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Catalyzing economic development doesn’t happen overnight, and sometimes, it’s challenging to know where to start. The Colorado Brownfields Partnership is here to support you and your community in your brownfield revitalization efforts. We create tools, webinars, blogs, and more to aide you in learning, planning, and implementing brownfield projects in your community.

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NEW Funding Opportunity for Brownfields!

Attention Community Brownfield Leaders and Change-makers! EPA’s NEW Community Change Grants program is a groundbreaking funding opportunity that aims to catalyze transformative change in your community. Over $2 billion dollars in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

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Announcing the 2024 Brownfields Job Training Grants!

Calling all brownfields practitioners! The solicitation EPA-I-OLEM-OBLR-23-08 for a Brownfields JT grant is open and will close August 2, 2023!   EPA’s Brownfields JT grants are available for nonprofit organizations, Indian Tribes, Redevelopment agencies, Regional

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Don’t Miss: KSU Grant-Writing Webinars

Are you thinking of applying for an EPA Brownfields Grant in 2024? Registration is now open for the KSU TAB Spring 2023 Brownfields Grant-Writing Training Webinar Series: It is Never too Early to Start. One registration gains

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Blog

Housing and Brownfields

Affordable housing is a critical need in communities throughout Colorado. A variety of influences make affordable housing projects challenging to realize, such as construction and labor costs, an increase in second home and investment purchases,

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Brownfields Educational Video Series: VCUP 101

VCUP is a State program through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) that helps people by identifying clear steps to take to identify and resolve environmental contamination on distressed or contaminated properties.

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Silverton Compass Master Plan

We are thrilled to announce the adoption of the new Town of Silverton Master Plan! The three year process of visioning, goal setting and the writing of the master plan stemmed from a Colorado Brownfields Partnership Brownfields Redevelopment and Revitalization Workshop.

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Accessing State Brownfields Resources

We at the Colorado Brownfields Partnership are experts in helping Colorado communities envision, learn, and plan for the future of their brownfields and community. But once that work is done, we know that applying for state assistance is a key step towards brownfield revitalization success.

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Brownfields Educational Video Series: Asbestos 101

Throughout the 20th century, a building material- called asbestos- was frequently used in flooring, insulation, drywall/walls, drywall mud and more. However, asbestos was identified as a health hazard in the 1970’s, and the use of asbestos as a building material is now illegal in the United States.

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Blog

Community Visioning in Silverton, CO

By supporting a community-wide vision through assistance, the Partnership believes Silverton will be able to move towards strategies identified in the process that will equip the community to tackle future brownfield projects.

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How to Spot a Brownfield

Unless you’re a brownfield nerd like us at the Colorado Brownfields Partnership, the term “brownfield” may not sit at the front of your brain everyday. But once you understand the definition of a brownfield, and how to identify them, you’ll be amazed at how frequently you encounter them.

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