• The Request for Proposal (RFP) Process • Financial Resources • Policy Recommendations • Project Partners

V. IMPLEMENTATION  The Request for Step 2: Obtain Offering Packet Bidders will need to obtain the Offering Packet, Proposal Process which will include: During the planning process, the City of • Notice of Real Estate For Sale Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan • Instructions to Bidders The City’s RFP will Development (DMD) has described the Request • Offering Sheet include this AWP for Proposal (RFP) process they intend to use document as an for soliciting interest in AWP implementation • Proposal for Redevelopment attachment and and provided the Steering Committee several • Project Description contain language examples of similar RFP efforts recently • Statement of Bidder's Qualification; and, that will explicitly completed. The following steps describe this • Any supplements to the RFP information. compel interested process and highlight how NWA’s desired bidders to align outcomes as articulated in this Plan will be used Step 3: Draft Submittal their proposed to direct bidders toward proposals in alignment project with the with NWA’s goals. Bidders will need to follow the Instructions to goals of the AWP Bidders, which includes the due date, time and to address the location for submittals, format specifications needs of the NWA. Step 1: Public Notice of RFP and quantity of submittals. Bidders will need to DMD anticipates they will publish a Public Notice • familiarize themselves with information, of Sale of Real Estate for Public Development during and the second half of 2016. This Notice will state • complete multiple forms contained in the when and where the Metropolitan Development Offering Packet. Commission (MDC), will open and consider written offers for the sale of the former Carrier Bryant site. The Notice will include a minimum The Offering Sheet will describe conditions and bid price (based on the average of two priorities with which the MDC will review and professional appraisals, conducted prior the analyze offers to purchase. RFP publication). The Notice may include the kinds of proposed uses DMD is willing to The Proposal for Redevelopment will provide entertain for the Carrier Bryant property, a bidders with street addresses, acreage, tax minimum investment within a certain time of parcel numbers, current zoning and legal title transfer to the buyer, and proposal descriptions of available parcels. Bidders must evaluation criteria. The Notice will include a provide a brief description of their proposed legal property description and disposition map. use, purchase offer, amount of deposit, and The Notice will also provide instructions for name and address. interested bidders to obtain the Offering Packet.

 As part of the submittal, Bidders will be 3. General character of work usually Step 4: Review of Proposals required to provide a Project Description. Bidders performed by bidder and the experience of Prior to staff review, the MDC will open any will submit a narrative description, and any their development team in projects similar received bids at a formal meeting. DMD staff maps, drawings, or other renderings of the to the proposed project. will review proposals for compliance with proposed project, and will also be required to: 4. Experience in design and construction of submittal requirements such as meeting 1. Identify the scope of proposed facilities similar to the proposed project submittal deadline, format and quantity development, as well as whether proposed and a list of pertinent projects which team requirements. The DMD staff will review development includes any other has designed and constructed. compliant proposals for the following arrangements which may include adjacent 5. Whether team intends to joint venture or evaluation criteria: or nearby properties. subcontract with other firms, and, if so, the • Purchase Price; 2. Describe the size, number, architecture, names and qualifications of such firms. • Description of Development Proposal and scope and type of proposed 6. Evidence of the financial capability of the including: construction of any proposed new team to obtain necessary financing, • the degree to which it aligns with the buildings. performance bonds, and insurance to goals of the AWP to address the needs 3. Provide a development schedule and cost develop the project. of the NWA, analysis for each stage and/or part of the • anticipated impact (traffic, noise, odor, proposed project. The offering packet will also include any etc.) of proposed development on 4. Provide bidder's preliminary plan to Supplements to the RFP information. neighbors finance project. Supplements will include: • Economic development benefits from the 1. A Comfort Letter and Environmental project such as: As part of the submittal, Bidders will be Restrictive Covenant from the Indiana • number of jobs to be created, required to provide a statement of Bidders Department of Environmental Management • amount of construction investment, (IDEM). Also, Bidders will be strongly Qualifications regarding the bidders ability and • projected average hourly wages for encouraged to review the historical capacity to develop the proposed project which employees, and will include: investigation reports available on the • total project amount. 1. The type of organization and legal IDEM Virtual File Cabinet (VFC) at: description of entity and whether the entity http://vfc.idem.in.gov/facility-search.aspx • Experience and Qualifications of the is a subsidiary of or affiliated with any 2. This plan along with instructions to Applicant; and, other corporation or any other firm. propose only projects which align with the • Readiness to enter into Project Agreement. 2. Date and place of creation of the legal goals of the AWP to address the needs of entity with names, addresses, titles, nature NWA. Following the review of proposals, members of and extent of financial interest of officers the review panel will recommend a proposal to and principal members, shareholders, and the full MDC for approval. The review panel investors of the bidder, other than a may also recommend the MDC reject all government agency or instrumentality proposals.



Financial Resources TIF Districts

There are myriad resources available for both UNWA TIF District the implementation of this Plan as well as Downtown TIF District general reuse of brownfield sites and to support Catalyst Sites thth thth urban agriculture and local food procurement. W. 2929 / 3300 St.SStt. This section summarizes local, state and federal FallFall CCreekreeek sources, and funding programs for assistance on

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Local Sources

Available local financial incentives for the tht W. 1166 St.SStt. Municipal former Carrier Bryant site redevelopment

project largely consist of Consolidated TIF 16 TTechecech funds, personal property tax abatement, and real property tax abatement. While tax abatements

can be granted for a maximum term of ten (10)

years and up to 100% of the increased assessed Conservation valuation each year, the City seldom awards Tax Increment Financing lengthy tax abatement terms. Similarly, the Two sections of NWA are within designated percentage of the increased assessed valuation that is abated generally follows a declining Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts which

scale year after year reducing the abatement have already yielded $3.8 million in funds that MonumentMonument CircleCircle from 100% or less to zero over several may be used for brownfields revitalization. Housing years. The percentage of increased assessed Funding from the UNWA and Downtown Consolidated TIF districts can be used for land valuation abated and length of the abatement is acquisition, building demolition, infrastructure determined by the City after evaluating the total LucasLucas OOilil StadiumStadium amount of the investment in the project, number improvements, and brownfield assessment and

of new jobs, number of retained jobs, and cleanup. The former Carrier Bryant site is average hourly wages generated by the selected located within the Downtown Consolidated TIF. project. ¿

 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Marion County Soil & Water Conservation District http://www.in.gov/myihcda/rhtc.htm Soil Health Campaign Mini Grant Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) To qualify, a project must have at least 20% of http://marionswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Soil- provide incentives for use of private equity in its units rented to households with incomes at or Health-Campaign-Mini-Grant-Guidance.pdf the development of affordable housing for low- below 50% of the area median income, or at The mini-grants provide technical and financial income Americans. While this HUD program is least 40% of its units rented to households with assistance for practices that uphold the four administered by the Indiana Housing and incomes at or below 60% of the area median principles of soil health: Community Development Authority at the state income. 1. Disturb the soil as little as possible; level, community development corporations are 2. Keep plants growing throughout the year to often local vehicles for accessing this incentive. Nonprofit housing developers such as feed the soil life; community development corporations, often 3. Maximize plant diversity; and The LIHTC program enables funding for the find the program especially advantageous 4. Keep the soil covered as much as possible development of affordable housing by allowing because each state must set aside at least 10% a taxpayer to claim federal tax credits for the of its credit allocation for projects developed by costs incurred during development of affordable nonprofits. The guaranteed return stemming units in a rental housing project. The program from the tax credit can attract private banks not authorizes state housing credit agencies to normally interested in housing or brownfields award 9% tax credits for projects receiving no projects. A nonprofit can sell the tax credits to other federal subsidy, and 4% credits for investors or syndicators and become the projects financed with tax-exempt bonds. Tax principal partner in the project. The tax-related credits are available only to help cover the cost value of these credits is of little use to of units within qualified projects reserved for nonprofits because they are already exempt rental to low-income households. The tax from paying taxes. credits are used by developers to raise capital from investors through syndication for their projects. The capital generated from tax credits prior to the start of a project lowers the debt burden on LIHTC projects, making it easier for owners to offer lower, more affordable rents. Investors, such as banks, obtain a dollar-for- dollar reduction in their federal tax liability. The 9% and 4% tax credits are paid annually over a 10-year period.

 More Local Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Foundation/Philanthropic Sources… http://www.nps.gov/tps/tax-incentives.htm As the steward of more than $700 million in Historic rehabilitation tax credits were adopted charitable assets, the Central Indiana by Congress to discourage unnecessary Community Foundation (CICF) makes demolition of sound older buildings and to slow strategic investments in Central Indiana by the loss of businesses from older urban areas. granting funds to the area’s most effective not- The National Park Service (NPS) administers for-profits. The major funds managed by CICF the program in partnership with the Internal fall into three categories: community funds, Historic Revenue Service and State Historic family funds, and special focus funds. Preservation Preservation Offices. While this NPS program As an example of a special focus fund, the is administered at the federal and state level, Indianapolis Parks Foundation (IPF) is community development corporations are often dedicated to enhancing the recreational, local vehicles for accessing this incentive. educational, and cultural life of residents by supporting the City’s park system. The IPF is a This incentive offers private investors a tax source of funding and technical assistance, Philanthropic credit that can be claimed for the year in which which can be leveraged to support brownfield the renovated building is put into service. There reuse for parks, recreational facilities, are two separate tax credits: one for the greenways, and nature areas. restoration of certified historic properties and one for the rehabilitation of older, but noncertified properties. The NPS website Local Tax Credits provides access to detailed tax incentive information, regulations, applications, and rehabilitation standards, including an overview of the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentive.

 New Market Tax Credits The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program The NMTC program allows certified CDEs to In short, the CDE secures investors through the is designed to stimulate the economies of apply competitively for an allocation from the sale of stock or issuance of an equity interest in distressed urban and rural communities and CDFI Fund tax credit pool. Once a CDE exchange for tax credits, and then uses the create jobs in low-income communities by receives an allocation of tax credits, the CDE resulting cash to make investments in low- expanding the availability of credit, investment can offer the tax credits to private-sector income communities. In return for providing capital, and financial services. The NMTC investors, including banks, insurance the tax credit to the investor, the CDE receives program was created through the Community companies, corporations, and individuals. cash. The CDE must invest “substantially all” Renewal Act of 2000. The program is Investors acquire (using cash only) stock or a of the cash proceeds into qualified low-income administered by the Community Development capital interest in the CDE on which the community investments (QLICI). Over half of Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund within the investor can gain a potential return. all CDE investments are investments in real U.S. Department of the Treasury. Each year, estate or businesses. Eligible QLICIs include tax credits are allocated through the CDFI Fund The investor also receives a 39% tax credit on loans to, or investments in, businesses to be and distributed to qualified Community the amount of the investment (total purchase used for developing residential, commercial, Development Entities (CDEs). CDEs include a price of the stock or capital interest). The credit industrial, and retail real estate projects. range of for-profit and nonprofit organizations, is claimed over a seven-year period. Investors such as community development corporations, receive a 5% credit annually during the first Indianapolis’s DMD, as a CDE, previously CDFIs, organizations that administer three years after purchase and a 6% credit received $32 million in NMTCs which has been community development venture capital funds during the final four years. Thus, for each fully committed and intends to seek an or community loan funds, small business hypothetical $100,000 investment, an investor allocation of NMTCs in the future. development corporations, specialized small would realize $39,000 in tax credits over seven business investment companies, and others. years.

 State Sources Hoosier Business Investment Tax Credit for Logistics The Indiana Economic Development The Hoosier Business Investment Tax Credit Research & Corporation (IEDC) is the State of Indiana's for Logistics provides incentive to Development lead economic development agency. Indiana’s businesses͒in support of certain eligible business tax structure is very competitive. logistics investment. The non-refundable Indiana’s corporate income tax is decreasing corporate income tax credits are calculated as a from the current 6.5% to 4.9% by 2021. As the percentage (determined by the IEDC, not to Economic decrease is phased in, the tax rate will drop exceed 25%) of the eligible logistics investment Development each year. Indiana has a flat state corporate tax to support the project. The credit may be rate on adjusted gross income and no gross certified annually, based on the phase-in of receipts tax or inventory tax. The IEDC also eligible logistics investment, over a period of two full calendar years from commencement of Logistics offers many business tax incentives, corporate tax credits and economic development the project. programs for companies creating new jobs and investment in Indiana, some of which are Headquarters Relocation Tax Credit Headquarter described below. The Headquarters Relocation Tax Credit Relocation provides a tax credit to a business that relocates Economic Development their headquarters to Indiana. The credit is for a Growing Economy assessed against the corporation’s state tax Investment The Economic Development for a Growing liability. The credit is up to 50% of a Development Economy Tax Credit provides incentive to corporation’s approved costs of relocating its businesses to support jobs creation, capital headquarters to Indiana, as determined by the investment and to improve the standard of IEDC. A nine year carry forward applies to any living for Indiana residents. The refundable unused part of the credit. Industrial corporate income tax credit is calculated as a Development percentage (not to exceed 100%) of the Venture Capital Investment Tax Credit expected increased tax withholdings generated from new jobs created. The credit certification The Venture Capital Investment Tax Credit is phased in annually for up to 10 years based program improves access to capital for fast Skills upon the employment ramp-up outlined by the growing Indiana companies by providing Enhancement business. individual and corporate investors an additional incentive to invest in early stage firms. Investors who provide qualified debt or equity capital to Indiana companies receive a credit Agriculture against their Indiana tax liability.

 Hoosier Business Investment Tax Credit Skills Enhancement Fund Industrial Development Grant Fund The Hoosier Business Investment Tax Credit The Skills Enhancement Fund provides The Industrial Development Grant Fund provides incentive to businesses to support jobs assistance to businesses to support training and provides assistance to municipalities and other creation, capital investment and to improve͒the upgrading skills of employees required to eligible entities with off-site infrastructure standard of living for Indiana residents. The support new capital investment. The grant may improvements needed to serve the proposed nonrefundable corporate income tax credits are be provided to reimburse a portion (typically project site. Upon review and approval of the calculated as a percentage of the eligible capital 50%) of eligible training costs over a period of local recipient’s application, project specific investment to support the project. The credit two full calendar years from the milestones are established for completing the may be certified annually, based on the phase- commencement of the project. improvements. IDGF will reimburse a portion in of eligible capital investment, over a period of the actual total cost of the infrastructure of two full calendar years from the Specialty Crop Block Grant improvements. The assistance will be paid as commencement of the project. http://www.in.gov/isda/2474.htm each milestone is achieved, with final payment This grant, awarded by Indiana State upon completion of the last milestone of the Industrial Recovery Tax Credit Department of Agriculture, is intended to help infrastructure project. The Industrial Recovery Tax Credit provides an increase the competitiveness of specialty crops. incentive for investment in former industrial Eligible projects should seek to increase Research and Development nutrition knowledge and consumption of facilities requiring significant rehabilitation or The state of Indiana offers two tax incentives specialty crops, improve efficiency of remodeling expenses. The credit is available to encouraging investments in research and distribution systems, improve adherence to owners, developers, and certain lessees of development. Taxpayers may receive a credit good agricultural, handling, and manufacturing buildings located in an industrial recovery site against their Indiana state income tax liability practices, invest in specialty crop research, and placed in service at least 15 years ago. The calculated as a percentage of qualified research enhance food safety, develop new and buildings must have at least 100,000 interior expenses. In addition, taxpayers may be improved seen varieties, improve pest and square feet of space that is at least 75% vacant refunded sales tax paid on purchases of disease control through biotechnology, and at the time that the application is made. qualified research and development equipment. contribute to the development of organic and Applications must demonstrate that the The Indiana Department of Revenue oversees sustainable production practices. Funds cannot industrial facility would not be re-used without these incentive programs. the credit. While the Carrier Bryant site is be used for buildings, land, equipment, fringe cleared of structures, other properties within benefits, or grant administrative costs. Awards NWA may be excellent candidates for this range from $10,000-$70,000 and are granted incentive. annually. Applications for individual projects are submitted to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)through the State departments of agriculture. States are encouraged to partner with specialty crop stakeholders to focus on and fulfill specialty crop priorities for their state or region.

 Federal Sources Brownfields Assessment Grants EPA provides grants of up to $200,000 to single localities or up to $600,000 for coalitions of EPA brownfields EPA Office of Brownfields and Land grants provide communities, to support the investigation and essential funding Revitalization: Brownfields Grants assessment of brownfield properties and reuse for assessment EPA actively promotes the cleanup and planning at those sites. Applying for and seed money redevelopment of brownfields through the Brownfields Assessment grants often is the first for cleanup of Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization step a locality takes to launch a brownfields contaminated (OBLR). EPA’s Brownfields Program is program. sites, but usually designed to empower states, communities, and can provide only a other stakeholders in economic redevelopment The Indianapolis Brownfield Redevelopment small portion of to work together in a timely manner to prevent, Program was awarded $400,000 in May, 2013 the total assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse by the EPA for brownfield assessment activities investment brownfields. Many of the grants listed are on hazardous substance and petroleum needed to clean highly competitive and are only available contaminated sites primarily within the up and revitalize periodically as Congress appropriates funding. Northwest Area. The implementation of this sites. grant-funded project is currently underway and Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grants to be completed in September 2016. EPA provides grants of up to $200,000 to local governments and nonprofits to support a The Indianapolis Brownfield Redevelopment community-driven planning process for a Program was also awarded $400,000 in May, specific area with one large or several 2015, by the EPA for brownfield assessment brownfield sites. Project areas typically include activities on contaminated sites primarily within a neighborhood, downtown commercial district, the Massachusetts Avenue Brookside Industrial community waterfront or old industrial corridor. Corridor on the City’s northeast side; however, These grants help communities create an area- this funding is able to be used community-wide wide plan and implementation strategies for should a compelling need arise to assess cleaning up/reusing brownfields, upgrading property within the NWA. infrastructure, creating new development opportunities, and leveraging resources for Brownfields Cleanup Grants revitalization. This project and the creation of EPA provides grants to carry out cleanup this plan was funded by a 2013 AWP award. activities at a specific brownfield site owned by the applicant. Up to $200,000 is available and a 20% cost share is required of the grant applicant. Eligible entities include governments and non-profits.

 Other EPA Resources Environmental Workforce Development Environmental Education Model Grant In 2015, the EPA marked the 20th anniversary and Job Training Grants This grant provides funding for educational of the Brownfields program and launched its EPA provides grants of up to $200,000 to local projects that engage communities and have a Next Generation Brownfields initiatives to and nonprofit organizations to recruit, train, and lasting impact on local watersheds and air promote improved approaches for supporting place predominantly low-income and minority, quality. The purpose of this program is to American communities in their revitalization unemployed or under-employed residents of increase public awareness and knowledge about efforts. As part of EPA’s Next Generation communities affected by hazardous waste sites. environmental issues and provide the skills that Brownfields initiative, OBLR plans to offer the Job training participants receive training in the participants in its funded projects need to make following resources and assistance in 2016 and skills needed to secure full-time, sustainable informed environmental decisions and take beyond. employment in the environmental field and in responsible actions toward the environment. the assessment and cleanup of brownfields Eligible entities include local education Leveraging Resources for Brownfields Revitalization agencies, colleges or universities, state taking place in their communities. https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016- education or environmental agencies, 04/documents/final_leveraging_guide_document_4-19-16.pdf nonprofits, or noncommercial education One initiative is to provide guidance and Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants broadcasters. A 25% cost share is required for technical assistance to localities and EPA provides grants of up to $1,000,000 to this grant. Marion University is a past recipient brownfields practitioners on leveraging state or local governments to capitalize a of this funding. resources for brownfields revitalization. To that revolving loan fund, which can be used to end, EPA published a guide that explores how provide subgrants to local government and Targeted Brownfields Assessment Support communities can prepare to successfully nonprofit entities, and make loans to local, Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) leverage funding and other resources for nonprofit or private-sector entities to support support generally is provided to communities brownfields revitalization. cleanup of brownfield sites. that do not have an EPA assessment grant or do not have the capacity to manage a grant, but Brownfields Federal Programs Guide The Indianapolis Brownfield Redevelopment have a brownfield property where the https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015- Program received $1,000,000 from the U.S. assessment of the property could spur 09/documents/brownfields-federal-programs-guide-2013.pdf EPA in 2013 to establish a Revolving Loan redevelopment. For TBAs, EPA does not EPA issued the 2015 Brownfields Federal Fund in Indianapolis to serve as a sustainable provide funding directly to a community. Programs Guide in September 2015. The source of brownfields cleanup funding in the Instead, EPA provides contractor resources to Brownfields Federal Programs Guide provides city. The program awards low-interest loans communities to assess and characterize in-depth information on resources available and limited grants to businesses and non-profits brownfields on the community’s behalf. from more than 20 federal agencies and offices to remediate environmental contamination and and highlights federal tax incentives that can encourage property reuse. Contact the support brownfields revitalization. Indianapolis Brownfield Redevelopment Program to enquire about the revolving loan fund.

