Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements

 

Brownfield sites are real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. The objectives of the Brownfield Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup cooperative agreements (project grants) are to provide funding: (1) to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement related to brownfield sites; (2) to capitalize a revolving loan fund (RLF) which provide loans and subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites; (3) to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites that are owned by the grant recipient; and (4) to inventory, characterize, assess, plan or remediate one or more brownfield sites in an area proposed for Multipurpose cooperative agreements. Funding Priorities - Fiscal Year 2023 - Funding Priorities: Funding will support at least 95 Assessment cooperative agreements (estimated $85.5 million) that recipients may use to inventory, assess, cleanup and plan reuse at brownfield sites, as authorized under CERCLA 104(k)(2). Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds will be used for approximately 15 Assessment cooperative agreements. IIJA funds will support at least 70 direct Cleanup cooperative agreements (estimated $59 million) to enable eligible entities to clean up properties that the recipient owns, as authorized under CERCLA 104(k)(3). IIJA funds will support at least 10 competitive RLF cooperative agreements (estimated $10 million) to capitalize a revolving loan fund which provides loans and subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites, as authorized under CERCLA 104(k)(3). In addition, approximately 23 RLF supplemental awards (estimated at $60 million) will be made non-competitively to current RLF grant recipients who meet supplemental funding criteria, in order to re-capitalize their RLF for additional loans and subgrants. IIJA funds will be used for FY23 RLF supplemental funding awards. Fiscal Year 2024 - Funding Priorities: Funding will support at least 90 Assessment cooperative agreements (estimated $100 million) that recipients may use to inventory, assess, cleanup and plan reuse at brownfield sites, as authorized under CERCLA 104(k)(2). Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds will be used for approximately 15 Assessment cooperative agreements. IIJA funds will support at least 60 direct Cleanup cooperative agreements (estimated $95 million) to enable eligible entities to clean up properties that the recipient owns, as authorized under CERCLA 104(k)(3). IIJA funds will support approximately 20 RLF supplemental awards (estimated at $50 million) will be made non-competitively to current RLF grant recipients who meet supplemental funding criteria, in order to re-capitalize their RLF for additional loans and subgrants.

Active 66.818 Environmental Protection Agency B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 To date in FY16, 1,102 sites have been assessed, 116 properties cleaned up, 5,410 jobs leveraged, $945.4 million leveraged and 6,488 acres ready for reuse. In FY16, 1,1384 sites had been assessed, 135 properties cleaned up, 10,351 jobs leveraged, $1.77 billion leveraged and 7,312 acres ready for reuse.
Fiscal Year 2017 In FY17, 1,296 sites were assessed, 124 properties cleaned up, 5,564 jobs leveraged, $1.1 billion leveraged and 4,827 acres were reused.
Fiscal Year 2018 In fiscal year 2018 (Oct 1, 2018 - Sep 30, 2019), 1,617 sites have been assessed, 111 properties cleaned up, 9,913 jobs leveraged, $2 billion leveraged and 5,585 acres ready for reuse.
