Financial Help for Brownfields Investigations and Cleanups
Illinois EPA’s Financial Help for Brownfields Investigations and Cleanups funds scientific assessment and remediation of contaminated sites to enable safe redevelopment across Illinois.
Funder: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Due Dates: Rolling
Funding Amounts: Variable; up to $1.5M per occurrence for UST Fund; loan and assessment support varies by program.
Summary: Financial assistance for investigation and cleanup of brownfield sites in Illinois, supporting site assessment, remediation, and redevelopment.
Key Information: Applicants must not have caused or contributed to contamination; eligibility criteria apply.
Description
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) offers a suite of financial assistance tools to support the investigation and cleanup of brownfields—properties with actual or perceived environmental contamination that complicates their redevelopment. The program aims to help municipalities and eligible private parties transform abandoned or underused industrial and commercial sites into productive community assets, protecting public health and encouraging economic revitalization.
