Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, and Cleanup Grant Application Resources
The Fiscal Year 2027 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant Guidelines are now available (go to Open Solicitations). The application submission deadline is January 21, 2027. Applicants are encouraged to contact their Regional Brownfields Contact with any questions related to eligibility.
Grants offered by the Brownfields and Land Revitalization Program may be used to address sites contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum) and petroleum. Please visit the Types of Brownfields Grant Funding for an overview of the MARC Grants. Tipos de financiación con subvenciones para terrenos baldíos de la EPA (pdf)
Brownfields Program Policy Changes
Return to Annual Appropriation Statutory Requirements
In FY 2027, grants will be funded solely by annual appropriations Congress provides to EPA’s Brownfields and Land Revitalization Program. Grants will be subject to the following statutory requirements:
- Individual grant awards must not exceed statutory limits under CERCLA § 104(k).
- Assessment Grant site-specific activities may not exceed $200,000 per site/grant.
- Cleanup Grant and Revolving Loan Fund Grant recipients must provide a 20% cost share/match.
More information on these requirements is available in the FY 2027 Guidelines and application resources.
Assessment Coalition Grants
- As a threshold eligibility requirement, FY 2027 Assessment Coalitions must include at least one non-lead member that has never received an EPA Brownfields MARC Grant, or whose most recent EPA Brownfields MARC Grant period of performance ended in 2015 or earlier. Applicants may search the Brownfields Grant Fact Sheet Tool to obtain information on entities selected to receive an EPA Brownfields MARC Grant. Applicants may contact their Regional Brownfields Contact to confirm whether a non-lead coalition member received an EPA Brownfields MARC Grant that closed in 2015 or earlier.
Cleanup Grants
- Updates to the FY 2027 threshold eligibility criteria require:
- Site Ownership: Applicants who own the site in fee simple must provide the date the deed was recorded. If the deed was not recorded yet, applicants must cite the State or local law that establishes ownership has been conveyed and attach a copy of the deed. Ownership documentation must be attached for any other ownership arrangement or property transfer method (e.g., a quitclaim deed, nominee agreement, or 99-year irrevocable lease), which EPA must approve as functionally equivalent to fee simple ownership to be considered eligible.
- Sufficient Site Characterization: Applicants are no longer required to submit a letter from the State or Tribal Environmental Authority regarding site characterization. Instead, applicants must affirm that an Environmental Professional (as defined in 40 CFR § 312.10) has certified there is a sufficient level of site characterization for remediation to begin on the site(s), or affirm it will be sufficient before the grant is awarded. If additional site characterization is needed, and the application is selected for funding, applicants must be able to affirm this before the grant is awarded.
- Community Notification: Applicants must hold a public meeting no later than 7 days before the application deadline (i.e., on or by January 14, 2027) to discuss the draft application, including the draft ABCA (or ABCAs if proposing multiple sites), and consider public comments prior to the final submittal of the application. The community notification ad must be published no later than 7 days before the public meeting (i.e., on or by January 7, 2027 if the meeting is held on January 14, 2027). Examples of an acceptable community notification ad are included in the FY 2027 Frequently Asked Questions.
- Waiver of the $500,000 Limit: Applicants that plan to only address one brownfield site may request a waiver of the $500,000 limit and request up to $650,000. EPA will consider requests on a case-by-case basis and intends to approve such requests on an extremely limited basis.
General Program Resources
Tips on How to Get Started Early on Preparing Your Brownfields MARC Grant Application
List of Entities Eligible to Apply for Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, and Cleanup Grants
Guidance on Competitively Procuring a Contractor (pdf)
Brownfields, Public Health and Health Monitoring (pdf)
Information on Eligible Planning Activities
Renewable Energy or Energy-Efficient Approaches in Brownfields Redevelopment (pdf)
Socially Distant Engagement Ideas
Information on CERCLA Liability Defenses
Information on Sites Eligible for Brownfields Funding under CERCLA § 104(k)
Open Solicitations
FY 2027 Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant Application Resources
The application submission deadline is January 21, 2027.
- FY 2027 Community-wide Assessment Grant Guidelines
- FY 2027 Assessment Coalition Grant Guidelines
- FY 2027 Community-wide Assessments Grant for States and Tribes Guidelines
- FY 2027 Revolving Loan Fund Grant Guidelines
- FY 2027 Cleanup Grant Guidelines
- Summary of FY27 BF ARC Grant Guideline Changes (pdf)
- FY 2027 Frequently Asked Questions about Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants
- FY27 Sample Federal Forms (pdf)
- FY27 ARC Grant Submission Checklists (pdf)
- FY 2027 Eligibility Charts for Multiple Applications and Existing Grant Recipients (pdf)
- Tips for Submitting an Application through Grants.gov
Pre-Recorded Videos on Minimum Grant Requirements
EPA has pre-recorded videos to provide an overview of the FY 2027 grant submission process, Application Information Sheet, and threshold eligibility requirements.
- FY 2027 Assessment Grant Minimum Requirements Recording
- FY 2027 Assessment Grant Minimum Requirements Presentation (pdf)
- FY 2027 Revolving Loan Fund Grant Minimum Requirements Recording
- FY 2027 Revolving Loan Fund Grant Minimum Requirements Presentation (pdf)
- FY 2027 Cleanup Grant Minimum Requirements Recording
- FY 2027 Cleanup Grant Minimum Requirements Presentation (pdf)
Grant Guideline Outreach Webinars - Narrative Criteria Responses
Potential applicants are invited to join EPA's upcoming webinars on the FY 2027 Narrative Criteria Responses. For an overview of the grant submission process, Application Information Sheet, and threshold eligibility and applicable cost share requirements, see the Minimum Grant Requirements recordings above.
- Monday, November 9, 2026, at 1 PM ET - This webinar will focus on the FY 2027 Narrative Criteria Responses for entities applying for:
- Community-wide Assessment Grant funding
- Assessment Coalition Grant funding
- Community-wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes funding
Please click the link to join the webinar at https://usepa.zoomgov.com/j/1657592522 or join by telephone at +1 646-828-7666, Meeting ID: 165 759 2522
- Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 2 PM ET - This webinar will focus on the FY 2027 Narrative Criteria Responses for entities applying for:
- Revolving Loan Fund Grant funding
- Cleanup Grant funding
Please click the link to join the webinar at https://usepa.zoomgov.com/j/1652924178 or join by telephone at +1 646-828-7666, Meeting ID: 165 292 4178
The webinar recordings and Q&A transcripts will be made available in the coming weeks. Please check back for updates.
Closed Solicitations
FY 2026 Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grant Application Resources
The application submission deadline was January 28, 2026.
- FY 2026 Multipurpose Grant Guidelines (pdf)
- FY 2026 Community-wide Assessment Grant Guidelines (pdf)
- FY 2026 Assessment Coalition Grant Guidelines (pdf)
- FY 2026 Community-wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes Guidelines (pdf)
- FY 2026 Cleanup Grant Guidelines (pdf)
- Summary of FY26 BF MAC Grant Guideline Changes (pdf)
Past Grant Guideline Outreach Webinar Recordings
- FY 2026 Multipurpose Grant Minimum Requirements Recording
- FY 2026 Assessment Grant Minimum Requirements Recording
- FY 2026 Cleanup Grant Minimum Requirements Recording
- FY 2026 Multipurpose and Assessment Grant Narrative Criteria Outreach Recording
- FY 2026 Cleanup Grant Narrative Criteria Outreach Recording