EPA announced today the availability of funding to eligible entities who
wish to develop an area-wide plan for brownfield assessment, cleanup,
and subsequent reuse. This funding is for research and/or technical
assistance activities directed to one or more brownfield
site(s) located in a specific area (such as a neighborhood, downtown or
business district, local commercial corridor, community waterfront or
city blocks). Each project funded under this grant must result in an
area-wide plan which includes specific plan implementation
strategies for assessing, cleaning up, and reusing the brownfield site(s) as well as related brownfield and project area revitalization
strategies. EPA anticipates awarding approximately 20 projects in total,
funded at up to $200,000 each.
The proposal submission deadline is August 10, 2016.
Best news of all is that there will be an
Outreach Webinar.
EPA will walk through the guidelines for competitive proposals with
prospective applicants. There will be an opportunity for questions.
The Webinar will be held June 16, 2016 from 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm EDT. Registration is not necessary; access the webinar here:
http://epawebconferencing.acms.com/fy17bf_awp/ and call in 1-866-299-3188; code 202 566 0633#.
Please note that applicants who received an AWP grant in Fiscal Year 2010, 2013 or 2015 (FY10 or FY13 or FY 15) are generally
not eligible to apply under this competition. EPA is making an exception for POWER+ (Partnerships
for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization)
applicants. The POWER+ Initiative is an Administration priority that
started in FY16 and continues through FY17. A POWER+ applicant must
propose one or more eligible catalyst, high priority brownfield
site(s) within the same brownfields project area as a coal-fired power
plant that has recently closed (2008 or later) or is scheduled to close.
Follow these links for all the AWP details.