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Brownfields

  • Nearly $7.7 million in Brownfields Job Training Grants to be awarded to 16 Communities Nationwide

    Learn more about how the Brownfields Job Training Program plans to provide this funding to recruit and train unemployed and underemployed individuals with the skills needed to secure long-term employment in the environmental field.

  • Registration opening soon for the National Brownfields Training Conference

    EPA and non-federal co-sponsor, ICMA, anticipate opening registration in April for the 2025 National Brownfields Training Conference in Chicago, IL from August 5-8, 2025. 

    Learn more about Brownfields 2025
  • Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: A Historic $1.5 Billion Investment in Brownfields

    How the Brownfields Program plans to use this historic investment in communities.

  • Brownfields Success Stories map

    Visit our Brownfield Success Stories map to learn more about the transformative projects that converted once neglected sites to boost local economies and enhance quality of life for nearby residents.

EPA’s Brownfields Program provides grants and technical assistance to communities, states, tribes and others to assess, safely clean up and sustainably reuse contaminated properties.   To learn about EPA’s broader efforts to put previously contaminated properties back into productive use, read about our Land Revitalization Program. Sign up for our listserv to be notified of important brownfields updates

  • Grants and Funding

    From assessment to cleanup, EPA’s Brownfields Program can provide financial assistance, including job training grants, to help make your project a reality.

    Explore grants and funding
  • Technical Assistance

    Understand the benefits of sustainably reusing contaminated properties and take advantage of support tailored to your needs.

    Explore Technical Assistance
  • About Us

    Find information on who we are and what we do, along with key definitions, announcements and contacts. 

    Read more about us
  • Brownfields Newsroom

    News

    Discover the latest Brownfields grant news, publications, and webinars.

    See the latest Brownfields news
  • Land Revitalization

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    Learn about EPA’s Land Revitalization Program, which helps communities identify possibilities for reusing a contaminated site.

    Learn about Land Revitalization
  • Around the Regions

    Connect with your regional Brownfields representative to get your project started. 

    Discover the Regional Brownfields Programs
  • Supporting Communities

    Learn about our training and technical assistance to communities. 

    Explore how we support communities
  • Success Stories

    Find project examples highlighting the accomplishments of EPA Brownfields Grant recipients across the country.

    Read more about projects supported by our funding
  • Grantee Reporting

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    The Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES) is an online database for Brownfields Grant recipients to electronically submit data directly to EPA. 

    Learn about grantee reporting
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Last updated on May 8, 2025
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