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Grants and Funding
This page provides access to information on funding opportunities available in EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER). In support of EPA’s policy initiative to encourage competition in the award of grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance agreement vehicles, OSWER requires that all discretionary funding opportunities subject to the Agency’s competition policy be published on this site. We encourage you to bookmark this page and visit regularly. OSWER grant and other funding opportunities will be posted as they become available.
This site offers information on assistance agreement (i.e., grants, cooperative agreements, etc.) opportunities only. For a detailed listing of OSWER contracting opportunities, please refer to the EPA Acquisition Forecast Database.
An Application Kit including application forms and other information and a Grant Writing Tutorial are available to assist you in applying for these grants.
Open Announcements
Following are full text announcements of current OSWER funding opportunities. For your convenience, the listing of funding opportunities is organized by Program areas. Click on the links below for a current listing of funding opportunities available in each of the Program areas.
Immediate Office of the Assistant Administrator
No Current Announcements
Office of Brownfields & Land Revitalization
Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment Grants
Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Cleanup Grants
Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants
Office of Emergency Management
No Current Announcements
Office of Solid Waste
No Current Announcements
Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation
No Current Announcements
Office of Underground Storage Tanks
Underground Storage Tank Compliance Assistance And Training Support In Indian Country
Underground Storage Tank Compliance Assistance And Training Support In Indian Country
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OUST-08-11 - Closing Date: November 3, 2008 November 17, 2008.
This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals to promote the prevention of releases from federally-regulated underground storage tanks (USTs) in Indian country and the compliance of UST facilities in Indian country with federal regulations. Funding under this announcement shall be used for activities that support UST compliance in Indian country through education for owners and operators, training opportunities for tribal government personnel, and tribal UST compliance program development and collaboration. The goals of this cooperative agreement are to provide tribal governments and UST facilities in Indian country with training, compliance assistance, and collaborative opportunities.
Underground Storage Tank Compliance Assistance And Training Support In Indian Country (PDF) (24 pp, 242K, About PDF)
Amendment 001, dated October 29, 2008 (PDF) (1 pg, 18K, About PDF)
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OBLR-08-07 - Closing Date: November 14, 2008.
Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment Grants
The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act ("Brownfields Law", P.L. 107-118) requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish guidance to assist applicants in preparing proposals for grants to assess and clean up brownfield sites. EPA’s Brownfields Program provides funds to empower states, communities, tribes, and nonprofits to prevent, inventory, assess, clean up, and reuse brownfield sites. EPA provides brownfields funding for three types of grants: (1) Brownfields Assessment Grants - provides funds to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning (including cleanup planning) and community involvement related to brownfield sites; (2) Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants – provides funds for a grant recipient to capitalize a revolving fund and to make loans and provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites and: (3) Brownfields Cleanup Grants - provides funds to carry out cleanup activities at a specific brownfield site owned by the applicant. Under these guidelines, EPA is seeking proposals for Assessment Grants only.
Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment Grants (PDF). (49 pp, 584K, About PDF)
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OBLR-08-08 - Closing Date: November 14, 2008.
Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Cleanup Grants
The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (“Brownfields Law”, P.L. 107-118) requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish guidance to assist applicants in preparing proposals for grants to assess and clean up brownfield sites. EPA’s Brownfields Program provides funds to empower states, communities, tribes, and nonprofits to prevent, inventory, assess, clean up, and reuse brownfield sites. EPA provides brownfields funding for three types of grants: (1) Brownfields Assessment Grants - provides funds to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning (including cleanup planning) and community involvement related to brownfield sites; (2) Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants – provides funds for a grant recipient to capitalize a revolving fund and to make loans and provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites and: (3) Brownfields Cleanup Grants - provides funds to carry out cleanup activities at a specific brownfield site owned by the applicant. Under these guidelines, EPA is seeking proposals for Cleanup Grants only.
Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Cleanup Grants (PDF). (51 pp, 387K, About PDF)
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OBLR-08-09 - Closing Date: November 14, 2008.
Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants
The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act ("Brownfields Law", P.L. 107-118) requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish guidance to assist applicants in preparing proposals for grants to assess and clean up brownfield sites. EPA’s Brownfields Program provides funds to empower states, communities, tribes, and nonprofits to prevent, inventory, assess, clean up, and reuse brownfield sites. EPA provides brownfields funding for three types of grants: (1) Brownfields Assessment Grants - provides funds to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning (including cleanup planning) and community involvement related to brownfield sites; (2) Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants – provides funds for a grant recipient to capitalize a revolving fund and to make loans and provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites and: (3) Brownfields Cleanup Grants - provides funds to carry out cleanup activities at a specific brownfield site owned by the applicant. Under these guidelines, EPA is seeking proposals for Revolving Loan Fund Grants only.
Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants (PDF). (44 pp, 359K, About PDF)
Closed Announcements
Proposals are no longer being accepted for these announcements whose closing dates have expired. Generally, these announcements will remain posted for one year following the closing date for submission of proposals.
