Brownfields Cleanup
Revolving Loan Fund Pilots/Grants (BCRLF)
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The Village at St. Anthony Falls redevelopment project in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, the cleanup of which was in part funded by the Hennepin County BCRLF Pilot.
Pilots and Fact Sheets
Guidelines and Policy
- Unlocking Brownfields Redevelopment: Establishing a Local Revolving Loan Fund Program
- Supplemental Funding for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants
- Discounted Loans Policy
- Grant Proposal Guidelines
- Transition Guidelines for existing BCRLF Pilots
- Administrative Manual
- BCRLF Marketing Guide and Tool Kit
- BCRLF Model Terms and Conditions
- Financial Structure of Cooperative Agreement Funds Under the BCRLF Program
- Clarification of Borrower Eligibility Under the BCRLF Program
- Clarification of Site Manager Role, "Lending to Yourself," and Obligation Requirements Under the BCRLF Program
- Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilots/Grants Success Stories
- Unlocking Brownfields Redevelopment: Establishing a Local Revolving Loan Fund Program, Brownfields Solution Series
This Brownfields Solutions Series factsheet provides an overview to those interested in applying for an RLF grant, and information to new RLF grantees on how to establish an RLF program.
[ PDF (263K) 6 Pages ]
Publication Number: EPA-560-F-08-280
August 2008 - RLF Supplemental Funding
EPA is accepting requests for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant (RLF) supplemental funding. Interested RLF grantees who have made at least one loan or subgrant should contact their Brownfields Regional Coordinators for specific information regarding application (see the Federal Register Notice below for contact information and further details). - Supplemental Funding Award List - June 12, 2008
- EPA News Release - June 12, 2008
- Supplemental Funding Award List- July 26, 2007
- EPA News Release - July 26, 2007
- Supplemental Funding Award List - March 28, 2006
- EPA News Release - March 28, 2006
2008 Awards
2007 Awards
2006 Awards
Federal Register Notice: Availability of supplemental funding for EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants - December 1, 2005
- Discounted Loans Policy
Federal Register Notice
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October 28, 2005
- Interested in Applying for Funding?
EPA Brownfields RLF Grants
[ PDF (359K) 2 Pages ]
Publication Number: EPA-560-F-05-237
November 2005
- Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilot Fact Sheet
- Transition Guidelines for existing BCRLF Pilots
Publication Number: EPA-500-F-02-150
[ HTML (13K) | PDF (453K) 51 pages ]
October 2002
Transition Open Season - October 2003 - March 2004. Existing Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund grantees should contact your EPA Region RLF contact if interested. - RLF Administrative Manual
- Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan
Fund Marketing Guide and Tool Kit
Publication Number: EPA 500-R-00-006
[ PDF (1,244K) 64 pages ]
May 2000
- Revolving Loan Fund Model Terms
and Conditions
Publication Number: EPA 500-B-98-002
[ HTML (139K) | PDF (241K) 19 pages ]
October 1998 - Financial Structure of Cooperative
Agreement Funds Under the Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund
(BCRLF) Program - Timothy Fields, Jr.
Memorandum
[ HTML (34K) | PDF (304K) 13 Pages ]
January 10, 2001 - Clarification of Borrower Eligibility
Under the Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Program - Timothy
Fields, Jr.
Memorandum
[ HTML (4K) | PDF (9K) 2 Pages ]
September 5, 2000 - Clarification of Site Manager (On-scene
coordinator) Role, "Lending to Yourself," and Obligation Requirements
Under the Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Program - Linda
Garczynski
Memorandum
[ HTML (14K) | PDF (35K) 4 Pages ]
July 7, 2000
Publication Number: EPA 500-F-01-324
[ HTML (13K) | PDF (264K) 3 pages ]
September 2001
EPA Web Error Notice
There was an error in the HTML version of the Transition Guidelines
for Existing BCRLF Pilots. Applicants who used the HTML version
of the Transition Guidelines for Existing BCRLF Pilots should
contact their Regional Brownfields Coordinator.
December 17, 2002
This manual specifically addresses the requirements for all RLF grants awarded under the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfield Redevelopment Act (P.L 107-118, or Brownfields Law) signed on January 11, 2002, or only for previously awarded RLF cooperative agreement pilots that have formally transitioned to the new law requirements.
October 2004
BCRLF Administrative Manual
This manual specifically addresses the requirements for all RLF grants awarded under CERCLA 104(d) authority before 2003.