 More Federal Sources… Meet The Funders Webinars Building the Federal Family of Brownfields Agencies EPA will collaborate with other federal EPA is dedicated to continuing its long agencies, philanthropic foundations, and collaborations with the federal family of nonprofit organizations to conduct a series of agencies that provide funding, technical in-depth webinars that engage funders and their assistance, and other resources to support local EPA: staff to explore ways that they can leverage brownfields and community revitalization. This their programs for local brownfields will include efforts to promote intra-agency • Webinars revitalization efforts. This Meet the Funders collaboration within other EPA program offices series will educate funding organizations about as well as inter-agency collaboration with other • Urban Water the needs and challenges of local communities federal agencies and organizations. EPA will Restoration on brownfields revitalization issues and provide work on community and economic in-depth information and tips on how to development issues with U.S. Department of

leverage resources with their support. These Housing and Urban Development, the • Urban Food webinars will be recorded and made widely Economic Development Administration, and available, with the first webinar having been the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural • Renewable published online in May, 2016. Development program. EPA will foster Energy infrastructure investments for brownfields Resource Roadmaps revitalization with the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Army Corps of EPA announced in April, 2016, that it will Engineers, and other agencies. conduct a webinar focusing on how to create a resource roadmap as a useful tool to guide efforts for leveraging resources for brownfields EPA will promote green strategies with the U.S. and community revitalization. The interactive Department of Interior, the National webinar will be recorded and made available to Oceanographic and Atmospheric EPA Brownfields grantees and Administration, and the U.S. Department of communities. EPA also plans to issue a Energy. EPA supports the approach of giving memorandum to grantees and EPA regional funding preference and prioritization for offices clarifying that brownfields assessment additional federal funding to localities that have grants and AWP Grants may be used for reuse developed strong brownfields revitalization planning activities, including the creation of plans, solid public and stakeholder support, and Resource Roadmaps for revitalization at proactive strategies for leveraging resources. eligible brownfield properties.



EPA Office of Water Urban Waters Small Grants EPA Office of Sustainable Communities: EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response and http://www2.epa.gov/urbanwaters/urban-waters-small- Local Foods, Local Places Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and grants#awardees Renewable Energy: The goal of the Urban Waters Small Grants Located within the Office of Policy, the Office RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative program is to fund research, investigations, of Sustainable Communities (also known as http://www.epa.gov/oswercpa/index.htm experiments, training, surveys, studies, and EPA’s Smart Growth Program) collaborates The National Renewable Energy Laboratory demonstrations that will advance the restoration with other EPA programs; federal agencies; (NREL) is the Office of Energy Efficiency and of urban waters by improving water quality regional, state, and local governments; and a Renewable Energy’s principal research through activities that also support community broad array of nongovernmental partners to laboratory and the nation’s primary laboratory revitalization and other local priorities. As part help communities become stronger, healthier, for renewable energy and energy efficiency of the urban waters movement, the program and more sustainable through smarter growth research and development. Its mission is helps communities, especially underserved and green building. focused on advancing Department of Energy’s communities, connect to their waterways and and nation’s energy goals. engage in restoration to improve water quality Local Foods, Local Places is a program and revitalize their neighborhoods. supported by EPA, the USDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. As part of EPA’s RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative, EPA and NREL collaborated on a The Urban Waters Small Grants program Department of Transportation, the Appalachian project in FY 2011 to evaluate the feasibility of strives to make a visible difference by working Regional Commission, and the Delta Regional siting renewable energy production on with a diversity of partners to support Authority to help create more livable places by potentially contaminated sites. This effort community-driven solutions that connect the promoting local foods. Technical assistance is paired EPA’s expertise on contaminated sites intrinsic value of urban waters with improving delivered by consultant teams. with NREL’s expertise in renewable energy. the livability and economic health of the The feasibility studies provide site owners and community. Communities anywhere in the United States are communities with a realistic and achievable eligible to apply. Particular consideration is plan for putting renewable energy on a given given to communities in areas served by the In 2014, EPA selected 37 organizations to site. In FY 2011, 26 potentially contaminated Appalachian Regional Commission and the receive grants of $40,000 to $60,000, totaling sites with potential for wind, solar, biopower, or Delta Regional Authority, federally designated approximately $2.1 million in support. geothermal production were selected for this Promise Zones, and USDA-designated program. StrikeForce counties.

 More Federal United States Department of USDA Community Food Projects: Sources… Competitive Grants Program Agriculture http://www.nifa.usda.gov/fo/communityfoodprojects.cfm http://www.rd.usda.gov/files/ILLocalFoodChain-2015.pdf This grant funds two types of projects: The USDA also provides funding for projects Community Food Projects and Planning

which may be implemented consistent with Projects. The primary goals of this program are USDA: addressing food-related community needs to increase the self-reliance of communities in identified in this plan, on the Carrier Bryant site terms of food needs, promote comprehensive • Beginning or other sites located throughout the NWA. responses to local food access, and to meet Farmers Many of these grants are highly competitive specific food and agricultural needs such as and only available periodically as Congress equipment. Projects are funded $10,000 to appropriates funding. Planning ahead by $300,000 for 1 to 3 years and require a one-to- • Food Access reviewing projects which have been funded in one match, except for projects that focus on the past and preparing for anticipated funding training and capacity building. rounds are essential to a successful application.

USDA Value Added Producer Grant http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/value-added-producer-grants This grant is intended to help agricultural produces enter in value-added markets. The funds can be used for generating new products, creating and expanding marketing opportunities, and increasing producer income. Beginning farmers may receive priority along with socially-disadvantaged farmers, family farmers, and farm cooperatives. The maximum funds for this grant are $75,000 for planning grants, and $200,000 for working capital grants. This grant requires a one-to-one match in funds.

  More Federal USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program USDA Local Food Promotion Program Sources… http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/FMPP http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/lfpp The Farmers Market Promotion Program The Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) is (FMPP) is one of two grant programs under the also a component of the FMLFPP. This grant is Farmers Marketing and Local Food Promotion similar to the FMPP, but it has a much broader USDA: Program (FMLFPP), which is authorized by the scope on the issue of local food. Eligible Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of entities may apply if they support local and • Local Access 1946. The goal of this grant is to increase local regional food business enterprises that process, access to and consumption of regionally distribute, aggregate, or store locally produced food products. A 25% match is required, and • Non-traditional produced farm products. Programs funded through this grant should seek to improve, the funding cycle is renewed annually until Operations 2018. Applicants must specify which of two Support develop, and expand farmers markets, farm stands, CSA programs, agritourism activities types of projects that are funded through this and other direct marketing and sales grant: • Local Food opportunities. Awards range from $15,000 to • LFPP Planning Grants: are for the planning Promotion $100,000 and organization eligibility includes stages of a local or regional food-related nonprofits, governments, business. business. Awards range from $5,000 to $25,000. USDA Farm Operating Loans and Microloans • LFPP Implementation Grants: are for National http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=fmlp&topic=dflop establishment of a new or expanding local This loan program aims to maintain and Endowment for food-related business. Funded activities can strengthen farms. Microloans under this the Arts include training, outreach and marketing, program are designed to meet the needs of infrastructure improvements, and more. smaller, non-traditional operations. Loan funds Awards range from $25,000 to $100,000, can go to items such as feed, farm equipment, and projects must be completed in two fuel, chemicals, minor building improvements, years. Economic and operating costs. $50,000 is the maximum Development amount for a microloan, but Direct Farm Administration Operating Loans go up to as much as $300,000, with no down payment required.

