EPA Region 9 Brownfield Grants and Technical Assistance: Summary of EPA Brownfields Funding

EPA’s Pacific Southwest (Region 9) implements and enforces federal environmental laws in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and 148 Tribal Nations.

A brief overview of EPA’s various competitive Brownfield grant programs, as well as Brownfield Technical Assistance available through the EPA Pacific Southwest Region 9 Brownfields Team.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: We also offer free property assessments and cleanup planning to governments, Tribes and non-profits through our Targeted Brownfields Assessment program. We accept applications on a rolling basis.

EPA Region 9 Brownfields Funding Matrix - Spring 2023

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	States & Tribes Assessment	Assessment Coalition	Cleanup	Multipurpose	Assessment	Job Training
Applicant	States/Tribes		Government, Non-Profit, Tribes
Purpose	Site inventory, contamination assessment, cleanup planning throughout their entire jurisdiction.	Site Inventory, contamination assessment, redevelopment and cleanup planning, community involvement.	Site cleanup, reuse planning, community involvement.	Assessment Grant + Cleanup Grant	Site inventory, contamination assessment, redevelopment and cleanup planning, community involvement.	Environmental job training in communities impacted by brownfields.
State Eligibility	Applicant not responsible for contamination. Eligible public and privately held sites can be assessed.	Applicant not responsible for contamination. Must have 2 or more partners to apply: state, Tribe, county government, or group of local governments.	Applicant not responsible for contamination and must own cleanup site(s). Must have a completed Phase II ESA and period of community notification.	Applicant must meet same requirements as Cleanup. Eligible public and privately held sites can be assessed.	Applicant not responsible for contamination. Eligible public and privately held sites can be assessed.	N/A
Funding	$2,000,000	$1,000,000	$500,000-$2M	$800,000	$500,000	$500,000
Length	5 years	4 years	4 years	5 years	4 years	5 years
Match	$0	$0 (BIL funded)	$0 (BIL funded)	$0 (BIL funded)	$0	$0
Deadline	Fall	Fall	Fall	Fall	Fall	Summer
Fully BIL Funded	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes