Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, and Cleanup (MARC) Grant Application Resources

FY26 Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grant Competitions
General Program Resources
Open Solicitations
Closed Solicitations

Grants offered by the Brownfields 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 Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants. Tipos de financiación con subvenciones para terrenos baldíos de la EPA (pdf) (57.56 KB)

FY 2026 Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grant Competitions

EPA anticipates issuing the following solicitations for funding in fall 2025:

FY 2026 Multipurpose Grants
FY 2026 Assessment Grants
FY 2026 Cleanup Grants

The application submission deadline will be approximately 60 calendar days after the solicitations are published.

For additional information on each grant type, visit the Types of Brownfield Grant Funding page.

EPA anticipates offering grants at the following amounts in FY 2026. All amounts are subject to change.

Grant Type	Maximum Project Period	Maximum Amount per Grant	Estimated Awards	Total Per Grant Type - Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds	Total Per Grant Type - Regular Appropriated Funds
Multipurpose	5 years	$1,000,000	20	$20,000,000
Community-wide Assessment	4 years	$500,000	70	$35,000,000
Assessment Coalitions	4 years	$1,500,000	39		$58,700,000
Community-wide Assessment Grants for State and Tribes	5 years	$2,000,000	18	$35,000,000
Cleanup	4 years	$500,000	10	$5,000,000
Cleanup	4 years	$4,000,000	26	$102,000,000

Brownfields Program Policy Changes

Assessment Coalition Grants

As of FY26, previous limitations on entities eligible to lead an Assessment Coalition Grant have been removed. The list of entities eligible to apply for an FY26 Assessment Coalition Grant is the same for both lead and non-lead coalition members.
Additions to the FY26 threshold criteria will require:
- Target areas must be identified for each coalition member, may not overlap, and must be in at least three distinct municipalities or jurisdictions (e.g., town, city, or Tribe).
- The lead member must have legal authority to expend grant funds on behalf of the non-lead members to conduct the proposed activities. If the lead member's geographic boundary does not encompass the non-lead members' geographic boundaries, the lead member must identify the relevant law(s), ordinance(s), or other documentation to demonstrate their legal authority to expend grant funds outside of their geographic boundary.

Cleanup Grants

Updates were made to the Site Characterization Threshold Criterion:
- For sites eligible to be enrolled in a voluntary response program, if additional assessment is needed to sufficiently characterize the site(s) for the remediation work to begin, the applicant should include a statement to that effect and affirm that there will be a sufficient level of site characterization from the environmental site assessment performed by June 15, 2026.
- See the Types of Funding webpage for more information.

General Program Resources

Tips on How to Get Started Early on Preparing You Brownfields MARC Grant Application

List of Entities Eligible to Apply for Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, and Cleanup Grants

Programmatic Requirements

Guidance on Competitively Procuring a Contractor (pdf) (362.86 KB)

Brownfields, Public Health and Health Monitoring (pdf) (654.29 KB, October 2021, EPA-560-F-21-202)

Information on Eligible Planning Activities

Renewable Energy or Energy-Efficient Approaches in Brownfields Redevelopment (pdf) (395.27 KB, February 2025)

Socially Distant Engagement Ideas

Information on CERCLA Liability Defenses

Information on Sites Eligible for Brownfields Funding under CERCLA § 104(k)

EPA-Recommended Mapping Tools

Open Solicitations

There are no open solicitations available at this time.

Closed Solicitations

FY 2025 Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant Application Resources - The application submission deadline was November 14, 2024.

Pre-Recorded Videos on Minimum Grant Requirements

EPA pre-recorded videos to provide an overview of the FY 2025 grants submission process and Narrative Information Sheet and threshold requirements.

Grant Guideline Outreach Webinars - Narrative Ranking Criteria

Potential applicants are invited to watch EPA's recorded webinars on the FY 2025 Narrative/Ranking criteria. For an overview of the grant submission process, Narrative Information Sheet and threshold requirements, see the Minimum Grant Requirements recordings above.

Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 12 PM ET - This webinar focused on the FY 2025 Narrative/Ranking criteria for entities applying for:
- Community-wide Assessment Grant funding
- Assessment Coalition Grant funding
- Community-wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes funding

FY 2025 Assessment Grant Narrative Ranking Criteria Outreach Recording

FY 2025 Assessment Grant Narrative Ranking Criteria Outreach Presentation (pdf) (4.42 MB)

FY 2025 Assessment Grant Narrative Ranking Criteria Outreach Q&A Transcript (pdf) (132.99 KB)

Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 12 PM ET - This webinar focused on the FY 2025 Narrative/Ranking criteria for entities applying for:
- Revolving Loan Fund Grant funding
- Cleanup Grant funding

FY 2025 RLF and Cleanup Grant Narrative Ranking Criteria Outreach Recording

FY 2025 RLF and Cleanup Grant Narrative Ranking Criteria Outreach Presentation (pdf) (5.26 MB)

FY 2025 RLF and Cleanup Grant Narrative Ranking Criteria Outreach Q&A Transcript (pdf) (103.92 KB)

FY 2024 Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grant Application Resources - The application submission deadline was November 13, 2023.

FY 2024 Community-wide Assessment Grant Guidelines (pdf) (591.51 KB)

FY 2024 Assessment Coalition Grant Guidelines (pdf) (612.09 KB)

FY 2024 Community-wide Assessment Grant for States and Tribes Guidelines (pdf) (611.8 KB)

FY 2024 Cleanup Grant Guidelines (pdf) (670.57 KB)

FY 2024 Multipurpose Grant Guidelines (pdf) (602.54 KB)

FY 2024 Summary of Brownfields Grant Guideline Changes (pdf) (260.92 KB)

Past Grant Guideline Outreach Webinar Recordings