This short course is an introduction to brownfields sites and USEPA's Brownfields Program. This course will provide participants with: an understanding of what brownfields are, tribal examples of brownfields sites, a summary of brownfields funding sources, how tribes may be able to access brownfields funding, who was using brownfields grant money as of 2013, and contact information for free brownfields technical assistance available to tribes.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

Understand what Brownfields are.
Locate resources for identifying possible Brownfields sites.
Identify Brownfields grant programs that may be applicable to their tribe.
Understand the distribution of Brownfields funding.

This course has been developed from a public webinar delivered during ITEP’s 2014 Tribal Environmental and Planning online course. Special thanks to Campbell Environmental Group for the coordination of presenters, development, and delivery of the original webinar. This course is equivalent to 0.4 CEUs and requires approximately 4 hours of total learning time. CEUs are earned by completing the following course modules; course content is also available on-demand for the casual learner: