By Ted Fischer
September 14, 2009

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Brownfield’s and Land Revitalization has announced grant proposal guidelines for Fall 2009. The closing date on three grant opportunities is due October 16.

Found at the EPA website, three types of grants include Brownfield Assessment Grants, which provide funding to current Brownfield properties, characterize site needs, assess remediation needs and conduct proper site planning (including cleanup planning) as well as community involvement relating to the Brownfield site or sites.

Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants are grants that provide funding for a grant recipient to capitalize a revolving fund and to make loans and provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at Brownfield sites.

Brownfield Cleanup Grants provide funding to carry out cleanup activities at a specific Brownfield site owned by the grant applicant.

The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfield Revitalization Act requires the EPA to publish guidance to assist applicants in preparing proposals for grants to assess and clean up Brownfield sites. EPA’s Brownfield Program provides funds to empower states, communities, tribes, and nonprofits to prevent, inventory, assess, clean up, and reuse Brownfield sites.

For more information or application guidelines, visit the website http://www.epa.gov/oswer/grants-funding.htm