Small Business Administration

 National Endowment for the Arts: Department of Commerce Economic Development Small Business Administration OurTown Grant Program Administration: Public Works Program Certified Development Company/504 Program Creative placemaking is when artists, arts EDA renewed its commitment to strengthening https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/ofa/resources/4049 organizations, and community development American innovation with the Regional The Certified Development Company/504 practitioners deliberately integrate arts and Innovation Strategies program. This program (CDC/504) loan program is a long-term culture into community revitalization work, aims to spur innovation and capacity-building financing tool for economic development which places arts at the community activities in communities across the nation by within a community. The 504 program provides development table with land-use, helping them develop regional innovation growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate transportation, economic development, strategies, create and expand science and financing for major fixed assets, such as land education, housing, infrastructure, and public research parks, and launch new businesses. It is and buildings. A CDC/504 is a private, safety concerns. NEA’s Our Town grant the latest of several EDA grant-based programs nonprofit corporation set up to contribute to the program supports local efforts to enhance that encourage private capital investment and economic development of its community. quality of life and opportunity for existing long-term job creation in economically CDC/504s work with the U.S. Small Business residents, increase creative activity, and create distressed areas, particularly small towns and Administration (SBA) and private-sector a distinct sense of place for each community. rural areas. lenders to provide financing to small Our Town offers support for projects in two businesses. Typically, a CDC/504 project areas: EDA’s Public Works funding enables includes a loan secured from a private-sector communities to construct or rehabilitate public lender, with a senior lien covering up to 50% of • Arts Engagement, Cultural Planning, and infrastructure and facilities that are essential to the project cost; a loan secured from a CDC/504 Design Projects: These projects represent job creation and economic development. Grants (backed by a 100% SBA-guaranteed the distinct character and quality of their can be provided to support business incubators, debenture), with a junior lien covering up to communities, and require a partnership industrial parks, and utility infrastructure 40% of the total cost; and a contribution from between a nonprofit organization and a local needed for a private development, among other the borrower of at least 10% equity. government entity, with one of the partners uses. Grants generally require a 50% local cost Uses/Applications Include: being a cultural organization. Matching share. grants range from $25,000 to $200,000. • Purchasing land, including existing • Projects that Build Knowledge About buildings. Creative Placemaking: These projects are • Improvements, including grading, streets, available to arts and design service utilities, parking, and landscaping. organizations, and industry, policy, or • Constructing new facilities or modernizing, university organizations that provide renovating, or converting existing facilities. technical assistance to those doing place- • Purchasing long-term machinery and based work. Matching grants range from equipment. $25,000 to $100,000.

 More Federal Department of Health and Sources… Human Services

DHHS Office of Community Services: Community DDHS Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Economic Development Program Registry: Community Health Projects Related to Department of The Office of Community Services (OCS) Brownfield/ Land Reuse Health and Human works in partnership with states, communities, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/sites/%20brownfields/%20grants.html Services and other agencies to address the economic and The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease social services needs of the urban and rural Registry (ATSDR) is directed by congressional poor at the local level by providing grant mandate to perform public health assessments monies and technical assistance to these of waste sites, health consultations concerning organizations. The goal of the programs specific hazardous substances, health Department of administered by OCS is to increase the capacity surveillance and registries, response to Housing and of individuals and families to become self- emergency releases of hazardous substances, Urban sufficient and to revitalize communities. applied research in support of public health Development assessments, information development and dissemination, and education and training The Community Economic Development concerning hazardous substances. (CED) Program provides funds to create employment and business development opportunities for low-income residents. This ATSDR is funding community health projects program offers two different types of grants: to ensure that public health is an integral part of the land reuse process. These projects identify, • CED Multi-Purpose grants can be used to address, and improve public health to ensure create or expand businesses in a variety of that redevelopment of brownfield/ land reuse industries, including technology, sites includes identifying and addressing health manufacturing, retail, hospitality, and more. issues before redevelopment and assessing • CED-Healthy Food Financing Initiative changes in community health associated with grants can be used to create or expand a reuse plans and redevelopment. These variety of healthy food-oriented businesses, community health projects also address impacts such as grocery stores, farmers markets, and of contamination at brownfield/land reuse sites food-distribution businesses, in an effort to and further ATSDR’s public health mission. improve access to healthy, affordable foods, particularly within food desert areas.

 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

HUD Public and Indian Housing: HUD CDBG: Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program HUD Office of Affordable Housing: Choice Neighborhood Grant www.cambridgecapitalmgmt.com/section-108.php Home Investment Partnership http://www.indy.gov/eGov/City/DMD/Community/Grants/Pages/h_o_m_e.aspx http://indyeast.org/ Section 108 is the loan guarantee provision of The largest federal block grant available to state Choice Neighborhoods is HUD’s signature the CDBG program. Section 108 provides and local governments, the Home Investment place-based initiative in support of President communities with a source of financing for Partnership (HOME) program is designed Obama’s goal to build Ladders of Opportunity economic development, housing rehabilitation, exclusively to create affordable housing for to the middle class. A key component of public facilities, and large-scale physical low-income households. Households eligible Ladders of Opportunity is the designation of development projects. Local governments for HOME assistance vary with the nature of high-poverty communities as Promise Zones. In borrowing funds guaranteed by Section 108 the funded activity. For rental housing and these Promise Zones, the Federal government is must pledge their current and future CDBG rental assistance programs, at least 90% of partnering with local communities and business allocations to cover the loan amount as security benefiting families must have incomes that are to create jobs, increase economic activity, for the loan. no more than 60% of the median family income improve affordable housing, reduce violence for the area (MFI). and expand educational opportunities. Indy East HUD Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control: Promise Zone is located on the City’s near east Lead-Based Paint Grant side. In rental projects with five or more assisted The Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard units, at least 20% of the units must be occupied Control (OHHLHC) was established to by families with incomes no greater than 50% HUD Office of Community Planning and Development: eliminate lead-based paint hazards in privately of the MFI. The incomes of households Community Development Block Grant owned and low-income housing, and to guide receiving HUD assistance must not exceed 80% www.indy.gov/eGov/City/DMD/Community/Grants/Pages/cdbg.aspx the nation in addressing other housing-related of the area median. HOME income limits are The overall mission of the HUD is to create health hazards that threaten vulnerable published each annually by HUD. strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and residents. HUD’s lead-based paint program was quality affordable homes for all. The established in 1993 to reduce young children’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) exposure to lead paint hazards in homes. program allocates annual grants to entitlement Several grant programs provide funding to communities with the principal statutory identify and control lead-based paint hazards: objective of developing viable communities for persons with low or moderate incomes by • Lead-based Paint Hazard Control (LHC) providing decent housing, suitable living grant program. environment, and expanding economic • Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration opportunities. (LHRD) grant program. • Lead Elimination Action Program grants.

 More Private Private Sources Sources… Partnerships are essential because brownfields Strong Local Economies Grants, Surdna Foundation redevelopment and community revitalization, http://www.surdna.org/what-we-fund/strong-local-economies.html stimluated by brownfields cleanup and reuse, Grants are awarded to eligible nonprofits for most often succeed when communities are able projects that support the development of robust to leverage financial support, technical and sustainable economies. Projects should fit Environmental into one of the following three categories: Education, assistance, and other resources from a variety of public and private sources. While EPA Environmental 1. Business development and acceleration; brownfields grants are important springboards Health, and 2. Equitable economic development; or Sustainable for environmental cleanup and community 3. Job quality and career pathways. Agriculture revitalization, communities usually have to find additional resources to successfully address

other redevelopment challenges such as Organizations should engage underserved infrastructure improvements, construction, and populations, use data and demonstration workforce training. The following are a projects to prove the benefits of equitable Environmental sampling of Private leveraging resources that economic development, and leverage the Justice can support implementation of the Area Wide buying power of anchor institutions.

