EPA recently opened applications for $232 million in grants to clean up brownfields.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the availability of $232 million in grant funding through EPA’s Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (ARC) program. The new grants will advance environmental justice and help transform once-polluted, vacant, and abandoned properties into community assets while spurring economic revitalization in underserved communities.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) provides $1.5 billion to EPA’s Brownfields Program. This funding has supercharged the Brownfields Program to support economic development in more communities nationwide. EPA anticipates awarding approximately 200 grants nationwide this cycle at amounts ranging from $500,000 to $4 million per award.
The Notices of Funding Opportunities and application information are posted on www.grants.gov/. Applications are due by November 14, 2024 via grants.gov.
EPA’s Brownfields Program began in 1995 and has provided nearly $2.7 billion in Brownfield Grants to assess and clean up contaminated properties and return blighted properties to productive reuse. Prior to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this program made approximately $60 million in grant funding available each year. Thanks to the historic investments in America through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA increased that yearly investment nearly four times over.
Copies of the FY25 Brownfields Grants Guidelines and other application resources are available on the Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (MARC) Grant Application Resources webpage.
The Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization will host outreach webinars on September 19, 2024, and September 24, 2024, to explain the Narrative/Ranking criteria for interested applicants and to address commonly asked questions. Prior registration is not required.
Link to join the Assessment Grants webinar on September 19 at 12:00 pm ET
Link to join the Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grants webinar on September 24 at 12:00 pm ET