New York City Brownfield Incentive Grant (BIG) Program, Pre-Development Design Grant

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Pre-Development Design Grants can be used to fund activities undertaken during the early stages of brownfield redevelopment planning. Brownfields are vacant or underutilized sites where redevelopment or reuse may be complicated by environmental contamination. These grants are available to fund the early stages of redevelopment planning that generally precede environmental field investigation and clean up.

To be eligible for Pre-Development Design Grants the property being developed must be located in New York City. Additionally, the Applicant must submit documentation demonstrating that the property is potentially contaminated. Acceptable documentation is outlined in the Additional Notes section below.

Grant Award Amounts: Qualifying Brownfield Property owners or developers are eligible for up to $5,000 in grant funds for Pre-Development Design activities.

Grant award limits increase to $10,000 for projects that specifically address the needs of the surrounding community. These types of projects are called Preferred Community Development Projects. Such projects include: Affordable Housing Developments, Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) Compliant Properties and Community Facility Developments.

Eligible Services and Activities: Services and activities that are eligible for reimbursement with Pre-Development Design Grant funds include Title Insurance, Title Search, Market Analysis, Conceptual Plans, Pro-Formas, Zoning Analysis, Community Outreach, Site Survey, and Phase One Environmental Site Assessments.

Note: Pre-Development Design Grants are funded through New York City?s Brownfield Incentive Grant (BIG) Program, which provides flexible grants for a broad range of brownfield activities. The BIG Program aims to spur the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields throughout New York City.

Reimbursement for eligible services and activities with BIG Program funds is restricted to those services and activities that have been performed by a professional who is registered as a Qualified Vendor with the BIG Program Administrator. Addition of Qualified Vendors to the BIG Program occurs on an on-going basis.

For more information about the BIG Program, including the Pre-Development Design Grant, please contact the Mayor?s Office of Environmental Remediation using the contact information available below.

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Street address of the site the applicant will investigate.
Estimated lot size of the site being investigated (in hectares or square feet).
Borough, block and lot number and zoning of the site being investigated.
Dates for any BIG Grants previously awarded to the applicant.
A Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment or other suitable documentation indicating that the property contains a Recognized Environmental Condition that has not been cleaned up.
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Acceptability of the documentation demonstrating potential contamination at the site will be determined by the BIG Program Grant Administrator. Examples of acceptable documentation may include, but are not limited to, a Phase One Environmental Sites Assessment (ESA) report or other records of past site usage, records derived from historic fire insurance maps, or information from direct observation and testing at the site. Potential contamination at a site may include any hazardous substances on the property believed to have been released, or where there is a threat of release of any hazardous substances into structures on the property or into the ground, groundwater, or surface water of the property.
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Complete the BIG Program application, available in the Application Materials section above and include invoices for eligible services and activities performed by a Qualified Vendor.
Once the application is completed, the applicant should email the completed application as an attachment to the BIG Program Administrator using the contact information available below.
The Administrator will determine the completeness of the application and verify the eligibility of the applicant and the project.
The applicant will be notified by the Administrator of the decision regarding the grant award.
If the Administrator determines that the grant may be awarded, the applicant will receive a reimbursement check for the funds requested in the grant application.
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BIG Program Enrollment Grant Application

BIG Program Qualified Vendor List

New York City Brownfield Incentive Grant (BIG) Program

Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation’s BIG Jumpstart Page

NYC OER’s Searchable Property Environmental E-Database (SPEED)

Borough Block and Lot Search

NYC Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation (OER)
100 Gold Street, 2nd Floor
New York
NY
10038
brownfields@cityhall.nyc.gov
http://www.nyc.gov/oer
Office of Environmental Remediation or Brownfields
Brownfield Incentive Grant (BIG) Program Grant Administrator
Grants@NYCBIG.info
http://njbrownfield.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=203&Itemid=67
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