Brownfields Tax Incentive

On October 3, 2008, H.R. 1424 was signed into law by the President. Section 318 of the bill provides for expensing of environmental remediation costs extending the current brownfield tax incentive till December 31, 2009, and is effective for expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2007. The tax incentive allows taxpayers to receive a current federal income tax deduction for certain qualifying remediation costs that would otherwise by subject to capitalization. The extension is a timely benefit for companies seeking to acquire or dispose of environmentally impaired properties

EPA Funds New Round of Brownfields Training, Research and Technical Assistance Grants

EPA is providing $1.5 million of funding for new Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grants. This money will provide information, training, tools, and technical assistance to brownfields stakeholders. More information.

EPA Press Release
September 3, 2008

Final FY2009 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grant Guidelines

These grants may be used to address sites contaminated by petroleum and hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum). Opportunities for funding are as follows: Brownfields Assessment Grants (each funded up to $200,000 over three years), Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants (each funded up to $1,000,000 over five years) and Brownfields Cleanup Grants (each funded up to $200,000 over three years). The proposal deadline is November 14, 2008.

• Final FY2009 Brownfields Assessment Grant Guidelines (PDF) (51 pp, 1.6M, about PDF)


• Final FY2009 Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant Guidelines (PDF) (46 pp, 1.8M, about PDF)


• final FY2009 Brownfields Cleanup Grant Guidelines (PDF) (53 pp, 32.4M, about PDF)

Fact Sheet on Changes to Brownfields Assessment, RLF, and Cleanup Grant Guidelines (PDF) (2 pp, 231K, about PDF)

Fact Sheet on Assessment Coalitions (PDF) (2 pp, 25K, about PDF)

Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (38 pp, 210K, about PDF)

Assessment Coalitions Memorandum of Agreement (PDF) (2 pp, 10K, about PDF)

Fiscal Year 2009 Brownfields Job Training Grants - Request for Applications Issued

This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities and non-profit organizations to provide environmental job training projects focused on brownfields assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment activities. The objective of the Brownfields Job Training Grant Program is to recruit, train, and place unemployed and under-employed individuals from brownfields-impacted communities in full-time sustainable environmental employment. Applications must be postmarked by October 15, 2008 5:00 pm. More information.

• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (8 pp, 44K about PDF)

Unlocking Brownfields Redevelopment: Establishing a Local Revolving Loan Fund Program

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.

• Unlocking Brownfields Redevelopment: Establishing a Local Revolving Loan Fund Program (PDF) (6 pp, 263K about PDF).

Brownfields Sustainability Pilots

EPA is providing technical assistance for the sustainable assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of community brownfields projects. Assistance will support activities such as the reuse and recycling of construction and demolition materials, green building and infrastructure design, energy efficiency, water conservation, renewable energy development, and native landscaping. More information.

Sustainability Pilots Press Release
July 29, 2008

More than $6.3 Million Goes to Revitalizing Properties Through Supplemental Grant Funding

Sixteen state or local governments are receiving supplemental funding for their Brownfields revolving loan fund grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This funding will enable state, local and tribal governments to make more loans and subgrants that fund cleanup at brownfields sites. More information.

Request for Applications for Brownfields 2009-2013 Annual Conference Primary Non-federal Co-sponsor

The successful applicant will be the primary non-federal co-sponsor for three brownfields conferences held during 2009-2013. The Brownfields conferences provide training, research and technical assistance to communities to facilitate the inventory of brownfield sites, site assessments and remediation of brownfield sites, community involvement, and site preparation. More information.

Communities in 43 states, 2 Tribal Nations and 2 territories will share over $74 million in EPA Brownfields grants

These communities will share over $74 million in EPA Brownfields grants to help revitalize former industrial and commercial sites, turning them from problem properties to productive community use. Since the beginning of the Brownfields program, EPA has awarded 1255 assessment grants totaling $298.6 million, 230 revolving loan fund grants totaling $217.7 million, and 426 cleanup grants totaling $78.7 million.

• EPA News Release
  April 7, 2008
• List of New Assessment, Cleanup, and Revolving Loan Fund Grant Awards
  • Sorted by State with Links to Fact Sheets
  • Sorted by EPA Region with Links to Fact Sheets
  • Printer-Friendly List Sorted by EPA Region (PDF) (15 pp, 51KB, about PDF)

Fiscal Year 2008 Brownfields Job Training Grants Announced

Thirteen communities in 10 states will share more than $2.5 million in job training grants geared toward cleaning up contaminated properties and turning them into productive community assets. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under its Brownfields Initiative, is awarding grants of up to $200,000 each to non-profit organizations, local governments, a university, and a tribe. The grants will teach environmental assessment and cleanup job skills to individuals living in low-income areas near brownfields sites in Ala., Calif., La., Mass., N.C., Nev., N.Y., Okla., Pa., and Wash.

See Press Release for more information

Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB)

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency recently selected four new TAB grantees. The TAB grantees include the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Enterprise Corporation of the Delta, Kansas State University, and the Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR). The TAB grantees will help communities tackle the challenge of cleaning up and redeveloping brownfield sites by providing geographically-based technical assistance and training to communities and other stakeholders on brownfield issues. More information

Funding Guidance for State and Tribal Response Programs for Fiscal Year 2008

Section 128(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended, authorizes a noncompetitive $50 million grant program to establish and enhance state and tribal response programs. Generally, these response programs address the assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfields sites and other sites with actual or perceived contamination. Section 128(a) cooperative agreements are awarded and administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional offices. This document provides guidance that will enable states and tribes to apply for and use Fiscal Year 2008 Section 128(a) funds. Requests for funding will be accepted from December 1, 2007 through January 31, 2008. More information.

Financing Brownfields: State Program Highlights

A new report is available featuring highlights of more than 50 different state programs supporting brownfields financing. More information