The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering this grant to empower states, communities, tribes, and nonprofit organizations in addressing brownfield sites. This grant is for the purpose of preventing, inventorying, assessing, cleaning up, and facilitating the reuse of contaminated or underutilized land. Specifically, these funds support crucial assessment activities that lay the groundwork for environmental remediation and sustainable redevelopment. The EPA Brownfields Program aims to transform these sites into productive assets, benefiting local economies and public health by reducing environmental hazards and promoting community revitalization efforts across the nation.
Opportunity ID: 328707
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OLEM-OBLR-20-06 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY21 GUIDELINES FOR BROWNFIELD ASSESSMENT GRANTS |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Opportunity Zone Benefits |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 87 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.818 — Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 17, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 17, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 28, 2020 Please see Section IV of the announcement for additional submission information |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 28, 2020 Please see Section IV of the announcement for additional submission information |
| Archive Date: | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $32,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $600,000 |
| Award Floor: | $200,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Please see Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information, |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: |
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended by the Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development (BUILD) Act (P.L. 115-141), requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish guidance for grants to assess and clean up brownfield sites. EPA’s Brownfields Program provides funds to empower states, communities, tribes, and nonprofit organizations to prevent, inventory, assess, clean up, and reuse brownfield sites. This guidance provides information on applying for Assessment Grants. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY21 GUIDELINES FOR BROWNFIELD 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 |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 328707 Full Announcement-announcement -> epa-olem-oblr-20-06.pdf
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 | PKG00263039 | Aug 17, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
328707 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
328707 EPA4700_4_3_0-3.0.pdf
328707 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
328707 EPA_KeyContacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
328707 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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