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Grant Announcements
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FY 2009
- Supplemental Funding for Revolving Loan Fund Grants
Communities in 55 state or local governments will receive $55 million in supplemental funding for brownfields revolving loan fund grants to help communities carry out cleanup activities, redevelopment projects, and create jobs for local residents living near brownfields sites.- EPA Press Release
August 4, 2009 - List of RLF Grants funded by the Recovery Act and with regular program funds (PDF) (10 pp, 50K, about PDF)
- Brownfields Program Activities Under the Recovery Act
- Fact Sheets for Brownfields Grant Awardees
- EPA Press Release
- $6.8 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Brownfields Environmental Job Training
Fourteen communities in eight states will share $6.8 million in Brownfields Job Training Grants geared toward cleaning up contaminated properties and turning them into productive community assets. These grants are funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under its Brownfields Program is awarding grants of up to $500,000 each to eligible governmental entities and non-profit organizations. The grants will teach environmental assessment and cleanup job skills to individuals living in areas near brownfields sites in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, New York, Ohio, and Washington.- EPA Press Release
August 4, 2009 - Brownfields Program activities under the Recovery Act
- Fact Sheets for Brownfields Grant Awardees
- EPA Press Release
- Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, & Cleanup Grants
Communities in 46 states, four Tribes, and two U.S. Territories will share $111.9 million in EPA Brownfields grants. These communities will share $111.9 million in EPA Brownfields grants to help revitalize former industrial and commercial sites, turning them from problem properties to productive community use. The grants include $37.3 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that President Obama signed into law on February 17, 2009, and $74.6 million from the EPA brownfields general program funding. Since the beginning of the Brownfields Program, EPA has awarded 1450 assessment grants totaling $337.5 million, 242 revolving loan fund grants totaling $233.5 million and 538 cleanup grants totaling $99 million. - Job Training Grants
Thirteen communities in 12 states will share $2.6 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 Program is awarding grants of $200,000 each to non-profit organizations, workforce investment boards, and state and local governments. The grants will teach environmental assessment and cleanup job skills to individuals living in areas near brownfields sites in Ark., Calif., Conn., Ill., Ind., Md., Mass., Mich., N.J., Oreg., Tenn., and Wis.
FY 2008
- Training, Research, and Technical Assistance
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. - 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. - Supplemental Funding for Revolving Loan Fund Grants
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. - Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, & Cleanup Grants
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 Awardees (PDF) (15 pp, 46K)
- List of Applicants (PDF) (19 pp, 734K)
- Fact Sheets for Brownfields Grant Awardees
- Job Training Grants
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. - 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
FY 2007
- Supplemental Funding for Revolving Loan Fund Grants
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. - Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, & Cleanup Grants
Communities in 38 states, 5 Tribal Nations and 2 territories will share $70.7 million in EPA Brownfields grants. These communities will share $70.7 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 1067 assessment grants totaling $262 million, 217 revolving loan fund grants totaling $201.7 million, and 336 cleanup grants totaling $61.3 million.- EPA News Release, May 14, 2007
- List of Applicants (PDF) (15 pp, 688K)
- List of Awardees (PDF) (15 pp, 46K)
- Fact Sheets for Brownfields Grant Awardees
- Job Training Grants
On November 13, 2006, the Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of 12 communities to share a total of $2.34 million in brownfields job training grants. Grants of up to $200,000 each will go to non-profit organizations and local governments. This new round of Brownfields Job Training Grants will teach environmental-cleanup job skills to individuals living in low income areas near brownfields sites in 10 states.
FY 2006
- Supplemental Funding for Revolving Loan Fund Grants
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. - Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, & Cleanup Grants
Communities in 44 States, 2 Territories and 3 Tribal Nations Share $69.9 Million in Brownfields Grants. These communities will share $69.9 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 883 assessment grants totaling $225.4 million, 202 revolving loan fund grants totaling $186.7 million, and 238 cleanup grants totaling $42.7 million. - Job Training Grants
The EPA today announced the selection of twelve communities to share a total of $2 million in brownfields job training grants. Grants of up to $200,000 each will go to non-profit organizations, educational institutions, community colleges, tribes, and state and local governments. This new round of Brownfields Job Training Grants will teach environmental-cleanup job skills to individuals living in low income areas near Brownfields sites in 11 states (Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Washington, and West Virginia).
FY 2005
- Training, Research, and Technical Assistance
EPA's Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment names six organizations as recipients of a combined $1.4 million in Brownfields Training, Research and Technical Assistance Grants. The grants announced provide research, training and technical assistance to enable communities to stimulate economic and beneficial uses of brownfields.Funding for the brownfields training, research, and technical assistance grants and cooperative agreements is authorized under 104(k)(6) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, (CERCLA or Superfund), 42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(6). - Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, & Cleanup Grants Communities in 44 states will share more than $76 million in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency brownfields grants to help revitalize former industrial and commercial sites, transforming them from problem properties into community assets. "The Brownfields Program puts both property and people back to work," EPA Administrator Steve Johnson said. "These grants will help communities across America convert eyesores into engines of economic rebirth."
- Job Training Grants
The Environmental Protection Agency today announced the selection of 12 communities to share a total of $2 million in brownfields job training grants. Grants of up to $200,000 each will go to non-profit organizations, educational institutions, community colleges, tribes, state and local governments.
