Technical Assistance to Brownfield (TAB) Communities is a program, funded by a grant from the USEPA, which is intended to serve as an independent resource to communities and nonprofits attempting to cleanup and reclaim brownfields.
The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), New Jersey's science and technology university, has been providing brownfield services to US communities for more than two decades. NJIT’s multi-disciplinary TAB Team consists of planners, engineers, environmental scientists, and social scientists who have helped hundreds of communities throughout the country with their brownfield projects.
Who Can Receive TAB Assistance?
Free NJIT TAB services are provided to state, regional, county, tribal and local government entities, and nonprofits in EPA Region 2 who are interested in learning about, identifying, assessing, cleaning up and/or redeveloping brownfields.
What Services Can TAB Provide?
NJIT provides free technical assistance to state, regional, county, tribal, and local government entities and nonprofit organizations interested in learning about, identifying, assessing, cleaning up, and redeveloping brownfield sites in EPA Region 2.
Types of Assistance provided by NJIT TAB include (but are not limited to):
Guidance on funding opportunities
Explaining laws and regulations
Navigating regulatory programs
Consultant Procurement (review of draft RFPs, creation of evaluation criteria, consultant selection)
Review and critique of grant applications
Interpretation of technical and scientific reports and data (such as site characterization results)
Development of Strategic Plans
Development of community specific site evaluation and prioritization processes
Community Assets and Needs Workshops
Development of Site Redevelopment Visions
Explaining clean-up technologies
Design and conduct of community engagement activities
Educational workshops such as Brownfields 101
Seminars, Webinars, and Boot Camps on specific brownfield related topics
Community planning and visioning workshops
All-EPA Brownfield grantee meetings
And much more!
We tailor our assistance to your needs.
How does NJIT provide TAB services?
Our Resource Center (this website), which contains “How To Videos” sections, answers to questions, success stories, sample successful EPA brownfield grant applications, sample RFPs, links to important resources and much more
Brownfields Educational Forums including workshops, seminars, boot camps, and webinars on pertinent brownfields topics as well as specific issues
Direct Technical Assistance through meetings, phone/email conversations