- Brownfields Job Training Grants
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OBLR-08-10 - Closing Date: October 15, 2008.- Brownfields Job Training Grants (PDF) (37 pp, 191K, About PDF)
- FY 2008 Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program For Tribes
RFP# EPA-OSWER-IPCO-08-06 - Closing Date: August 26, 2008. - Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) Program Tribal Support Grants (PDF). (40 pp, 231K, About PDF)
- Amendment 001, dated July 18, 2008 (PDF) (1pg, 16K, About PDF)
Questions and Answers, dated August 5, 2008 (PDF) (5pp, 45K, About PDF)
- FY 2008 Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program For Tribes
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OSW-08-05 - Closing Date: July 14, 2008.
- Brownfields 2009-2013 Annual Conference
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OBLR-08-04 - Closing Date: July 10, 2008. - FY 2008 Tribal Solid Waste Management Assistance Project
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OSW-08-03 - Closing Date: June 9, 2008. - Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grants
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OBLR-08-02 - Closing Date: May 1, 2008. -
Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grants (PDF). (28 pp, 191K, About PDF)
- Request for Applications (RFA) - Questions and Answers (PDF). (4 pp, 30K, About PDF)
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Implementation of the Compliance / Prevention Underground Storage Tank Program and the Cleanup of Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program.
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OUST-08-01 - Closing Date: December 21, 2007. - Technical Assistance To Brownfields Communities
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OBCR-07-08 - Closing Date: October 2, 2007.- Technical Assistance To Brownfields Communities (PDF) (26 pp, 225K, About PDF)
- Amendment 001, dated August 21, 2007 (PDF) (1 p, 13K, About PDF)
- Questions and Answers, dated September 20, 2007 (PDF) (4 p, 29K, About PDF)
- Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OBCR-07-09 - Closing Date: October 12, 2007. - Brownfields Job Training Grants
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OBCR-07-10 - Closing Date: October 19, 2007.- Brownfields Job Training Grants (36 pp, 315K, About PDF)
- Amendment 001, dated September 20, 2007 (1 p, 14K, About PDF)
- FY 2007 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANT PROGRAM FOR TRIBES
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OSW-07-07 - Closing Date: August 13, 2007.
- FY 2007 Tribal Solid Waste Management Assistance Project
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OSW-07-03 - Closing Date: March 22, 2007.
- FY 2007 SCHOOLS CHEMICAL CLEANOUT CAMPAIGN (SC3) GRANT
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OSW-07-06 - Closing Date: March 14, 2007.
- FY 2007 Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3) Grant (29 pp, 196K, About PDF)
- FY 2007 Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3) Grant (29 pp, 196K, About PDF)
- Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants - Support For Tribal Response Programs Focused On Brownfields Redevelopment
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OBCR-07-05 - Closing Date: January 26, 2007. - Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Related to Methamphetamine Contaminated Brownfield Sites in Indian Country
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OBCR-07-04 - Closing Date: January 26, 2007. - Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OBCR-07-01 - Closing Date: December 8, 2006. - Conferences, Workshops, Training, Travel, and Meeting Support Activities For State Co-Regulators
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OSRTI-07-02 - Closing Date: November 27, 2006. - OSWER Innovations Pilot Projects
RFA NO: EPA‑OSWER‑IO‑06-08 - Closing Date: November 6, 2006 November 20, 2006 - Brownfields Job Training Grants
RFA# EPA-OSWER-OBCR-06-06 - Closing Date: September 8, 2006- Brownfields Job Training Grants (PDF) (33 pp, 157K, About PDF)
- Brownfields Job Training Grants (PDF) (33 pp, 157K, About PDF)
- Institutional Controls Implementation and Effectiveness Research (FY06)
RFA# EPA-OSWER-OSW-06-07 - Closing Date: August 21, 2006- Request
for Initial Proposals (PDF) (21 pp, 98K, About PDF)
- Request
for Initial Proposals (PDF) (21 pp, 98K, About PDF)
- Servicing in Schools Grant (FY06)
RFA# EPA-OSWER-OSW-06-05 - Closing Date: June 19, 2006- Request for Initial Proposals (PDF) (21 pp, 156K, About PDF)
- Request for Initial Proposals (PDF) (21 pp, 156K, About PDF)
- FY 2006 Tribal Solid Waste Management Assistance Project
RFA# EPA-OSWER-OSW-06-03 - Closing Date: April 3, 2006- Request for Applications (PDF) (20 pp, 179K, About PDF)
- Request for Applications (PDF) (20 pp, 179K, About PDF)
- Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC) Grants Program (FY06)
RFIP# EPA-OSWER-OSW-06-04 - Closing Date: February 21, 2006 - Request for Initial Proposals (PDF) (22 pp, 173K, About PDF)
- Amendment 001, dated January 27,
2006 (PDF) (2 pp, 24K, About PDF)