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EPA-I-OLEM-OBLR-24-09: FY25 GUIDELINES FOR BROWNFIELD ASSESSMENT GRANTS (COMMUNITY-WIDE ASSESSMENT GRANTS FOR STATES AND TRIBES)

Closed Closed November 14, 2024 Opportunity EPA-I-OLEM-OBLR-24-09 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: FY27 Guidelines for Brownfield Assessment Grants (Community-wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes) (EPA-OLEM-OBLR-26-04). Status: Closes January 21, 2027 (75 days left). It is in our archive of Environmental Protection Agency notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$2.0 million
• Total funding$36.0 million
• Expected awards18
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See Section III of the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility information.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements awards averaged $997,011; this notice allows up to $2.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (80% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

This funding opportunity provides funding for States and Tribes to develop inventories of brownfield sites, prioritize sites, conduct community involvement activities, conduct planning, conduct site assessments, develop site-specific cleanup plans, and develop reuse plans related to brownfield sites. Applicants may request funding up to $2,000,000 to address sites contaminated by hazardous substances (i.e., sites with potential contamination of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants) and/or petroleum (i.e., sites with potential petroleum contamination) throughout their jurisdiction. Recipients will be required to assess sites (a minimum of 10) throughout their geographic boundary(ies). All sites selected during the period of performance (i.e., sites that were not identified in the original workplan) must be located in an underserved and/or disadvantaged community.

Category: Environment, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, EPA-OLEM-OBLR-26-04, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.