Fiscal Year 2023 As of April 1, 2023, in fiscal year 2023, 1,015 sites were assessed, 96 properties were cleaned up, 6,469 jobs leveraged, $2.44 billion leveraged, 412 properties made ready to reuse, and 3,079 acres ready for reuse. Program accomplishments are available at https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-program-accomplishments-and-benefits. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Section 104(k)(2)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Section 104(k)(3)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Section 104(k)(4)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Section 104(k)(5)(E)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Section 104(k)(10)(B)(iii)
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Public Law 117-58 Eligibility for Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants: a general purpose unit of local government [For purposes of the EPA Brownfields Grant Program, EPA uses the definition of Local government at 2 CFR ? 200.1]; a land clearance authority or other quasi-governmental entity that operates under the supervision and control of, or as an agent of, a general purpose unit of local government; a government entity created by a State legislature; a regional council or group of general purpose units of local government; a redevelopment agency that is chartered or otherwise sanctioned by a State; a State; a Federally recognized Indian Tribe other than in Alaska; an Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska Native Village Corporation and the Metlakatla Indian Community; an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code; a limited liability corporation in which all managing members are organizations or limited liability corporations whose sole members are organizations described in subparagraph organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code; a limited partnership in which all general partners are organizations described in subparagraph (I) or limited liability corporations whose sole members are organizations described in subparagraph organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code; or a qualified community development entity (as defined in section 45D(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Other nonprofit organizations that do not have 501(c)(3) tax exempt status are also eligible for Cleanup Grants. For the purposes of the Brownfields Grant Program, the term "other nonprofit organization" consistent with 2 CFR 200.70 means any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization that is operated mainly for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purpose in the public interest and is not organized primarily for profit; and uses net proceeds to maintain, improve, or expand the operation of the organization. The term includes nonprofit institutions of higher education. However, nonprofit organizations described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities as defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are not eligible to apply. For profit organizations are not eligible to apply. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy. Generally, those eligible entities identified above will benefit from the Brownfields Grant actions. Specifically, individuals and commercial organizations in communities will benefit from brownfields assessment, cleanup, and revitalization funding. New strategies for promoting environmental cleanup lessons from these grants will provide a growing base of information and knowledge for other communities across the country seeking partnerships with stakeholders to coordinate issues related to brownfields and leverage additional opportunities for redevelopment. EPA may require that nonprofit organizations or eligible entities other than states, tribes, or general purpose units of local government provide documentation of eligibility. EPA may also require that applicants provide site specific information to determine whether a site qualifies as a brownfield site under CERCLA 101(39). Preapplication coordination is required. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Executive Order 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs," applies to this assistance listing when proposed financial assistance involves land use planning and construction necessary to clean up Brownfields sites. EPA financial assistance programs and activities subject to intergovernmental review that are subject to review under State single point of contact procedures are identified at https://www.epa.gov/grants/epa-financial-assistance-programs-subject-executive-order-12372-and-section-204. Applicants for programs or activities subject to Intergovernmental Review that are not subject to State single point of contact review must provide directly affected State, areawide, regional, and local entities at least 60 days to review their application following notification by EPA that the application has been selected for funding as provided by 40 CFR 29.8(a) and (c). Regarding pre-application assistance with respect to competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, EPA will generally specify the nature of the pre-application assistance, if any, that will be available to applicants in the competitive announcement. For additional information, contact the individual(s) listed in the competitive a 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applicants, except in limited circumstances approved by the Agency, must submit all initial applications for funding through Grants.gov. EPA guidelines for Requests for Applications will specify award procedures. For competitive awards, EPA will review and evaluate applications, and/or submissions in accordance with the terms, conditions, and criteria stated in the competitive announcement. