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Brownfield Multipurpose Grants Program

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Grant Insights

The goal of the Brownfield Multipurpose Grants Program is to provide funding to carry out a range of eligible assessment and cleanup activities, including planning and community engagement. Brownfield revitalization can support community efforts to become more resilient to climate change impacts by incorporating adaptation and mitigation strategies throughout the assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment process. Program funds are authorized through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Key Updates U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Funding Opportunity National Brownfields Program ‒ FY 24
Multipurpose (MP) Grants (PART D)
NOFO Release Date 9/21/2023
Letter of Intent Due Date N/A
Application Due Date 11/13/2023 by 11:59 pm ET via www.grants.gov
# of Programs There are six (6) different program components in total:

(Part A) Community-Wide Assessment Grants, (Part B) Revolving Loan Fund Grants, (Part C) Clean Up Grants, (Part D) Multipurpose (MP) Grants, (Part E) Community-Wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes, and (Part F) Assessment Coalition Grants

* Each program has its own NOFO and requirements
Total Funding Available  $20M
Award Minimum $400,000
Award Maximum $1,000,000
Recipient Cost-Share/Match Requirements: None
*However, the applicant’s strategy for leveraging resources will be considered in application evaluation
Summary Project Objectives:

MP Grant funds can be used for the direct costs associated with the inventory, site prioritization, site reuse planning, community involvement, assessment, cleanup planning, and cleanup of a brownfield site.

MP Grant funding must be used to conduct both assessment and cleanup activities; additionally, funding must be used to develop an overall plan for revitalization of the target area, that includes a feasible reuse strategy for at least one priority site, if a plan does not already exist.

An MP Grant recipient may only expend funds for the remediation of a brownfield site it owns and may not issue a subaward to another site owner.
Eligible Applicants · State
· Local Government entity (county, city, municipality, town)
· Federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native regional/village corporations
· Regional Council under governmental authority
· Land Clearance Authority
· Redevelopment Agency sanctioned by a State
· Non-Profit Organizations (Section 501(c)(3) IRS code)
Special Consideration Applicants may not submit multiple applications under this solicitation. Entities applying for an FY24 Multipurpose Grant may not apply for (or be a non-lead coalition member of) an FY24 Assessment Grant or FY24 Cleanup Grant. Entities awarded (or pending award for) an FY22 or FY23 Community-Wide Assessment Grant for States and Tribes are not eligible to apply under this solicitation. Applicants should provide specific examples of how the proposed Brownfield Multipurpose Grant project will address environmental justice challenges.
Notes Applicants can apply for only one Multipurpose Grant.

A brownfield site is defined in CERCLA § 101(39) as real property—the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, controlled substances, petroleum, or petroleum products, or is mine-scarred land.

Multipurpose Grants are appropriate for communities that have identified, through community engagement efforts, a discrete area (e.g., a neighborhood, number of neighboring towns, district, corridor, etc.) with one or more brownfield sites.

The Brownfield Multipurpose Grant will be awarded in the form of a cooperative agreement. Cooperative agreements require the EPA Project Officer to be substantially involved in overseeing the work performed by the selected recipients.

For examples of grant project accomplishments across the country, please see the EPA Brownfield Grant Recipients Success Stories. For more information on a range of brownfield funding topics, please refer to the FY24 FAQs.
Contact Information For a full list of EPA Regional Brownfield program contacts,
please see Page 53 of the NOFO or visit www.epa.gov/brownfields

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