Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant Program
Detailed information about this program is below:
Category | Information About This Specific Program |
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Title | Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant Program, Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 66.818 |
Purpose | Brownfield sites are sites where reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, and/or petroleum. The goals of the Brownfield Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants are to provide funding:
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Type of Assistance | Cooperative Agreement, Loan, Subgrant |
Eligible Applicants |
Consortia or Intertribal Consortia, Indian Tribal Governments, Educational Institutions, Local Governments, Nonprofit Groups (excluding entities with lobbying activities), State/Territorial Agencies, Tribal Nations/Agencies, Universities. Please note that nonprofit groups that are 501(c)(6) are only eligible for the Brownfields Cleanup Grant. |
Eligible Activities |
A site must meet the definition of a brownfield site found at the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 101(39). Activities include inventorying, characterizing, assessing, and conducting planning and community involvement related to brownfield sites. Additional support activities include program management and purchase of environmental insurance. A local government may use up to 10 percent of funds to monitor the status of controls used to protect human health and the health of people exposed to hazardous substances related to the site. Brownfields Cleanup and Multipurpose Grant funds must be used to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites owned by the grant recipient. Revolving loan fund project grant recipients must use at least 50 percent of the awarded funds to capitalize and implement a revolving loan fund and may use its funds to award subgrants to other eligible entities, including eligible nonprofit organizations, for brownfield cleanups on sites owned by the subgrantee. |
Excluded Activities/Other Restrictions | Costs incurred under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 104(k) grants or cooperative agreements may not be used for a penalty or fine, a federal cost-share requirement, a response cost for which the recipient of the grant or cooperative agreement is potentially liable under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 107, or the cost of complying with a federal law, with the exception of the costs of laws applicable to cleanup of brownfield sites. Administrative costs, including all indirect costs and direct costs for grant administration in excess of five (5) percent of the total amount of EPA grant funding, with the exception of financial and performance reporting costs (which are considered allowable programmatic cost and not subject to the 5% limitation). |
Pre-Funding Requirements (if applicable) | Not applicable |
Typical Award Amount (if applicable) |
Multipurpose Grants: Up to $800,000 Assessment Grant funds:
Revolving Loan Fund Grants: up to $1,000,000 Cleanup Grants: $500,000 to $2,000,000 |
Total Awarded Fiscal Year 2022 (if applicable) | $147,501,182 |
Match Requirement (if applicable) |
Matching requirements are not applicable for Brownfield Assessment Grants. Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 104(k)(10)(B)(iii), Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grants require a 20 percent cost share, which may be in the form of a contribution of money, labor, material or services, and must be for eligible and allowable costs. A Revolving Loan Fund or Cleanup Grant applicant may request a waiver of the 20 percent cost-share requirement based on financial hardship. Multipurpose Grants require a programmatic $40,000 cost share which may be in the form of a contribution of money, labor, material, or services, and must be for eligible and allowable costs. Projects funded with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds will not require a cost share. |
Solicitation Process/Timeline | Application deadline is usually in the fall/by the end of the calendar year. |
Application Elements / Scoring Criteria |
Application review information and criteria are included in the annual guidance. General criteria include:
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Contact Information (primary contact and website or other source) | Jerry Minor-Gordon Email: [email protected] Phone: (202) 566-1817 Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 66.818 webpage |
Website Information about Successful Tribal Applicants/Projects | Types of Competitive Grant Funding webpage |
Headquarters Office | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20460 |