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FY 2012
- Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund (RLF), Cleanup Grants, & Supplemental Funding for RLF Grants
EPA is announcing $69.3 million in new Brownfields grants to provide communities with funding necessary to assess, clean and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and create jobs while protecting public health. The 245 grantees include tribes and communities in 39 states across the country, funded by EPA’s Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (ARC) grants and RLF Supplemental Grants. Since the Program’s inception, EPA’s Brownfields investments have leveraged more than $18.3 billion in cleanup and redevelopment funding from a variety of public and private sources and have resulted in approximately 75,500 jobs. EPA has awarded 2,008 Assessment grants totaling $480.1 million, 292 Revolving Loan Fund grants totaling $286.1 million, and 838 Cleanup grants totaling $157.6 million.
FY 2011
- Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants
Twenty-one communities in 20 states were selected to receive more than $6.2 million in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) grants to recruit, train, and place, local, unemployed, predominantly low-income and minority, residents in environmentally-impacted communities. The Agency's EWDJT Program, formerly referred to as the "Brownfields Job Training Grant Program," helps provide unemployed and under-employed individuals with the necessary skills to secure full-time, sustainable employment in the environmental field. The 21 communities will receive up to $300,000 each to train individuals in the cleanup of contaminated sites and in health and safety, while also providing training in other environmental skills, such as recycling center operator training, green building design, energy efficiency, weatherization, solar installation, construction and demolition debris recycling, emergency response, and native plant revegetation. For more information, please see the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Web page.
- Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund (RLF), Cleanup Grants & Supplemental Funding for RLF grants
Communities in 40 states and 3 Tribes will share $76 million in EPA Brownfields grants to help clean up, revitalize, and sustainably reuse contaminated properties, turning them from problem properties to productive community use. The grants, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will provide funding to eligible entities through brownfields assessment, revolving loan fund, and cleanup grants. Since the beginning of the Brownfields Program, EPA has awarded 1,895 assessment grants totaling $447.6 million, 279 revolving loan fund grants totaling $273.1 million and752cleanup grants totaling $140.8 million.
- 23 Communities selected for new Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Pilot Program
EPA is providing assistance to 23 communities to facilitate community involvement in developing an area-wide plan for brownfields assessment, cleanup and subsequent reuse. Pilot program recipients will each receive up to approximately $175,000 in grant funding and/or direct technical assistance from the Agency.
FY 2010
- Supplemental Funding for Revolving Loan Fund Grants
Communities in 27 state or local governments will receive over $16 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.
- Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, & Cleanup Grants
Communities in 40 states, four Tribes, and one U.S. Territory will share $78.9 million in EPA Brownfields grants to help clean up, revitalize, and sustainably reuse contaminated properties, turning them from problem properties to productive community use. The grants, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will provide funding to eligible entities through brownfields assessment, revolving loan fund, and cleanup grants. Since the beginning of the Brownfields Program, EPA has awarded 1702 assessment grants totaling $401.0 million, 262 revolving loan fund grants totaling $256.7 million and 655 cleanup grants totaling $129.4 million.
- Job Training Grants
Twelve communities will share $2.4 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, academic institutions, and local city and county governments. The grants will teach environmental assessment and cleanup job skills to individuals living in areas near brownfields sites in California, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Washington.
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)
- 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.