Brownfields Grants Program

The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (the Brownfields Law) provides that eligible entities may apply for grants through EPA Regional offices and that EPA establish a competitive system for awarding grants to the applicants with proposals that received the highest rankings. Under the Brownfields Law, eligible entities may be able to receive Brownfields funding for some properties subject to RCRA. EPA brownfields grants will be selected on a competitive basis using a two-step proposal selection process. Assessment grants provide funding for a grant recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement related to brownfield sites. Revolving Loan Fund grants provide funding for a grant recipient to capitalize a revolving loan fund and to provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfields sites. Cleanup grants provide funding for a grant recipient to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites.

The deadline for proposals for the FY05 grants cycle is November 12, 2004. On October 5, 2004, an internet session was held on the "Brownfield Grants Program." This internet session was archived and can be accessed at: http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/rcrabfgrants_100504/ . Below are a number of informational resources and link to Grants proposal guidance.

Proposal Guidelines: The Proposal guidelines provide needed information on how to apply for a grant, what type of entity can apply for grants, what type of grants are available, what type of RCRA sites can be addressed by the Grants program, and criteria for proposals.

"How Communities Can Address RCRA Sites with Brownfields Funding" - factsheet
Publication Number: EPA 530-F-02-004
[ PDF (399K) 2 Pages]
September 2004

"The Brownfields Grant Program and Opportunities for Revitalization of RCRA sites," Presentation of Linda Garczynski
[ PDF (165K) 19 pages ]
October 5, 2004

Handout: "EPA Brownfields Revitalization Assessment and Cleanup Grant Funding, What Makes a Winning Proposal"
[ PDF (96K) 27 pages ]
October 2004

Chart: Examples of Brownfield Grants Proposals which included RCRA sites
[ PDF (16K) 1 page ]
October 2004