The proposal deadline is November 30, 2012.
These grants may be used to facilitate community involvement and conduct research, training and technical assistance necessary to develop area-wide plans and implementation strategies to facilitate brownfields assessment, cleanup, and subsequent reuse. Grants will be funded up to $200,000 for a two year project period.
Expected results from grant funding are as follows:
- · Brownfields
area-wide planning grant funding must be directed to specific areas
affected by a single large catalyst site or multiple brownfield sites,
such as a neighborhood, downtown district, city block or local
commercial corridor;
· The grant funding will result in an area-wide plan, including implementation strategies, for the brownfields-affected area; and
· The brownfields area-wide plan will inform the assessment, cleanup and reuse of brownfields properties and promote area-wide revitalization.
Please note this significant change to the Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grants in FY13:
- (1) As
part of threshold requirements applicants must identify catalyst,
high-priority sites within the project area. At least 50% of these
catalyst and other high-priority brownfields sites must meet the CERCLA
definition of a “brownfield” to be considered for award.
EPA encourages applicants to read the guidelines carefully before applying.