Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA OLEM OBLR 17 09
The FY18 Guidelines for Brownfields Cleanup Grants (Funding Opportunity Number EPA-OLEM-OBLR-17-09) is a discretionary funding opportunity issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under its Brownfields Program (CFDA 66.818). The program is rooted in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (P.L. 107-118), which directs EPA to publish guidance that helps applicants prepare strong proposals for brownfields-related funding. While EPA administers multiple brownfields grant types overall (Assessment Grants, Revolving Loan Fund grants, and Cleanup Grants), this particular solicitation is focused only on Cleanup Grants.
The purpose of these Cleanup Grants is to provide targeted financial support for cleanup activities at a specific brownfield site, with a key requirement that the site is owned by the applicant. In practical terms, the funding is meant to help communities and other eligible entities move a contaminated or potentially contaminated property past the cleanup phase so it can be put back into productive use. The broader public-policy goal is to reduce environmental and health risks, address underused or blighted properties, and support local revitalization by making these sites safer and viable for redevelopment or community reuse.
Awards are made through a cooperative agreement, which typically means EPA anticipates having substantial involvement during the project period compared with a standard grant. The award ceiling listed for this opportunity is $200,000 per award, and EPA projected approximately 38 awards under this round. The solicitation was created on September 19, 2017, with an original closing date of November 16, 2017, and the notice indicates applicants needed to consult Section IV of the solicitation for any additional close-date information or related submission timing details.
Eligibility is summarized in the opportunity as "Others," with direction to consult the solicitation text (the "Additional Information on Eligibility" section) for the full clarification of which entity types may apply. The Brownfields Program description in the opportunity statement also highlights the kinds of partners EPA aims to support through brownfields funding more generally, including states, communities, tribes, and nonprofits. For this Cleanup Grant competition specifically, the defining eligibility-related concept emphasized in the notice is that the cleanup funding is for a site owned by the applicant, reinforcing that this grant is designed for entities that already control the property and are positioned to carry out site cleanup work.
Overall, this opportunity is essentially a competitive EPA funding round intended to pay for the cleanup phase at a single, identified brownfield property per proposal, helping applicants address contamination and advance the property toward safe reuse and community benefit, with awards capped at $200,000 and administered through cooperative agreements.Apply for EPA OLEM OBLR 17 09
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY18 GUIDELINES FOR BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP GRANTS" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.818.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 19, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 16, 2017 See Section IV of solicitation for additional close date information.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 38 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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