The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers Brownfields Assessment Grants through its Brownfields Program. This grant is for states, communities, tribes, and nonprofits to inventory, characterize, and assess brownfield sites, and conduct related planning including cleanup strategies and community involvement. Mandated by the Brownfields Law, the EPA aims to empower recipients with funds for initial site evaluations. This specific grant opportunity focuses solely on assessment activities. Separate guidelines apply for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grants.
Opportunity ID: 199937
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OSWER-OBLR-12-07 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY13 Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 133 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.818 — Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 08, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 10, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 19, 2012 Please see the announcement, including Section IV, for additional submission information. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 03, 2012 Please see the announcement, including Section IV, for additional submission information. |
| Archive Date: | Jan 02, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $34,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $600,000 |
| 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 announcement for 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:1. Brownfields Assessment Grants provides funds to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning (including cleanup planning) and community involvement related to brownfield sites.2. Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants provides funds for a grant recipient to capitalize a revolving fund and to make loans and provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites.3. Brownfields Cleanup Grants provides funds to carry out cleanup activities at a specific brownfield site owned by the applicant.Under these guidelines, EPA is seeking proposals for Assessment Grants only. If you are interested in requesting funding for RLF and/or Cleanup Grants, please refer to announcement EPA-OSWER-OBLR-12-08 (RLF Grant guidelines) andEPA-OSWER-OBLR-12-09 (Cleanup Grant guidelines) posted separately on www.grants.gov and www.epa.gov/brownfields. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY13 Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment Grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
See Section VII of announcement
Email:See Section VII of announcement |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Change due date and link to announcement | Nov 10, 2012 | |
| Nov 10, 2012 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OSWER-OBLR-12-07 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY13 Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 133 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.818 — Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 08, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 10, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 19, 2012 Please see the announcement, including Section IV, for additional submission information. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 03, 2012 Please see the announcement, including Section IV, for additional submission information. |
| Archive Date: | Jan 02, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $34,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $600,000 |
| 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 announcement for 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:1. Brownfields Assessment Grants provides funds to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning (including cleanup planning) and community involvement related to brownfield sites.2. Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants provides funds for a grant recipient to capitalize a revolving fund and to make loans and provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites.3. Brownfields Cleanup Grants provides funds to carry out cleanup activities at a specific brownfield site owned by the applicant.Under these guidelines, EPA is seeking proposals for Assessment Grants only. If you are interested in requesting funding for RLF and/or Cleanup Grants, please refer to announcement EPA-OSWER-OBLR-12-08 (RLF Grant guidelines) andEPA-OSWER-OBLR-12-09 (Cleanup Grant guidelines) posted separately on www.grants.gov and www.epa.gov/brownfields. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY13 Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment Grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
See Section VII of announcement
Email:See Section VII of announcement |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OSWER-OBLR-12-07 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY13 Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 133 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.818 — Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 10, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 19, 2012 Please see the announcement, including Section IV, for additional submission information. |
| Archive Date: | Dec 19, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $34,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $600,000 |
| 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 announcement for 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: 1. Brownfields Assessment Grants provides funds to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning (including cleanup planning) and community involvement related to brownfield sites. 2. Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants provides funds for a grant recipient to capitalize a revolving fund and to make loans and provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites. 3. Brownfields Cleanup Grants provides funds to carry out cleanup activities at a specific brownfield site owned by the applicant. Under these guidelines, EPA is seeking proposals for Assessment Grants only. If you are interested in requesting funding for RLF and/or Cleanup Grants, please refer to announcement EPA-OSWER-OBLR-12-08 (RLF Grant guidelines) and EPA-OSWER-OBLR-12-09 (Cleanup Grant guidelines) posted separately on www.grants.gov and www.epa.gov/brownfields. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY13 Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment Grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
See Section VII of announcement
Email:See Section VII of announcement |
Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | See Section VII of announcement Email: See Section VII of announcement |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.818 | PKG00145304 | Sep 08, 2012 | Dec 03, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
199937 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
199937 Project-1.1.pdf
199937 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
199937 Other-1.1.pdf
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