Plan. Cedar Tree Foundation

http://www.cedartreefound.org/apply.html

The Cedar Tree Foundation provides grants in Brownfield the following areas: environmental education, Financing environmental health, and sustainable agriculture. Priority is given to proposals that address issues of environmental justice. Past grants have been funded for as much as $180,000, but most are substantially smaller. Community The Cedar Tree Foundation does not accept Engagement grant applications unsolicited, but they do accept letters of inquiry on a rolling basis, with from the foundation invites organizations to apply formally for their grants.



Council of Development Finance Agencies: Sustainable Environment Grants, Surdna Foundation Thriving Cultures Grants, Surdna Foundation Brownfields Project Marketplace http://www.surdna.org/what-we-fund/sustainable-environments.html http://www.surdna.org/what-we-fund/thriving-cultures.html http://www.cdfa.net/cdfa/cdfaweb.nsf/ordredirect.html?op Grants are awarded to eligible nonprofits for Grants are awarded to nonprofits for projects en&id=cdfabrownfieldsta.html projects that will create more sustainable that support development of arts and culture Council of Development Finance Agencies infrastructure. Projects should fit into one of programs in the community. Projects should fit (CDFA) has announced creation of the the following four categories: into one of the following four categories: Brownfields Project Marketplace as part of the CDFA Brownfields Technical Assistance 1. Sustainable transportation networks & 1. Teen's artistic and cultural advancement; Program. CDFA is a national association equitable development; 2. Community engaged design; dedicated to the advancement of development 2. Energy efficiency in the built environment; 3. Artists and economic development; or finance concerns and interests. The 3. Urban water management; or 4. Artists engaging in social change. Grantees Marketplace offers free brownfields financing 4. Regional food supply. should embrace artistic excellence, find technical assistance. The Marketplace has been innovative ways to use arts and culture to created with an understanding that it is often Preference is given to organizations that promote sustainable communities, and difficult to bring public- and private- sectors promote collaboration and an integrated prioritize the needs of underserved together in the same place, and harder still to approach to infrastructure solutions, focusing populations. have each engage in an open discussion about on projects that meet the needs of underserved brownfield projects. The Marketplace provides populations, promote long-term solutions, and Food and Farm Communications Fund an initial platform for those introductions and highlight the multiple benefits of “next connections to be made. It also provides generation” infrastructure. http://foodandfarmcommunications.org/applying.html communities with a better understanding of This grant funds projects in sustainable food and agriculture. Applicants must submit a letter financing resources available to them for their PeyBack Foundation brownfields projects. of inquiry for consideration. Grants range in http://www.peytonmanning.com/peyback-foundation/grants size from $10,000 to $100,000, and applicants The mission of the PeyBack Foundation is to must be 501(c)(3) organizations to be W.K. Kellogg Foundation promote the future success of disadvantaged considered. http://www.wkkf.org/grants youth by assisting programs that provide The W.K. Kellogg Foundation funds grants in leadership and growth opportunities for five main focus areas: healthy kids, educated children at risk (ages 6-18). Priority is given to kids, secure families, racial equity, and programs addressing the following categories: community and civic engagement. The fund Leadership and Life Skills, Mentoring, After- does not have any submission deadlines, and School/Summer Programming, and Healthy the is no stated range for the size of grants Living. Awards can be as high as $15,000, but awarded. most are closer to $10,000. Eligible entities are limited to 501(c)3 not-for profit organizations.

 More Private Clif Bar Family Foundation National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: Five Star and Sources… http://clifbarfamilyfoundation.org/Grants-Programs Urban Waters Restoration Program The Clif Bar Family Foundation awards small http://www.nfwf.org/fivestar/Pages/home.aspx#.VNDv7dLF_j4 grants of around $8,000 to projects that address This program seeks to foster community their mission: protect earth’s beauty and stewardship of local natural resources, bounty, create a robust, healthy food system, preserving the earth for future generations and Environmental increase opportunities for outdoor activity, enhancing habitats for local wildlife. Projects And Human Health reduce environmental health hazards, and build funded under this grant should seek to address stronger communities. Grants are awarded urban water quality issues such as stream bank every quarter, and they can either go to overall erosion, degraded shorelines, and pollution organizational support or to fund specific from storm water runoff. projects. Funding available for projects that include at Social and least one of the following aspects: Environmental Ben & Jerry’s National Grassroots Grant Program Justice http://benandjerrysfoundation.org/the-grassroots- • On-the-ground wetland, riparian, in-stream organizing-for-social-change-program/ and/or coastal habitat restoration The Ben & Jerry’s Foundation is committed to • Meaningful education and training activities, furthering social and environmental justice and either through community outreach, supporting sustainable and just food systems. participation and/or integration with K-12 This grant program awards one-year grants up environmental curriculum to $20,000 for 501(c)(3) organizations with Enhancing Habitat • Measurable ecological, educational and budgets under $500,000 a year. Projects must community benefits include the following: community and ally outreach, leadership development, constituent • Partnerships: Five Star projects should empowerment and decision-making, popular engage a diverse group of community education, root cause analysis, power analysis, partners to achieve ecological and campaign development, mobilizing constituents educational outcomes. and allies, coalition building, and direct action. In order to apply for this grant, a pre- application must be completed, and upon review, the foundation must invite the organization to complete a full application for the grant. There are two grant cycles per year.

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Federal Grant Database U.S. EPA Water: Grants and Funding Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance http://www.grants.gov/ http://water.epa.gov/grants_funding/ https://www.cfda.gov/

U.S. Department of Energy: U.S. Department of Energyy DOT, HUD, EPA Sustainable Communities State Energy Program Funding Opportunities http://www.energy.gov/ Resources and Grant Programs http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/financial.html http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/pdf/2010_0506_leveragi ng_partnership.pdf U.S. Department of Smart Growth Gateway: Health and Human Servicesices Partnership for Sustainable Communities Federal Government Funding www.hhs.gov/ http://www.sustainablecommunities.gov/partnership- http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/national_funding.htm resources National Endowment for the Arts U.S. Department of Commerce, www.nea.gov/ Economic Development Administration: Field Guide of Financial Support for Capital Projects - Syracuse University Funding Opportunities National Park Service http://efc.syracusecoe.org/EFC/images/allmedia/publicatio http://www.eda.gov/funding-opportunities/ www.nps.gov/ ns/funding_guide.pdf

U.S. EPA Watershed Protection USA.GOV State and Local Indiana Department of Natural Resources http://cfpub.epa.gov/fedfund/ Governments Gateway http://www.in.gov/dnr/3190.htm http://www.usa.gov/Government/State_Local.shtml U.S. EPA Watershed Protection http://cfpub.epa.gov/fedfund/

