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Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program
Open Enrollment Application and Guidance Package


The Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program provides municipalities and community based organizations with assistance, up to 90 percent of the eligible costs, to complete revitalization plans and implementation strategies for areas or communities affected by the presence of brownfield sites, and site assessments for strategic sites.

Application Materials

Application Form
Guidance for Applicants
Lead Applicant Standard Resolution
Non-Lead Applicant Standard Resolution
Site Assessment Supplement

Application Submission

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact program staff prior to submission. The application submission deadline has been extended from September 29, 2011 to March 29, 2012.

Applications received by the Department of State by March 29, 2012 (no later than 4:00 p.m.) will be evaluated and funding recommendation made by May 31, 2012. Applications received by the Department of State by September 27, 2012 (no later than 4:00 p.m.) will be evaluated and funding recommendation made by November 30, 2012.

LuAnn Hart
Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program
Bureau of Fiscal Management, 11th Floor, Suite 1110
New York State Department of State
99 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12231-0001



Eligible Applicants...

1. New York State Municipalities defined as: cities; villages; towns; counties; local public authorities; local public benefit corporations; school districts; improvement districts; and Indian nations or tribes.

2. Community Based Organizations defined as: certain 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit corporations whose stated mission is promoting community revitalization and reuse of brownfield sites.

3. Community Boards - New York City Community Boards as set forth in Section 2800 of the New York City Charter.

4. Joint Applications - Two or more eligible applicants may, and are encouraged to, submit a joint application.

Eligible Activities...

Communities may apply to enter the program at the most appropriate of the three program steps described below leading to New York State's designation of the Brownfield Opportunity Area:

Step 1: Pre-Nomination Study
• description and justification of the study area and associated boundaries
• basic description and understanding of current land use and zoning
• delineation and description of existing brownfield sites and other underutilized properties
• description of the area's potential for revitalization

Step 2: Nomination Study
• inventory and analysis of existing conditions and opportunities
• economic and market trends analyses
• reuse potential for properties with an emphasis on the identification and reuse potential of strategic sites which may catalyze area revitalization
• key findings and recommendations

Step 3: Implementation Strategy
• full range of implementation techniques and actions necessary to implement the area-wide plan
• State Environmental Quality Review (SEQRA)
• environmental site assessments for strategic sites

To Obtain an Application...

Web - Application
E-mail - coastal@dos.state.ny.us
Telephone - 518-474-6000

For general or technical questions about this grant program, contact NYS DOS program staff.

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Syracuse, NY

In historic Franklin Square, abandoned factories and other buildings have been converted into an attractive mix of apartments, office space, and neighborhood shops and restaurants - becoming a model of successful urban revitalization. 

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Financial assistance provided by the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, administered by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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