RLFs

Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grants provide funding for a grant recipient to capitalize a revolving loan fund and to provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites. Through these grants, EPA seeks to strengthen the marketplace and encourage stakeholders to leverage the resources needed to clean up and redevelop brownfields. When loans are repaid, the loan amount is returned into the fund and re-lent to other borrowers, providing an ongoing source of capital within a community.

Interested in Applying for Funding?
EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants (PDF) (2 pp, 296K)
EPA Brownfields RLF Grants
Publication Number: EPA-560-F-05-237
August 2009

2011 RLF Grant Awardees

Akron, OH

Bear Paw Development Corporation of Northern Montana, MT - PROPOSAL

Brea Redevelopment Agency, CA

Capital Regional Development Council, NH

Central Florida Regional Planning Council, FL

Goshen, IN - PROPOSAL

Kalispell, MT

Kennebec Valley Council of Governments, ME

Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, MI

Portland, OR

Tallahassee, FL

West Allis, WI

Windham Regional Commission, VT - PROPOSAL

Guidelines and Resources

• Most Recent Grant Proposal Guidelines
• RLF Grantee Success Stories
• Unlocking Brownfields Redevelopment: Establishing a Local Revolving Loan Fund Program, Brownfields Solution Series (PDF) (6 pp, 263K)
  This Brownfields Solutions Series factsheet provides an overview to those interested in applying for an RLF grant, and information to new RLF grantees on how to establish an RLF program.
  Publication Number: EPA-560-F-08-280
  August 2008
• Discounted Loans Policy
  With the signing of the Brownfields Law, new RLF grants, awarded under 104(k) from FY2003 forward, were left with no provision for the use of discounted loans. This policy meets this need, giving RLF grantees additional options to achieve cleanup goals, in keeping with prudent lending practices.
  Federal Register Notice
  October 28, 2005