 Policy Recommendations 1.2. Charge WG with crafting a shared vison statement, strategies and tactics. Earlier this year, Renew Indianapolis, in partnership with the City of Indianapolis and 1.3. Task the WG with collating mapping LISC Indianapolis, engaged the Center for and updating a complete data set for Community Progress (CCP) to evaluate systems that all Vacant and Abandoned properties. impact vacancy and abandonment. These 1.4. Overlay vacancy data with other systems include: existing data sets. • Data collection and analysis; 1.5. Coordinate the use of property • Delinquent tax enforcement; identification numbers City and Countywide. • Housing and building code enforcement; and, 1.6. Track vacancy on standard form reports. • Land banking and reuse. 1.7. Identify 50 “pilot” properties to move into productive status within a year. On May 26, 2016, as part of LISC Indianapolis’ Select properties within NWA to participate as “Development on Tap” series, CCP presented their pilot properties. findings on the systemic approaches and 1.8. Publicly display progress and data. barriers to address vacant and abandoned Provide updates to RCL and NWA to share at parcels in Indianapolis, then made near-term monthly meetings. and long-term recommendations to improve policies intended to combat this problem. The 1.9. Centralize data management. full report is located here: 1.10. Sort vacant and abandoned property communityprogress.net/filebin/Final_Indianapols_Re into outcome-driven categories. port_5_26_16_website.pdf Utilize this AWP as a source for desired outcomes when sorting. The following items are those recommendations 1.11. Track success and consistently with NWA-specific considerations appended in evaluate progress of vacant and orange font, where appropriate. abandoned properties. 1.12. Recommend a Chief Information 1. Data Analysis Process: Short Term Officer (CIO) for the City-County. Recommendations 1.13. Obtain a Cost of Blight Study. Include 1.1 Create a Vacant and Abandoned NWA in study. Include Potential Brownfields Property Work Group (WG). Include in study. members of the Riverside Civic League, Flanner House, and NWA Quality of Life Implementation Committees in the WG.

 2. Tax Delinquency: Short Term Recommendations 3.5. Pilot the certification of property NSFS Brownfield-Specific Policy 2.1. Establish a single public reporting where the cost to abate violations Recommendations mechanism for problem properties under the UBL would exceed the fair CCP’s study is silent on brownfield-specific with authority to direct complaints to market value of the property. policy recommendations, ostensibly due to its the correct enforcing agency. 3.6. Pilot the certification of property NSFS scope being informed by RenewIndy’s interests 2.2. Coordinate DCE and MCPHD for all properties subject to demolition which are limited by charter to land banking enforcement. orders, thereby expediting the only residential properties. Another entity, 2.3. Study property where the owner acquisition of title. tasked with land banking vacant and abandoned complies with the notice of violation. 3.7. Consider piloting the identification of industrial properties, tentatively named 2.4. Study property where the owner does serially tax delinquent properties. Indianapolis Community Improvement Corp. not comply with the notice of (ICIC), is in the early stages of seeking its non- violation. 4. Land Banking Process: Short Term profit status. Involving ICIC in CCP’s 2.5. Streamline demolition by coordinating Recommendations recommended activities, such as the cost of with RenewIndy on UBL demolitions. 4.1 Task the WG with exploring the current blight study, will similarly advance the 2.6. Utilize the original receivership tool structure of the land bank program and objectives of identifying, assessing, instead of the new version until the its relationship with RenewIndy. remediating, revitalizing and even preventing new one is revised. 4.2 Task the WG to explore whether first brownfields. Also, due to the uncertainty in the 2.7. Task the WG to establish a coordinated year of property taxes of properties process for submitting projects to the TIF board approach for better implementation of sold through Indy Land Bank and for funding, a city-wide TIF education effort is the new receivership tool. RenewIndy are being deposited into recommended. 2.8. Expand the use of Hardest Hit Funds. the appropriate fund. 4.3 Ensure transparent redevelopment 3. Tax Sale Process: Short Term Recommendations policies and procedures. Project Partners 3.1. Prioritize ensuring property has clear, 4.4 Each part of the land banking program Implementation of this plan via the anticipated marketable title. must be adequately represented in the RFP process will be an opportunity for 3.2. Task the WG to meet with local title WG. interested bidders to cultivate meaningful insurers and tax sale purchasers. 4.5. Improve maintenance of land bank partnerships among the diverse array of AWP 3.3. Continue to work with the County inventory through community stakeholders to better align the former Carrier Treasurer's office to examine the list of involvement. Seek the expertise of Bryant site’s proposed reuse with the NWA properties that do not receive the GWIndy’s network of Nationwide Groundwork community’s need. A competitive submittal minimum bid at the tax sale and are USA Trusts that have participated will articulate how it leverages the contents of subject to the expedited redemption successfully in the maintenance of land this plan in its approach and will contain letters period. banked properties in their communities. of support for the project and specific

3.4. Task the WG to review the process by commitments from those partners with discrete which a property must be declared roles in the implementation of this plan if abandoned to qualify the property for successful. The AWP steering committee may the expedited sale of the deed instead reconvene to review submittals. of the tax sale.

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  APPENDIX A: Food Hub Concept  Direct Demand for and direct sales from farmers to consumers have Biggest struggle Supply of Local Fresh Food been increasing for around four decades in both for food hubs is The success of a food hub on the Carrier Bryant Marion County and the state. A food hub at managing growth site requires the union of sufficient supply of Carrier Bryant may not actually focus on direct and balancing and demand for local farm products to ensure sales, depending on the business model, but the supply and long-term sustainability. On the supply side, recent increase in direct sales represents a demand. agriculture has exhibited the highest growth in larger trend of increased demand for local farm small farms around metro areas, such as products. Specialty crop farmers in Marion and the surrounding counties could take advantage About half of food Indianapolis, where markets are available. Evidence from the last few USDA agriculture of this demand by using a food hub as a tool to hubs are equipped reach local restaurants and consumers. to accept SNAP censuses shows a growing number of farms in benefits. Marion County as well as an increase in direct - 2013 National Food sales. Statewide, the number of farms increased Indirect Demand Hub Survey Findings from 3,576 in 2007 to 3,673 in 2012 and from 7 Much of the indirect demand lacks a direct to 24 over the same time interval in Marion access to funding, but these sources of indirect County. These new farms are often much demand should still be discussed because they smaller, than established farms and focus on Most food hubs are important to improving quality of life in specialty crops that command higher market were either farm to NWA and could be monetarily supported prices than commodity crops. consumer or farm through various means. There is a demand for to business. Only uses that produce local value from a food hub at 22% were both. These farms could benefit from an urban food the Carrier Bryant site, which could be realized - USDA “Regional hub for central aggregation, sales, and if subsidized by a funding source like a grant or Food Hub Resource networking. Evidence shows that there are nonprofit. For example, increased food access Guide” currently more specialty crops produced in in NWA has been identified in the QoL as a key Indiana than are being sold in the state, need to increase the health and nutrition of residents. If a nonprofit could help subsidize the From 2007 to 2012, indicating an opportunity to improve regional purchase of fresh vegetables for residents or the total value of distribution and capture these agricultural training to help local residents garden their own direct sales from products locally. The Central Indiana Food Hub food, that component of a potential food hub farmers to Feasibility study, which looked at Marion should be considered in the market analysis. consumers in County and adjacent counties, reported that Through improved health and nutrition, Marion County farmers in this region believed they could sell increased food access can also reduce health has increased more produce locally if they had easier access care costs. There is also a larger value to the 17.5% to $214,000. to markets. Indianapolis community from the improved - USDA Agriculture Census resiliency associated with localizing food Demand for fresh farm products continues to distribution. grow, as the USDA agriculture census shows