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements. For competitive awards, the deadline will be specified in the competitive announcement. Please contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate, for additional information. From 120 to 180 days. Approximately 180 days. Assistance agreement competition-related disputes will be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures published in 70 FR (Federal Register) 3629, 3630 (January 26, 2005). Recipients of RLF Grants may apply for additional funding on a non-competitive basis during any year after the first year the recipient receives an RLF Grant. To seek additional funding, RLF Grant recipients should contact their EPA Regional Office. In awarding this additional funding the Agency will consider: (I) the number of sites and number of communities that are addressed by the revolving loan fund; (II) the demand for funding by eligible entities that have not previously received an RLF Grant; (III) the demonstrated ability of the eligible entity to use the revolving loan fund to enhance remediation and provide funds on a continuing basis; and (IV) other similar factors, including the availability of funds and the recipient's performance history. When the source of supplemental funding changes (e.g., IIJA funds are awarded when the grant was initially awarded with non-IIJA funds) or specific criteria are met (e.g., performance period is approaching 15-year limit), RLF supplemental funding can be awarded as a new grant in accordance with CERCLA ? 104(k)(5)(A)(ii). Otherwise, RLF supplemental funding is awarded as an amendment to the existing cooperative agreement with additional years added to the performance period. Recipients of Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grants generally do not receive additional funding on a non-competitive basis. The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this assistance listing will be described in the competitive announcement. For site-specific projects, the site must meet the definition of a brownfields site found at CERCLA 101(39). As part of the application process, EPA provides guidance to assist grant applicants in determining whether sites meet this definition. (1) The Brownfield Grants may be used to address sites contaminated by petroleum and hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum). (2) Brownfields Assessment Grant funds may be used to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement related to brownfield sites. (3) An RLF project grant recipient must use at least 50 percent of the awarded funds for cleanup loans to capitalize and implement a revolving loan fund; an RLF Grant recipient may use no more than 50 percent of the awarded funds on non-loan related activities, such as for cleanup subgrants. The recipient may not subgrant to itself. Revolving Loan Fund Grants generally are used to provide no-interest or low-interest loans for brownfields cleanups. (4) An RLF project grant recipient may use its funds to award subgrants to other eligible entities, including nonprofit organizations, for brownfield cleanups on sites owned by the subgrantee; (5) Brownfields Cleanup Grant funds must be used to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites that are owned by the grant recipient. (6) Multipurpose Grant projects may be used to conduct assessment, cleanup, and planning activities within a defined area. (7) Costs incurred under CERCLA 104(k) grants or cooperative agreements may not be used for a penalty or fine, a Federal cost-share requirement, a response cost for which the recipient of the grant or cooperative agreement is potentially liable under CERCLA 107, or the cost of complying with a Federal law, with the exception of the costs of laws applicable to cleanup of brownfield sites. For further information, please contact the Headquarters or regional office. Administrative costs, including indirect costs, are limited to 5% of the amount of EPA funding as required by CERCLA 104(k)(5)(E). For further information, please contact the Headquarters or regional office. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: Geospatial Resources at EPA (https://www.epa.gov/geospatial). Performance Reports: Performance monitoring is in accordance with the terms and conditions of the cooperative agreement. Grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspections and audits by the Comptroller General of the United States, the EPA Office of Inspector General, other EPA staff, or any authorized representative of the Federal government. Reviews by the EPA Project Officer and the Grants Specialist may occur each year. Recipients must keep financial records, including all documents supporting entries on accounting records and to substantiate changes in grants available to personnel authorized to examine EPA recipients grants and cooperative agreements records. Recipients must maintain all records until 3 years from the date of submission of final expenditure reports as required by 2 CFR 200.334. If questions, such as those raised because of audits remain following the 3-year period, recipients must retain records until the matter is completely resolved. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. 20%. Under CERCLA 104(k)(10)(B)(iii) Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grants require a 20 percent cost share, which may be in the form of a contribution of money, labor, material, or services, and must be for eligible and allowable costs. However, in FY23, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup will be funded with Infrastructure Investment and Job Act (IIJA) funds. Therefore, cost sharing and matching funds will not be required. The Multipurpose Grants cost share designated by the Brownfields Program will not be required. Matching requirements are mandatory. