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Eligible: Education, Local Government, Nonprofits, State Agencies, Tribes, Utilities

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$0 - $500,000

FY26 Guidelines for Community-Wide Brownfield Assessment Grants

From US Environmental Protection Agency

The FY26 Guidelines for Brownfield Assessment Grants (Community-Wide Assessment Grants) provide funding to communities to assess brownfield sites, enabling them to identify and prioritize contaminated properties for cleanup and redevelopment. Assessment Grant funds may not be used to conduct cleanup activities. These grants support environmental site assessments, community outreach, and planning activities that contribute to the revitalization of underutilized properties, ultimately promoting environmental health, economic development, and community resilience. Community-wide Assessment Grants are appropriate for communities that are beginning to address their brownfield challenges, as well as for communities that have ongoing efforts to bring sites into productive reuse.

  • Overview

    • Type

      Grant

    • Title

      FY26 Guidelines for Community-Wide Brownfield Assessment Grants

    • Source

      US Environmental Protection Agency

    • Federal or State

      Federal

    • Total Amount

      $35,000,000

    • Number of Awards

      70

    • Award Range

      $0 - $500,000

    • Cost Share

      No

    • Status

      Active

  • Topics

    Environmental Justice
    Resilience

  • Eligibility

    • Audience

      Education, Local Government, Nonprofits, State Agencies, Tribes, Utilities

    • Sector

      Environmental Justice, Resilience

    • Activity

      Planning

    • Eligibility

      Eligible Entities

      – General purpose unit of local government (e.g., county, city, public housing agency, school district, any other agency of a State or local government, etc.)
      – Land Clearance Authority, government entity created be state legislature, Regional Councils, or other forms of quasi-governmental entity
      – States
      – Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
      – Alaska Native Regional Corporation and Alaska Native Village Corporation
      – Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status
      – Nonprofit colleges and universities
      – Qualified community development entity

      Eligible Activities

      – Developing inventories of brownfield sites
      – Prioritizing brownfields sites
      – Conducting community involvement activities
      – Conducting planning
      – Conducting site assessments
      – Developing site-specific cleanup plans
      – Developing reuse plans related to brownfield sites

    • Location

      National

  • Application Process

    • Application Link

      Apply Now

    • Pre-Application?

      No

    • Requirements

      Applicants may request funding up to $500,000 to address sites contaminated by hazardous substances (i.e., sites with potential contamination of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants) and/or petroleum (i.e., sites with potential petroleum contamination).

      To be eligible for Brownfield Grant funding, sites must meet the definition of a brownfield site under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) § 101(39).

      Applicants can only apply for one Community-wide Assessment Grant. Entities that are applying for an FY26 Community-wide Assessment Grant may not apply for (or be a non-lead coalition member of) an FY26 Assessment Coalition Grant, an FY26 Community-wide Assessment Grant for States and Tribes, or an FY26 Multipurpose Grant.

      Entities with an open or pending award for a Community-wide Assessment Grant for States and Tribes are not eligible to apply for Assessment Grant funding under this funding opportunity.

    • Disbursement Method

      Unspecified

  • Important Dates

    • Application Open Date

      Nov 20, 2025

    • Application Close Date

      Jan 28, 2026

    • Application Close Time

      12:00 AM PST

  • Resources & Contacts

    • Contact

      EPA Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA): Meredith Lightbody, Lightbody.Meredith@epa.gov, (206) 553-6910

    • Technical Assistance Contact

      Technical Contact: Elyse Salinas, 202-564-2858, brownfields@epa.gov
      Electronic Submissions Contact: Grants.gov, 1-800-518-4726, support@grants.gov

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