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BCRLF Pilots/Grants
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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.
Fact Sheets
Guidelines and Policy
- Recovery Act Funds to Supplement Eligible Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants
- 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
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Recovery Act Funds to Supplement Eligible Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants
EPA is announcing the availability of an estimated $40 million in Recovery Act funds to supplement eligible brownfields revolving loan fund (RLF) grants. Grants eligible to request Recovery Act supplemental funds are brownfields RLF grants that have been previously awarded competitively under Section 104(k)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) or that have transitioned to Section 104(k)(3) of CERCLA, and subject to other identified criteria. Requests for funding must be postmarked and received by email by May 1, 2009. Specific information on eligible entities and submitting a request for Recovery Act supplemental RLF funding is available in the Federal Register Notice, Process and Consideration Guidelines (PDF) (6 pp, 178K), or can be obtained by contacting the EPA Brownfields Contact for your region.
- Unlocking Brownfields Redevelopment: Establishing a Local Revolving Loan Fund Program, Brownfields Solution Series (PDF) (6 pp, 263K)
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.
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).
2008 Awards- Supplemental Funding Award List - June 12, 2008
- EPA News Release - June 12, 2008
2007 Awards
- 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
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Federal Register Notice: Availability of supplemental funding for EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants - December 1, 2005
- Discounted Loans Policy
Federal Register Notice
October 28, 2005
- Interested in Applying for Funding? (PDF) (2 pp, 359K)
EPA Brownfields RLF Grants
Publication Number: EPA-560-F-05-237
April 2009
- Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan
Fund Pilot Fact Sheet
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 - 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
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
- Table of Contents (PDF) (8 pp, 506K)
- Introduction (PDF) (6 pp, 590K)
- Chapter 1 (PDF) (10 pp, 661K)
- Chapter 2 (PDF) (14 pp, 776K)
- Chapter 3 (PDF) (18 pp, 734K)
- Chapter 4 (PDF) (18 pp, 1.2M)
- Chapter 5 (PDF) (26 pp, 904K)
- Chapter 6 (PDF) (18 pp, 1M)
- Chapter 7 (PDF) (2 pp, 456K)
- Chapter 8 (PDF) (8 pp, 602K)
- Chapter 9 (PDF) (12 pp, 649K)
- Checklists (PDF) (20 pp, 1M)
- Appendices (PDF) (64 pp, 917K)
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BCRLF Administrative Manual
This manual specifically addresses the requirements for all RLF grants awarded under CERCLA 104(d) authority before 2003.
- Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Marketing Guide and Tool Kit (PDF) (64 pp, 1,244K)
Publication Number: EPA 500-R-00-006
May 2000
- Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Marketing Guide and Tool Kit (PDF) (64 pp, 1,244K)
- 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