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. The performance period for Brownfield Assessment cooperative agreement is four to five years, depending on the type of agreement. The performance period for Cleanup cooperative agreement is four years. The performance period for Brownfields Multipurpose and Revolving Loan Fund cooperative agreements is five years. Grants are generally announced nationally and awarded by EPA Regional Offices. The Regional Offices work with the applicants to negotiate a workplan and award the cooperative agreement. These grants are generally awarded as a lump sum. Regional Brownfields Coordinators: EPA Region 1, New England, Jim Byrne, 5 Post Office Square Ste 100, Mail Code: OSRR7-2, Boston, MA 02109-3912, Phone (617) 918-1389, byrne.james@epa.gov ' EPA Region 2, Schenine Mitchell, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10007-1866, Phone (212) 637-3283, mitchell.schenine@epa.gov ; EPA Region 3, Mike Taurino, Four Penn Center, 1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard; 3 LD 50, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2852, Phone (215) 814-3371, taurino.michael@epa.gov ; EPA Region 4, Sara Janovitz, Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street S.W., 10th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303, Phone (404) 562-9870, janovitz.sara@epa.gov; EPA Region 5, John Jurevis, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Mail Code: SB-5J Chicago, Illinois 60604-3507, Phone (312) 886-1446, jurevis.john@epa.gov ; EPA Region 6, Althea Foster, 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75270-2162, Phone (214) 665-2268, foster.althea@epa.gov; EPA Region 7, Susan Klein, 11201 Renner Blvd, Lenexa, Kansas 66219, Phone (913) 551-7786, klein.susan@epa.gov ; EPA Region 8, Christina Wilson, 1595 Wynkoop Street (8LCR-BR), Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, Phone (303) 312-6706, wilson.christina@epa.gov; EPA Region 9, Michael Olokode, 17354 -- 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105, Phone (415) 972-3966, olokode.michael@epa.gov; EPA Region 10, Melissa Winters, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101, Phone (206) 553-5180, winters.melissa@epa.gov Jerry Minor-Gordon
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. (Mail Code: 5105T )
Washington, DC 20460 US
Minor-Gordon.Jerry@epa.gov
Phone: 202-566-1817 https://www.epa.gov/brownfields 68-0103-0-1-304 (Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 22$254,001,182.00; FY 23 est $260,626,526.00; FY 24 est $295,000,000.00; FY 21$79,615,573.00; FY 20$56,000,000.00; FY 19$56,000,000.00; FY 18$54,300,000.00; FY 17$0.00; FY 16 est $66,000,000.00; - (FY 2023 and FY 2024 estimates include IIJA funds) Note, EPA may limit eligibility to a particular subset of eligible applicants. All grant types are not offered during every competition cycle. (1) For Community-wide Assessment Grants, an eligible entity may apply for up to $500,000 provided the recipient does not expend more than $200,000 in regular appropriated EPA funds on any individual site. An Assessment Coalition of eligible entities may apply for up to $1,500,000 provided the recipient does not expend more than $200,000 in regular appropriated EPA funds on any individual site. For Community-wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes, an eligible entity may apply for up to $2,000,000. (2) For Revolving Loan Fund Grants, an eligible entity or a coalition of eligible entities may apply for up to $1,000,000 for an initial RLF grant. Annual non-competitive supplemental funding awards are made to existing, high-performing RLF recipients who apply and meet specific criteria. Supplemental awards are typically between $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 per recipient per year, but due to the availability of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds, in FY23 supplemental funding awards were up to $3 million per recipient. (3) For Cleanup Grants, an eligible entity may apply for up to $5,000,000 for one or more sites. (4) For Multipurpose Grants, an eligible entity may apply for up to $1,000,000. For Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants, costs will be determined in accordance with 2 CFR 200 and 1500 (EPA Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards); 40 CFR Part 33 (Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in United States Environmental Protection Agency Programs). The Agency will periodically publish guidance for Brownfields Grant applications. Fiscal Year 2016 No content available. (1) 145 assessment grants were selected to complete brownfield site inventories, Phase I & II environmental site assessments and community engagement activities. (2) 59 cleanup grants were selected to cleanup contaminated properties. End uses include neighborhood development, commercial development, arts center, business park, wellness center/clinic, community health center, theater, and office space. These period of performance for these cooperative agreements are anticipated to be from 10/01/16 to 9/30/19. (3) 14 revolving loan fund grants were selected for recipients to establish a loan program that will capitalize and provide loans to eligible subrecipients to cleanup contaminated properties. These period of performance for these cooperative agreements are anticipated to be from 10/01/16 to 9/30/21.
Fiscal Year 2018 Funding supported 169 assessment cooperative agreements (estimated $37.5 million) that recipients may use to inventory, assess, cleanup and plan reuse at brownfield sites. Funding support 41 direct cleanup cooperative agreements (estimated $8 million) to enable eligible entities to clean up properties that the recipient owns. Funding support 11 competitive RLF cooperative agreements (estimated at $8.7 million) and 33 RLF supplemental awards (estimated at $15.7 million) to capitalize a revolving loan fund and provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites.
Fiscal Year 2023 Examples of projects funded under this assistance listing include (but are not limited to): completion of brownfields site inventories; environmental site assessments and community engagement activities; cleaning contaminated properties; neighborhood and commercial development. For more information on the types of projects funded under this assistance listing, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields.