The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for its Brownfields Assessment Grants (Assessment Coalition Grants).
Donor Name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/13/2023
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1,500,000
Grant Duration: 4 years
Details:
Assessment Grants provide funding for developing inventories of brownfield sites, prioritizing sites, conducting community involvement activities, conducting planning, conducting site assessments, 3 developing site-specific cleanup plans, and developing reuse plans related to brownfield sites. A portion of the Assessment Grant funding must be used to conduct site assessments. Assessment Grant funds may not be used to conduct cleanup activities.
Assessment Coalitions are designed for one “lead” eligible entity to partner with two to four eligible entities that do not have the capacity to apply for and manage their own EPA cooperative agreement and otherwise would not have access to Brownfields Grant resources. Additionally, EPA strongly encourages coalitions to include eligible community-based nonprofit organizations as non-lead members to help promote strong local engagement and to ensure the community’s concerns and vision for revitalization are incorporated into the project.
Funding Information
The estimated total funding available for grants under this solicitation is approximately $40 million and EPA anticipates awarding an estimated 26 Assessment Coalition Grants ranging from $500,000 to $1,500,000 million per grant. These amounts are subject to the availability of funds, quality of applications, and other applicable considerations.
Project Period
The project period for Assessment Coalition Grants is up to four years.
Uses of Grant Funds
Assessment Grant funds can be used for the direct costs associated with the inventory, site prioritization, community involvement, site reuse planning, assessment, and cleanup planning for brownfield sites.
Eligibility Criteria
The following information indicates which entities are eligible to apply as the lead entity for an Assessment Coalition Grant.
- State.
- County government.
- Regional Council established under governmental authority (e.g., regional planning commissions).
- Group of General Purpose Units of Local Government established under Federal, state or local law (e.g., councils of governments) to function as a single legal entity with authority to enter into binding agreements with the Federal Government.
- Federally recognized Indian Tribe other than in Alaska. (The exclusion of Tribes from Alaska, with the exception of the Metlakatla Indian Community as noted below, from Brownfields Grant eligibility is statutory. Intertribal Consortia, comprised of eligible Indian Tribes, are eligible for funding in accordance with EPA’s policy for funding intertribal consortia published in the Federal Register. This policy also may be obtained from your Regional Brownfields Contact listed in Section VII.)
- Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska Native Village Corporation, and Metlakatla Indian Community. (Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Alaska Native Village Corporations are defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 and following).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
