Grants offered by the Brownfields Program may be used to address sites contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum) and petroleum.  Please visit the Types of Grant Funding for an overview of the Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants.

CLOSED - FY 2020 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant Guidelines. The deadline to submit an application was December 3, 2019 at 11:59 PM (ET).

General Program Resources

• Tips on How to Get Started Early on Preparing You Brownfields MARC Grant Proposal
• List of Entities Eligible to Apply for Multipurpose, RLF, Assessment, and Cleanup Grants
• Programmatic Requirements
• Information on Health Monitoring Activities using an EPA Brownfield Grant
•  Information on Eligible Planning Activities
• Information on CERCLA Liability Defenses
• Information on Sites Eligible for Brownfields Funding under CERCLA § 104(k)

Open Solicitations

The next round of funding will become available in FY 2021.

Closed Solicitations

FY 2020 Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant Application Resources

• FY 2020 Assessment Grant Guidelines
• FY 2020 Revolving Loan Fund Grant Guidelines
• FY 2020 Cleanup Grant Guidelines
• FY 2020 Summary of Brownfields Grant Guideline Changes
• FY 2020 Frequently Asked Questions about Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants
• FY 2020 Sample Federal Forms Required to Submit an Application
• Tips for Submitting Proposal through Grants.gov

Grant Guideline Outreach Webinar

On October 24, 2019, EPA held an outreach webinar to discuss the FY 2020 Assessment, RLF, and Cleanup Grant guidelines.

• FY 2020 ARC Grant Guideline Outreach Webinar Recording
• FY 2020 ARC Grant Guideline Outreach Webinar Slide Presentation
• FY 2020 ARC Grant Guideline Outreach Webinar Q&A Transcript

FY 2019  Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grant Application Resources

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• FY 2019 Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grant Guidelines
• FY 2019 Summary of Brownfields Grant Guideline Changes
• FY 2019 Frequently Asked Questions about Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grants
• FY 2019 MAC Grant Guideline Outreach Webinar Recording
• FY 2019 MAC Grant Guideline Outreach Webinar Slide Presentation
• FY 2019 MAC Grant Guideline Outreach Webinar Q&A Transcript

FY 2018 Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant Application Resources

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• FY 2018 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant Guidelines (PDF) (74 pp, 477 K)
• FY 2018 Summary of Brownfields Assessment, RLF, and Cleanup Guideline Changes (PDF) (17 pp, 784 K)
• FY 2018 Frequently Asked Questions about Assessment and Cleanup Grants (PDF) (52 pp, 804 K)
• FY 2018 EPA National Assessment, RLF and Cleanup Guideline Outreach Webinar Exit