What are Brownfields?
“Brownfields” are abandoned, idled, or underused industrial or commercial properties with real or perceived environmental contamination.
“Brownfields” are abandoned, idled, or underused industrial or commercial properties with real or perceived environmental contamination.
Brownfields are underutilized sites suffering from real or perceived environmental contamination. The RPC Brownfield Program provides funding and technical assistance to thos interested in redeveloping brownfields in the City of New Orleans and surrounding parishes.
The RPC currently administers a $600,000 assessment grant in cooperation with the Port of New Orleans and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.
Through grants from the EPA Brownfields & Land Revitalization Program, RPC offers environmental site assessments, cleanup plans, and technical assistance to facilitate the redevelopment of brownfields. Click below to learn more about brownfield funding and the brownfield process.
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Please reach out to learn more about brownfield funds and how they can support your redevelopment goals in the Greater New Orleans area.
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Adam Tatar
RPC Brownfield Program Coordinator
[email protected] | 504 483 8533
Regional Planning Commission
10 Veterans Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70124