Federal
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization (OBLR)
08/03/20
10/21/20 11:59 PM ET
Cooperative agreement to a USA state, local agency, Indian tribe, nonprofit, community development entity, or land clearance authority to provide technical assistance, research, and training for environmental projects. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take a month or more to complete. Funding is intended to provide technical assistance to communities on the integration of environmental justice and equitable development when developing solutions to brownfields cleanup and revitalization challenges.
A brownfield site is defined as real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, controlled substances, petroleum or petroleum products, or is mine-scarred land.
A critical part of EPA’s Brownfields Program is to ensure that residents living in communities historically affected by economic disinvestment, health disparities, and environmental contamination have an opportunity to reap the benefits from brownfields redevelopment. EPA’s Brownfields Program has a rich history rooted in environmental justice and is committed to helping communities revitalize brownfield properties, mitigate potential health risks, and restore economic vitality.
Eligible uses of grant funds include direct costs necessary to provide brownfields research and technical assistance identified in the approved workplan. This includes eligible programmatic costs necessary to perform the project, such as: costs for personnel, technical experts, materials, supplies, room rentals, travel, and transportation expenses.
For a description of the grant, see: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-07/documents/20-04.pdf#page=3.
GrantWatch ID#: 186479
$600,000
1
Approximately $200,000 per year
The award is anticipated to be funded incrementally on an annual basis over three years.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
EPA Headquarters Contact:
Elyse Sutkus
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Mail Code 5105T
Washington, DC 20460
202-564-2858
66.814
EPA-OLEM-OBLR-20-04
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