The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering grants under the Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund program to provide funding for the cleanup of brownfield sites. These grants aim to empower states, communities, tribes, and nonprofits to assess, clean up, and reuse contaminated sites. The EPA’s Brownfields Program offers various types of grants, including Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants, to support the revitalization of brownfield sites. The current request for proposals (RFP) is specifically for Revolving Loan Fund Grants, which will provide capital for revolving funds, loans, and subgrants to facilitate cleanup activities at brownfield sites. Closing date for applications is January 22, 2014.
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:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Environment |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 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 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Jan 22, 2014 |
| 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:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 66.818 |
| Competition ID: | NONE |
| Competition Title: | None |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00190050 |
| Opening Date: | Nov 22, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | Jan 22, 2014 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Jeanette Mendes, Phone: 202-566-1887; Email: mendes.jeanette@epa.gov |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] |
| optional_forms | Other Attachments Form [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.818 | NONE | None | PKG00190050 | Nov 22, 2013 | Jan 22, 2014 | View | Jeanette Mendes, Phone: 202-566-1887; Email: mendes.jeanette@epa.gov | Organization Applicants |