The US EPA has recently announced new brownfields grant opportunities with guidelines for FY13. The EPA’s Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization is dedicated to assisting communities in need of help with moving along a brownfields project, whether dealing with assessment, clean up, or redevelopment.
Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grant
Deadline: November 30, 2012
This notice announces the availability of EPA grant funds for projects from eligible entities to facilitate community involvement and conduct research, training and technical assistance necessary to develop area-wide plans and implementation strategies to facilitate brownfields assessment, cleanup, and subsequent reuse. Brownfields area-wide planning grant funding must be directed to specific areas affected by a single large or multiple brownfield sites, such as a neighborhood, downtown district, city block or local commercial corridor. The grant funding will result in an area-wide plan, including implementation strategies, for the brownfields-affected area. The brownfields area-wide plan will inform the assessment, cleanup and reuse of brownfields properties and promote area-wide revitalization.
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Extended Deadlines
FY13 Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment Grants
Deadline extended: December 3, 2012
Under this RFP, EPA is seeking proposals for Assessment Grants, only, to provide funds to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning (including cleanup planning) and community involvement related to brownfield sites.
Click here to view the guidelines announcement.
FY13 Guidelines for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants
Deadline Extended: December 3, 2012
Under this RFP, EPA is seeking proposals for RLF Grants, only, to provide funds to capitalize a revolving fund and to make loans and provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites.
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FY13 Guidelines for Brownfields Cleanup Grants
Deadline Extended: December 3, 2012
Under this RFP, EPA is seeking proposals for Cleanup Grants, only, to provide funds to carry out cleanup activities at a specific brownfield site owned by the applicant.
Click here to view the guidelines announcement.