The EPA brownfields assessment and cleanup grants were made available on October 13, 2016. Successful applicants can use the grants to empower communities to prevent, inventory, assess, clean up, and reuse brownfield sites. To view the guidelines and download applications, please visit the EPA’s Grants and Funding website.
Applications are due December 20, 2016.
To assist applicants with their proposals, EPA will host the EPA National Assessment and Cleanup Guideline Webinar; tentatively scheduled for the first week of November 2016. Please visit the EPA Brownfields Grant Funding website for the final date.
The West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Centers will be assisting communities with the submittal of these EPA Brownfields Grants. Please contact us if you have plans to submit a grant application, need grant assistance, grant review, or have other questions about this opportunity.
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