The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering this Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant to empower states, communities, tribes, and nonprofits in preventing, inventorying, assessing, cleaning up, and reusing brownfield sites. This grant is specifically designed to capitalize a revolving fund, enabling the provision of loans and subgrants to facilitate cleanup activities at brownfield sites. Part of EPA’s broader Brownfields Program, this funding aims to address the environmental and economic challenges associated with contaminated or underutilized properties. The EPA seeks proposals for RLF Grants to advance its mission of environmental protection and sustainable community redevelopment.
Opportunity ID: 248234
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OSWER-OBLR-13-06 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY14 Guidelines for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.818 — Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 22, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 22, 2014 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 22, 2014 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Feb 21, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (Brownfields Law, P.L. 107-118) requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish guidance to assist applicants in preparing proposals for grants to assess and clean up brownfield sites. EPAs Brownfields Program provides funds to empower states, communities, tribes, and nonprofits to prevent, inventory, assess, clean up, and reuse brownfield sites. EPA provides brownfields funding for three types of grants: Brownfields Assessment Grants, Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants, and Brownfields Cleanup Grants. 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY14 Guidelines for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jeanette Mendes, Phone: 202-566-1887
Email:mendes.jeanette@epa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 248234 Full Announcement-1 -> epa-oswer-oblr-13-06.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Jeanette Mendes, Phone: 202-566-1887 Email: mendes.jeanette@epa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.818 | NONE | None | PKG00190050 | Nov 22, 2013 | Jan 22, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
248234 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
248234 Project-1.1.pdf
248234 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
248234 Other-1.1.pdf
Share This Post, Choose Your Platform!
About the Author: osnqt
