental barriers that impede local economic growth. To receive updates regarding our Program, you may subscribe (and unsubscribe at any time) to our listserv at the bottom of this and every page under "State Information, Email Updates - GovDelivery" or simply click here.
Items of Interest
E-Submissions
The Indiana Brownfields Program (Program) requests electronic submittals (e-submissions) of documents through the Portal (idem.in.gov/myesubmission). This e-submission site is available for public use and will replace all other forms as the preferred document submittal method. Program staff may, however, still request a hard copy for maps and/or large files.
E-submissions cannot be greater than 75 megabytes (MB). If a file cannot be reduced to less than 75 MB, it should be broken into multiple files. As a reminder, each form/document/report should be saved as a separate pdf, not as one large document as follows: Request Form(s), Cover Letter, Application, User Questionnaire, Reports (Phase I ESA, Phase II ESA, Completion Reports etc.), Deeds, Legal Descriptions/Surveys, and Maps (Maps not already included within a report).
The e-submission site is available to individual email addresses and shared email accounts. To request or modify your e-submission access, please use IDEM’s e-Submission Enrollment Form (idem.in.gov/myesubmission) Once enrolled, instructions on how to submit documents will be provided. Refer to the Brownfields Program Electronic (e-Submission) Folder External User Guide for instructions.
For issues or assistance with the e-submittal process, please contact Haley Faulds at 317-234-0685 or email hfaulds1@ifa.in.gov.
Below is an example of an electronic submittal.**
Please refer to this example of a complete Comfort Letter request.**
Grant Application Assistance
EPA held a Competition Process Webinar in December to help grant applicants learn how to find and successfully apply for competitive EPA grants. EPA also provided an overview of the competition process from application through evaluation and selection. The recorded webinar, presentation slides, FAQs, and helpful links information are provided on their web page below.
Competition Process Webinar - December 4, 2023 | US EPA
Upcoming Webinars and Presentations
Brownfields Grant Writing Strategies July 30 and July 31
KSU TAB and the Indiana Brownfields Program are pleased to invite you to our complimentary Brownfields Webinar Series, designed specifically for entities interested in applying or reapplying for U.S. EPA Assessment, Cleanup, and Revolving Loan Fund Grants.
Attendance is FREE, but registration is required! To register and learn more about the webinar, please visit the KSU TAB website.
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Brownfields Grant Writing Strategies
The Indiana Brownfields Program, in partnership with the Technical Assistance to Brownfields Program at Kansas State University, invite you to attend a free brownfields virtual workshop series focused on information for those entities interested in applying or reapplying for U.S. EPA Brownfield grants. Learn tips and tricks for writing a competitive grant as well as becoming familiar with pre-grant activities to focus on, such as effective outreach and developing partnerships, to prepare a winning grant project in your community.
Attendance is free, but registration is required! Registration coming soon.
Tuesday - Wednesday July 30-31, 2024
Pre-Recorded Videos on Minimum Grant Requirements
EPA has pre-recorded videos to provide an overview of the FY 2024 grants submission process and Narrative Information Sheet and threshold requirements. Please visit the MARC Grant Application Resources page for the recordings and a copy of the presentations.
Live Outreach Webinars
EPA will provide two guideline outreach webinars to assist applicants with understanding the Narrative ranking criteria for the FY 2024 Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grant Guidelines.
Note, EPA will not provide an overview of the grant submission process and Narrative Information Sheet and threshold requirements during the live webinars.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 12 PM ET - This webinar will focus on the FY 2024 Narrative ranking criteria for entities applying for:
- Multipurpose Grant funding
- Community-wide Assessment Grant funding
- Assessment Coalition Grant funding
- Community-wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes funding
Please click the link to join the webinar at https://usepa.zoomgov.com/j/1602838047
Or join by telephone: 1-646-828-7666; Webinar ID: 160 283 8047
Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at 1 PM ET - This webinar will focus on the FY 2024 Narrative ranking criteria for entities applying for:
- Cleanup Grant funding
Please click the link to join the webinar at https://usepa.zoomgov.com/j/1600119960
Or join by telephone: 1-646-828-7666; Webinar ID: 160 011 9960
A recording of the webinars and the presentations will be made available on the MARC Grant Application Resources at a later date.
If you have questions, please contact the Brownfields Team at brownfields@epa.gov
Indiana Brownfields Program StoryMaps
The Indiana Brownfields Program is excited to share Story Maps it has created for Sites across the state. Story Maps allow us to share success stories by presenting site history, investigation and clean-up activities, and redevelopments in a new and interactive way. To view the Story Map website and explore the various Maps created, please visit:
https://gisdata.in.gov/portal/apps/storymaps/stories/1dd14a1bb6aa403fa83cd2b068448eb0
2024 Brownfield Project Return on Investment (ROI) Survey
The Indiana Brownfields Program is once again collecting important information related to the financial, legal, and technical assistance it provides to our stakeholders. Please complete our survey in one of two ways: 1) Take an on-line survey, or 2) download a fillable PDF form of the survey, complete it, and email it in to the Program. Your feedback is instrumental as we evaluate our services so that we can continue to provide the most beneficial assistance to Indiana communities.
