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2025 Brownfield Project Return on Investment (ROI) Survey
The Indiana Brownfields Program is once again collecting important information related to the financial, legal, and technical assistance it provides to our stakeholders. Please complete our survey in one of two ways: 1) Take an on-line survey, or 2) download a fillable PDF form of the survey, complete it, and email it in to the Program. Your feedback is instrumental as we evaluate our services so that we can continue to provide the most beneficial assistance to Indiana communities.
Submit completed surveys to Tracy Concannon of the Indiana Brownfields Program via e-mail at tconcann@ifa.in.gov Call 317-233-2801 with any questions. Thank you for participating.
Click this link to take the Secure Online ROI Survey or
Click this link to download a fillable .pdf form ROI Survey
Refer here for the results of the 2024 Brownfields Project ROI Survey.
Response from 2023 Brownfields Project ROI Survey:
Indiana Brightfields Webinar Series - KSU TABCommunities in Indiana and around the country are increasingly looking to reactivate their brownfields for clean energy, turning them into “brightfields”. Closed landfills in particular are promising sites for solar and offer communities new opportunities and tax revenue for sites with little to no other reuse options. This webinar series, organized by the Indiana Brownfields Program, Kansas State University Technical Assistance to Brownfields, Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute, the Rocky Mountain Institute, and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, will introduce communities to renewable energy as an option for brownfield reuse, discuss permitting and liability concerns, and explore pathways for renewable energy procurement. Each organization offers free, tailored technical assistance to help your community navigate your brightfield project. Be sure to bring your site-specific questions. The last 30-minutes of each webinar will be reserved for office hours with 1-1 technical assistance. For more information and to register, click here. Brightfields 101: Introduction to Brightfields | October 1, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET Brownfields and closed landfills can be transformed from idle liabilities into community assets that generate renewable electricity. This session will introduce “brightfields” and explain how they can boost local tax revenue, create jobs, and revive underutilized land. We’ll discuss what site characteristics are ideal for renewable energy and hear from an Indiana community on its journey exploring landfill solar. Participants will learn about the technical assistance available from KSU TAB, Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute, RMI’s Brightfields Accelerator, Indiana Brownfields, and Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Brightfields 201: Permitting and Liability | October 22, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET Turning a landfill or brownfield into a solar project is possible in Indiana — but only if you navigate the right permitting steps and manage liability. In this session, IDEM and Indiana Brownfields will cover what the state requires for landfill solar reuse, and how to navigate liability. Brightfields 301: Solar Procurement | November 19, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET If your site looks like it could support renewable energy, the next step is determining project structure and finding the right developer. This session will cover brightfield ownership and financing options, and procurement basics. Hear from experts about what makes a site attractive, common pitfalls to avoid, and the current market outlook. |
Brownfields Environmental Consulting RFQ
On March 17, 2023, the Indiana Brownfields Program announced that sixteen (16) firms were qualified under the Program’s February 10, 2023 Request for Qualifications. The updated list of firms qualified by the Program will be effective April 1, 2023 and is linked below. Until April 1, 2023, the Program will continue to utilize the firms qualified in 2015. Thank you to all the firms that responded and we look forward to working with the newly-qualified firms on future brownfield projects.
E-Submissions
The Indiana Brownfields Program (Program) requests electronic submittals (e-submissions) of documents to reduce the need to mail paper documents or submit electronic copies via CD/DVD, flash drive, email or file sharing link. Program staff may, however, still request a hard copy for maps and/or large files.
E-submissions must be less than 75 megabytes (MB). If a file cannot be reduced to less than 75 MB, it should be broken into multiple files. A new e-submission site is available for public use and will replace all other forms as a preferred document submittal method.
The e-submission site is available to individual email addresses and shared email accounts. To request or modify your e-submission access, please use IDEM’s e-Submission Enrollment Form (idem.in.gov/myesubmission) Once enrolled, instructions on how to submit documents will be provided. As a reminder, each form/document/report should be saved as a separate pdf, not as one large document.
Questions regarding the e-submittal process may be directed to Haley Faulds at 317-234-0685 or email hfaulds1@ifa.in.gov.
Rolling applications
Change to Disbursement Request Form
In effort to streamline the administrative process for the Program's financial assistance, the Program has changed the way it is requiring grant/loan recipients to document compliance with Indiana's public bidding laws. The Program is no longer requiring grant/loan recipients to submit documentation demonstrating that a competitive process was used to select consultants and/or contractors prior to the Program issuing any disbursements from the grant/loan award. Instead, the Program has changed the signature block on the Brownfields Disbursement Request Form (Form) to include an affirmation statement that the grant/loan recipient followed the appropriate state public bidding laws for the work sought for reimbursement under the grant/loan award. It is possible that the person who executes the Form is not the same person who coordinated the competitive bidding process on behalf of the grant/loan recipient; if that is the case in your community, please be sure to communicate with the appropriate local official/contact prior to signing the Form since by signing the Form, the signatory will be certifying that the appropriate competitive bidding process was undertaken with respect to the grant/loan activities for which reimbursement is sought. Please note: this Form replaces the disbursement request form you may have previously used and must be used for all future disbursements, regardless of whether documentation pertaining to competitive bidding has been previously submitted to the Program. To download the form, click here.
Applicants Selected for FY 2021 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of 151 communities to receive 154 grant awards totaling $66.5 million in Brownfields funding through its Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) Grants. EPA has announced that three Indiana communities -- the cities of Bloomington and Union City and the town of Clarksville --have been selected to receive grant awards totaling $1.4 million through its MAC grant program. The funding will support the assessment and cleanup of abandoned industrial and commercial properties to facilitate redevelopment.
Indiana Finance Authority Receives $500K from EPA to Clean Up Contaminated Properties
The Indiana Finance Authority has received $500,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA indicates that the supplemental funding is being awarded to previous grant recipients of its Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund to continue cleaning up and redeveloping brownfield sites.