FY 2004
- Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, & Cleanup Grants
Communities in 42 states and Puerto Rico will share more than $75 million in EPA Brownfields grants to help revitalize former industrial and commercial sites, turning them from problem properties to productive community use. The grants were announced today by EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt at the site of a former metal foundry in Milwaukee. - Job Training Grants
In its ongoing efforts to promote economic revitalization and safeguard the environment and public health, EPA announced the awarding of its second round of Brownfields Job Training Grants under the new Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002. The second round of grants include EPA's selection of 16 recipients for funded Brownfields Job Training and Development Demonstration Grants totaling $2.47 Million.
FY 2003
- Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, & Cleanup Grants
EPA announces $73.1 million in national Brownfields Grants in 37 states and seven tribal communities. As part of EPA's ongoing efforts to promote economic revitalization while safeguarding the environment and public health, EPA Administrator Christie Whitman today announced $73.1 million in Brownfields funds for a variety of different grants made available from the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act.- EPA News Release, June 20, 2003
- List of Applicants (PDF) (20 pp, 121K)
- List of Awardees (PDF) (12 pp, 104K)
- Fact Sheets for Brownfields Grant Awardees
- Job Training Grants
EPA Awards $2 Million to Seven States for New Brownfields Job Training Grants in Ten Communities. In its ongoing efforts to promote economic revitalization and safeguard the environment and public health, EPA Administrator Christie Whitman today announced the awarding of its first Brownfields Job Training grants under the new Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002.
FY 2002
- Supplemental Job Training Pilots
EPA has selected 11 supplemental pilot grants totaling $675,000 under the Brownfields Job Training and Development Demonstration Pilots. These are the second round of supplemental Brownfields job training pilot grants to be awarded (the first round was in May). In communities impacted by Brownfields, project officials will use the supplemental funding to continue their efforts to train residents in procedures for the handling and removal of hazardous substances. - Assessment Demonstration Pilots
EPA Administrator Christie Whitman recently announced $14.6 million in Brownfields grants to assess the contamination of abandoned properties in 80 communities around the nation. Since its inception, EPA's Brownfields Program has contributed over $280 million in pilots and grants to spur assessment, cleanup and redevelopment at brownfields sites. - Revolving Loan Fund Pilots
EPA Administrator Whitman Announces $21.5 million to revitalize blighted communities in 17 states.
FY 2001
- RCRA Prevention Pilots
Five RCRA Brownfields Prevention Pilots Chosen - Assessment Demonstration & Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilots
EPA Administrator Whitman Announces $38 Million To Make Abandoned Properties Thrive - Job Training Pilots
EPA announces nine new Job Training and Development Demonstration Pilots
FY 2000
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Memorandum: Clarification of Borrower Eligibility Under the Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Program - Timothy Fields, Jr.
September 5, 2000 -
Memorandum: Clarification of Site Manager (On-scene coordinator) Role, "Lending to Yourself," and Obligation Requirements Under the Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Program - Linda Garczynski
July 7, 2000 - Vice President Gore Announces Over $35 Million In Brownfields Grants To Revitalize Contaminated Properties
- Vice President Gore Announces Awards to Communities Receiving Supplemental Assistance for Assessment Demonstration Pilots.
- EPA Presents Philadelphia $150,000 for Brownfields
- EPA Awards $200,000 Grant For Stockton Waterfront Renewal Project; Section Of Stockton Channel Hidden For 50 Years Will Soon Emerge
- Resource Conservation and Recovery ACT (RCRA) Pilots Four Brownfields Prevention Initiative Pilots Chosen
- Four RCRA Brownfields Prevention Initiative Pilots Chosen
March 2000
FY 1999
- Vice President Gore Announces $11 Million to Cleanup and Redevelop Distressed Areas
- Vice President Gore Announces Over $30 Million to Help Communities Clean Up and Redevelop Brownfields: Also Awards $1.9 Million in Job Training Grants.
- Vice President Gore Announces 23 Assessment Demonstration Pilots
FY 1998
- EPA Announces 11 Job Training and Development Demonstration Pilots
- Vice President Gore Announces 71 New Brownfields Redevelopment Grants.
- EPA Announces 36 New Brownfields Redevelopment Grants
- EPA Announces Six Additional Pilots: Danbury, CT, Des Moines, IA, North Stapleton, CO, Phoenix, AZ, Pomona, CA, San Diego, CA
FY 1997
- Region 2 Announces Two Additional Pilots: Elizabeth, NJ and Glen Cove, NY
- Vice President Al Gore Announces 35 New Brownfields National and Regional Pilots
- EPA Announces Two New Brownfields Pilots in Wisconsin
- EPA Announces 16 New Brownfield Grants to Clean Up and Revitalize Urban Communities
FY 1996
- Vice President Hails Progress in Urban Revitalization and Announces 20 New Projects to Redevelop Brownfields
- Clinton Administration Announces Selection of 11 New Brownfields Redevelopment Projects and Announces the Removal of 3,300 Sites from the Superfund Inventory
FY 1995
- Clinton Administration Announces Selection of 15 Cities as Brownfields Redevelopment Projects, July 26, 1995
- EPA Administrator Announces Relief Package for Cities and Towns