EPA Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Grants (Assessment, Revolving Loan, and Cleanup)

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.
3. Brownfields Cleanup Grants - provides funds to carry out cleanup activities at a specific brownfield site owned by the applicant.
Applications are due by November 14, 2008.

Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OSWER-OBLR-08-07
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Aug 26, 2008
Creation Date: Aug 26, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Nov 14, 2008 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Nov 14, 2008 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Archive Date: Dec 14, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 183
Estimated Total Program Funding: $37,500,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s): 66.818 -- Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment Grants
Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants
Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Cleanup Grants