 By defining food hub in the broadest sense, the seems to be a demand for mixed uses on this accessible to farmers, and stimulating goal is to consider a range of uses that site in order to fulfill a variety of needs, but in economic growth” maximize the social co-benefits and address as order for a food hub to succeed on this site, a • Overwhelming ecological and economic many of the needs discussed in the Northwest well-crafted business plan must effectively reasons drive the need to grow in a Area Quality of Life Plan as are feasible. For identify and outline the most important and diversified manner example, there could be a partnership between a economically feasible of the potential uses. The • To increase the resilience of our agricultural local university and an urban farm on the site whole range of food access uses should be sector, we must also increase the number that helped to train residents for farm jobs. considered such as production, aggregation, and viability of small and mid-sized farms. Another component could be a reentry program distribution, direct sales, education, and value- added processing. • Improving market access and size for formally-incarcerated individuals, helping to for small farmers will encourage reduce recidivism and increase quality of life more to join the market through meaningful work. Once again, in order There are myriad resources available for both for these uses to be sustainable, they may • “food hubs provide the critical the implementation of this plan as well as market access, income, and require financial support from community general reuse of brownfield sites. This section partners and grants. services to support young and gives an overview of available grants for the beginning farmers as they learn to cleanup of brownfield sites, redevelopment of grow and expand. Other Key Opportunities brownfield sites, and programs that support This brownfield site has some key attributes community development, environmental restoration, and educational programs. In Food hubs face low margins that necessitate that increase its market potential. First, the high volumes and efficiency to be successful. Carrier Bryant site is located less than three addition, this section summarizes state and miles from downtown. This proximity increases federal funding sources to support urban • The National Good Food Network lists 230 the site’s market potential in several ways: (1) agriculture and local food procurement for the business as food hubs potential to develop the site as an agritourism assistance on the projects laid out in this plan. • 75% of food hubs were located in destination and (2) close access to most of the At the end, there is a list of databases for metropolitan counties restaurants that are interested in purchasing additional funding resources. • About half of food hubs are for-profit 34% locally sourced ingredients, and (3) a central are non-profit and 13% are co-ops location increases surrounding community’s Food Hub • Four key ways that food hubs differ from access to the site. In addition, the site has great Business Assessment Toolkit conventional sector: pricing, traceability, access to Interstate 65, which can help both to • Food hubs exist to strengthen regional food market access and development services connect farmers to the site and connect the site systems • Environmental, social, and economic impact to a larger market. • “all food hubs create impact on the food potential system by promoting greater producer and • “a complete market overview covers the size The true economic feasibility of a food hub on supply diversity, supporting young and of the addressable market, key customer the Carrier Bryant site will depend on the beginning farmers, building infrastructure segments, competitive environment, business plan, including funding sources, and systems to make local food accessible to regulatory climate, and market trends or stakeholder participation, and uses. There consumer and to make larger markets other market drivers that are relevant”.

 Creating an Urban Agriculture Food Hub The following narrative identifies the variety of design components that have been associated Present Outsourced Meal NWA Food Hub Meal with developing a mixed-use urban ag food hub. Fresh produce in the United States Currently, much of the food consumed by travels an average Americans is grown in regions far from where of 1,500 miles. it is consumed. The images at-right illustrate - National Center for help further illustrate this concept. The intent of Appropriate establishing a Food Hub in NWA is to provide Technology locally-grown, fresh, nutritious food to NWA residents, while also creating jobs in the Foods grown in Brazil, California, North Dakota Foods that could be grown in NWA via aquaponics, neighborhood. On a regional scale, the Food and Idaho. (SCI) soil farming, community gardens and orchards. (SCI) Hub aims to be a destination for the Indianapolis metropolitan region, as a local public and/or private food distributor to area residents, restaurants, and businesses.

Intensive Agriculture One of the fasting growing areas of agriculture is “intensive agriculture” which falls in three primary categories: • Hydroponics (growing plants in water) • Aquaculture (growing fish) • Aquaponics (growing plants and fish in the same system)

NWA Food Spending and Revenue Analysis. (SCI)

 Community Center Retail Food Service Community Kitchen A cornerstone of the urban ag hub would be a Extension of food production into retail food An important component of the community community center that provides space service and dining. Increased opportunities for center will be the community kitchen. The for local owned businesses, neighborhood application of culinary and hospitality job kitchen can provide training for cooking, services and amenities including any or all of training, neighborhood canning and other value adding activities to the following: entrepreneurship, expand the local food usage. It can also be • Café / Bakery and neighborhood rented by start-up businesses providing them • Job Training socialization. with a certified kitchen to prepare products for • Community Kitchen markets, stores and • Child Care other business • Playground ventures. • Co-op Grocery

Community Classroom Integrated into the community center will be classrooms that can serve as outpost for community based educational programs, certificate and degree programs an well as Co-Op Grocery focused life skill training activities. Culinary Community supported programs and nutrition grocery as an extension focused class can of food produced take advantage by local growers of the food and area grown on site farmers that and reinforce provides our employment community opportunities health and access to programs. healthy food.

 NWA Urban Agriculture Building Typologies and Uses Design Components Processing / Retail for Intensive Agriculture: Intensive Agriculture: One of the fasting growing Preparation and sales of bi-products of areas of agriculture is “intensive agriculture” intensive agriculture processes. which falls in three primary categories: • Hydroponics (growing plants in water) Processing / Retail for Commercial • Aquaculture (growing fish) Farm: Space to package, distribute, and sell food grown on-site. Also serves • Aquaponics (growing plants and as an urban farming supply store. fish in the same system) Community Outreach and Education Center: An information center for the demonstration of Aquaponics: A system agricultural processes and nutrition awareness. of growing vegetables and fish at an Distribution: A value-adding and increased rate distribution facility for food of production. grown on site.

Maker Space: Shared spaces, including Commercial Farming: studios for artists and makers. Urban, soil- based farming Eco Homestead: Row houses with in hoop houses. aquaponic systems on the property.

Commercial Composting: Specialty Housing: Housing for target Rich soil production populations with intensive for on-site agriculture systems attached, agriculture offering food and jobs. and for sale.

 Centers of Activity

Community Garden: Orchards: Shelter Market Space: Vegetable garden Fruit trees Market stalls for plots and planted for sales of on-site greenhouse food production. produced food, space are made products, and available to the other goods. public.

Urban Animals: Commercial Greenhouse: Neighborhood Plaza: Eggs, honey, and other This portion of the Community bi-products from commercial farm gathering space animals for food and is housed in for performance, value-added greenhouse discussions, and activities. conditions for exhibitions. specific outputs.

Composting: Mobile Markets: Outdoor Classroom Rich soil An area for food /Amphitheater: production trucks, food Community for on-site wagons, and gathering space agriculture food stands for instruction, and for sale. to sell to the demonstration, neighborhood. and food awareness.