Technical Outreach Services for Communities (TOSC) uses university educational and technical resources to help community groups understand the technical issues involving the hazardous waste sites in their midst. TOSC aims to empower communities to participate substantively in the decision-making process regarding their hazardous substance problems. An affiliate of TOSC is the Technical Outreach Services for Native American Communities (TOSNAC) program, which provides technical assistance to Native Americans dealing with hazardous substance issues.

Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB) helps communities to clean and redevelop properties that have been damaged or undervalued by environmental contamination. The purpose of these efforts is to create better jobs, increase the local tax base, improve neighborhood environments, and enhance the overall quality of life. The main audiences for TAB assistance are community groups, municipal officials, developers, and leaders with lending institutions constituting a secondary audience.

This web site provides detailed information about these programs and offers links to regional TOSC and TAB initiatives. To read more the TOSC and TAB programs, download this general information brochure in PDF format.