Assessment Grants (funded over three years)
Community-wide or Site-Specific Applicants: Applicants may apply for up to $200,000 in hazardous substances funding or up to $200,000 in petroleum funding.
Community-wide Applicants: Applicants applying for both hazardous substances funding and petroleum funding may request a combined total up to $300,000; however the request for hazardous substances funding or petroleum funding cannot exceed $200,000 for any one individual type of grant funding. For example, an applicant may apply for $200,000 in hazardous substances funding and $100,000 in petroleum funding.
Assessment Coalition Applicants: Applicants may apply for up to $600,000 in hazardous substances funding and/or petroleum funding.
Cleanup Grants (funded over three years)
Applicants can apply for up to $200,000 per brownfield site and can submit up to three separate, site-specific cleanup proposals.
Note that a summary of changes to last year’s guidelines has been posted as well on EPA's website. The link is below.
Guidelines and Resources:
o FY2017 Brownfields Assessment Grant Guidelines
o FY2017 Brownfields Cleanup Grant Guidelines
o FY2017 Summary of Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Guideline Changes
o FY2017 Assessment Guideline Checklist
o FY2017 Cleanup Guideline Checklist
o Frequently Asked Questions
o Grants.gov Tip Sheet for Applicants