Brownfields and Land Revitalization

Proposal and Funding Information

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FY 2013

• FY2013 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grant Guidelines – Announcing New Request for Proposals
  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; coalitions are funded up to $600,000 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 submission deadline is November 19, 2012.
  • FY2013 Brownfields Assessment Grant Guidelines (PDF) (58 pp, 581K)
  • FY2013 Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant Guidelines (PDF) (52 pp, 489K)
  • FY2013 Brownfields Cleanup Grant Guidelines (PDF) (62 pp, 541K)
  • Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (50 pp, 233K)

FY 2012

• FY 2012 Funds to Supplement Eligible Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants
  EPA is announcing the availability of an estimated $7 million in FY 2012 funds to supplement eligible Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grants. Grants eligible to request 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 by April 19, 2012. Specific information on eligible entities and criteria for submitting a request for supplemental RLF funding can be obtained by contacting the EPA Brownfields Coordinator for your region.
  • Federal Register Notice
    March 19, 2012
  • FY12 RLF Supplemental Funding Process Memo (PDF) (4 pp, 32K)
    March 19, 2012
  
  
• FY 2012 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant Application Guidelines — Request for Proposals
  EPA provides funds to nonprofit organizations and eligible entities to deliver environmental workforce development and job training programs focused on hazardous and solid waste management, assessment, and cleanup associated activities, chemical safety, and wastewater management. Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) grants are provided to recruit, train, and place, unemployed and under-employed, predominantly low-income and minority, residents historically affected by hazardous and solid waste sites and facilities with the skills needed to secure full-time, sustainable employment in the environmental field and in the assessment and cleanup work taking place in their communities. Proposals are due April 12, 2012.
  • Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant Guidelines (PDF) (40 pp, 457K)
  • Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (21 pp, 96K)

• Brownfields Multi-Purpose Pilot Grant Guidelines - Request for Proposals
  The EPA is piloting a new grant program that will provide a single grant to an eligible entity for both assessment and cleanup work at a specific brownfield site owned by the applicant. These grants may be used to address sites contaminated by petroleum or hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum). An applicant may request up to $200,000 ($350,000 with a waiver) for assessment activities and $200,000 for direct cleanup activities at the same site. The total available for each grant is $400,000 or $550,000 with a waiver. Only applicants who have received an EPA Brownfields grant in 2003 or later are eligible to apply for the multi-purpose pilot grant. The proposal deadline is February 10, 2012.
  • Multi-Purpose Pilot Grant Guidelines (PDF) (58 pp, 508K)
  • Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (39 pp, 179K)
  
  
  
• Funding Guidance for State and Tribal Response Programs, Fiscal Year 2012 (PDF) (27 pp, 450K)
  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. This document provides guidance that will enable states and tribes to apply for and use Fiscal Year 2011 section 128(a) funds. The application deadline is January 31, 2012.
  • Federal Register Notice
  
  
  
• FY2012 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grant Guidelines - Request for Proposals
  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; coalitions are funded up to $1,000,000 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 28, 2011.
  • Final FY2012 Brownfields Assessment Grant Guidelines (PDF) (57 pp, 340K)
  • Final FY2012 Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant Guidelines (PDF) (51 pp, 303K)
  • Final FY2012 Brownfields Cleanup Grant Guidelines (PDF) (59 pp, 341K)
  • Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (47 pp, 226K)
  • Assessment Proposal Preparation Checklist (PDF)(8 pp, 289K)

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FY 2011

• Funding Guidance for State and Tribal Response Programs, Fiscal Year 2011 (PDF) (27 pp, 450K)
  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. This document provides guidance that will enable states and tribes to apply for and use Fiscal Year 2011 section 128(a) funds. The application deadline is January 31, 2011.
  • Federal Register Notice
    
    
• FY 2011 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant Application Guidelines
  EPA provides funds to eligible entities, including non-profit organizations, to deliver environmental workforce development and job training programs focused on hazardous and solid waste management, assessment, and cleanup associated activities. Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) grants are provided to recruit, train, and place, unemployed and under-employed, predominantly low-income and minority, residents historically affected by hazardous and solid waste sites and facilities with the skills needed to secure full-time, sustainable employment in the environmental field and in the assessment and cleanup work taking place in their communities. Formerly referred to as the "Brownfields Job Training Grants Program," the "Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants Program" supports expanded environmental training outside the traditional scope of just brownfields but builds upon the existing model and the capacity created through the Brownfields Job Training Program since its inception in 1998.
  • FY2011 Guidelines for Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants (PDF) (37 pp, 710K)
    
    
• FY2011 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grant Guidelines - Request for Proposals
  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; coalitions are funded up to $1,000,000 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 October 15, 2010.
  • FY11 Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment Grants (Revised) (PDF) (52 pp, 696K)
  • Amendment 001, dated September 15, 2010 (PDF) (2 pp, 163K)
  • FY11 Guidelines for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants (Revised) (PDF) (46 pp, 301K)
  • Amendment 001, dated September 15, 2010 (PDF) (2 pp, 163K)
  • FY11 Guidelines for Brownfields Cleanup Grants (Revised) (PDF) (55 pp, 665K)
  • Amendment 001, dated September 15, 2010 (PDF) (3 pp, 227K)
  • Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (45 pp, 152K)

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