Federal Brownfields Resources
The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields Program provides grants opportunities and technical assistance to communities, states, and tribes to promote the assessment, cleanup, and sustainable redevelopment of contaminated properties.
- EPA Brownfields
- EPA Region 1 Brownfields Resources
- EPA Region 1 Brownfields and Land Revitalization
- EPA Grants and Funding
- EPA Brownfields Map – Cleanups in my Community
- CDC ATSDR Land Reuse Health Program
- EPA Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) Program
- Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Program (UConn)
Federal Brownfields Law
On January 11, 2002, the President signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (P.L. 107-118), the federal "Brownfields Law". The Brownfields Law expands potential federal assistance for brownfield revitalization, including grants for assessment, cleanup and job training.
The Brownfields Law also amended another federal law, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) by adding Section 128(a) to that act. Section 128(a) of CERCLA (42 USC 9628) authorized a grant program to establish and enhance state and tribal response programs. Generally, these response programs address the assessment, cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites as well as other sites with actual or perceived contamination. In Connecticut, the Remediation Division within the Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse, Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) has the primary responsibility for assessment and cleanup of all contaminated sites, including brownfield sites. In September 2003, the DEEP received funding from the US EPA under Section 128(a) of CERCLA to support the environmental response programs implemented by the Remediation Division.
Contact DEEP.Brownfields@ct.gov for additional information.
Content Last Updated November 20, 2025