National Park Service Initiates New Land Use Innovation Grant Program

National Park Service Creates New Grant Program as Partners with EPA and Groundwork USA
by Staff

The Groundwork program was launched by the National Park Service and the Environmental Protection Agency to revitalize brownfield property.

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The Groundwork program was launched by the National Park Service and the Environmental Protection Agency to revitalize brownfield property.

The Environmental Protection Agency, the National Park Service, and Groundwork USA recently announced a partnership to award five grants to help communities change brownfield areas into developed land. These previously developed pieces of land may be contaminated, so the land Use Innovation Grants are designed to help teach the chosen communities about brownfield issues, especially how they can be reused for recreation and natural spaces. The Groundwork USA Board President, Heather McMann, said, "Land reuse projects can only reach their full potential when the surrounding community is included in the creation of a new vision for the space and these grants will enable Trusts to test new ways of co-creating that vision."