DRAFT BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT GRANT GUIDELINES OVERVIEW AGENCY: TITLE: ACTION: RFP NO: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment Grants Request for Proposals To Be Determined
CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE (CFDA) NO.: 66.818
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Proposals are due [at a date to be determined], 2008. Proposals may be sent through the U.S. Postal Service, commercial delivery service, or electronically through www.grants.gov. Only one method should be used for the submission of the original, complete proposal. Proposals sent through the U.S. Postal Service or sent via a commercial delivery service must be postmarked by [at a date to be determined], 2008. Proposals sent electronically through grants.gov must be received by grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on [at a date to be determined], 2008. Please refer to Section IV, "Due Date and Mailing Instructions" for further instructions.
SUMMARY: The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act ("Brownfields Law", Public Law 107-118) requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish guidance to assist applicants in preparing proposals for grants to assess and cleanup brownfield sites. EPA's Brownfields Program provides funds to empower states, communities, tribes and nonprofits to
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prevent, inventory, assess, cleanup and reuse brownfield sites. EPA provides brownfields funding for three types of grants:
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Brownfields Assessment Grants - provide funds to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup and redevelopment planning and community involvement related to brownfield sites.
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Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants – provide funding for a grant recipient to capitalize a revolving loan fund and to provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites.
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Brownfields Cleanup Grants - provide funds to carry out cleanup activities at a specific brownfield site owned by the applicant.

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