Submit completed surveys to Sara Westrick Corbin of the Indiana Brownfields Program via e-mail at scorbin1@ifa.in.gov. Call 317-234-1688 with any questions. Thank you for participating.
Click this link to take the Secure Online ROI Survey or
Click this link to download a fillable .pdf form ROI Survey
Refer here for the results of the 2023 Brownfields Project ROI Survey.
128(a) Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Incentive – Federal Funds
Section 128(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) authorizes EPA to provide funding to States (including US Territories and DC) and Tribes to establish or enhance their environmental response programs. The Indiana Brownfields Program (Program) is offering assessment and remediation funding using 128(a) BIL funds to qualifying applicants and sites on a rolling basis through an application process until funds are fully obligated. Please utilize the Application for 128(a) Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Funding to apply.
Resources:
- Tips on How to Get Started Early on Preparing Your Brownfields MARC Grant Proposal
- List of Entities Eligible to Apply for Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, and Cleanup Grants
- Programmatic Requirements
- Information on Health Monitoring Activities using an EPA Brownfield Grant
- EJScreen Demonstration for Brownfield Grant Applications
- Information on Eligible Planning Activities
- Renewable Energy or Energy-Efficient Approaches in Brownfields Redevelopment
- Socially Distant Engagement Ideas
- Information on CERCLA Liability Defenses
- Information on Sites Eligible for Brownfields Funding under CERCLA ยง 104(k)
Site Solicitation for Financial Assistance
The Indiana Brownfields Program (Program) continues to seek sites to evaluate for financial assistance as applicable/appropriate/available. For long-term planning purposes, the Program is interested in learning of brownfield sites in your community that need assessment and/or remediation of hazardous substances and/or petroleum contamination. Please contact the Program to learn how best to help us help you (e.g., U.S. EPA funded TAB Brownfields Inventory Tool per the TAB Program information below).
U.S. EPA Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance grant to Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA).
The CDFA Brownfields Technical Assistance program provides support to brownfields communities.
For more information, see http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/pdfs/FY14-K6-Fact-Sheet_CDFA_FINAL.pdf
U.S. EPA-funded Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Program
for Free assistance with project planning, grant applications, RFPs, contractor selection, etc.
- For local site inventory assistance through TAB, check out https://www.ksutab.org/login?ref=BIT
The January 27, 2021 Building a Brownfield Inventory Using BiT webinar materials are now available and linked below.
AGENDA (PDF) SLIDES (PDF) RECORDING (MP4)
This webinar focused on using the KSU TAB Brownfield Inventory Tool (BiT) to quickly, easily, and conveniently keep track of your brownfield site inventory (e.g., number, location, etc.). The webinar highlighted using BiT with its new features, setting up a Project Area, entering site data, building area maps of the brownfield sites in your community, and using the BiT/ACRES interface to report your U.S. EPA Brownfield grant data (as applicable). Stakeholders that would find this valuable include Local Governments, Coalitions, Nonprofits, and Planners.
State Revolving Fund Loan Program Funding:
Brownfield Remediation Nonpoint Source Incentives Fact Sheet
Eligible projects include the cleanup of brownfield sites contaminated with hazardous substances that impact surface or ground water quality. Integrating a brownfield project with a wastewater infrastructure project lowers the interest rate for a loan by up to 0.5 percent, making available additional funds that can be applied to qualified nonpoint source activities.
Tax Incentives that involve the Indiana Brownfields Program.
Tax Incentives that could involve but are outside the Indiana Brownfields Program include Opportunity Zones - learn more here.
U.S. EPA Brownfield Guidance Documents available here on our Resources page. Also, the U.S. EPA guidance web portal that provides links to all of U.S. EPA's active guidance documents is now accessible at https://www.epa.gov/guidance. Note that the guidance documents are organized by U.S. EPA Headquarters and Regional offices, e.g., Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) at Headquarters. Most recent documents are listed first. On the Office page, you’ll also see a text box that includes a link to submit a petition for modification or withdrawal of guidance documents.
Meeting with us?
- Downtown Indianapolis Parking & Security Changes
DOWNTOWN PARKING
Due to increases in the number of state employees who work at the Indiana Government Center, especially during the legislative session, public parking in the Senate Avenue and Washington Street Government Center garages has been discontinued.
Anyone visiting the Government Center for meetings or conferences will need to seek other parking options. Information about other downtown parking options can be found at: https://www.downtownindy.org/get-around-downtown/park
- Map to Indiana Brownfields Program office