FY27 Guidelines for Brownfield Cleanup Grants
EPA offers eligible governments, Tribes, and nonprofits up to $500,000 to clean up brownfield sites they own, with a 20% cost share and ownership required by January 21, 2027.
Funder: Environmental Protection Agency
Due Dates: November 12, 2026 (Webinar) | January 7, 2027 (Community notice) | January 14, 2027 (Public meeting) | January 21, 2027 (Application and site ownership) | June 2027 (Anticipated selection) | September 2027 (Anticipated award)
Funding Amounts: Up to $500,000 over 4 years; $14 million estimated for approximately 28 awards
Summary: Funds cleanup of applicant-owned brownfield sites contaminated by hazardous substances and/or petroleum to support revitalization and reuse.
Key Information: Applicants must be sole site owners and provide a 20% cost share unless a waiver applies.
Description
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization offers Cleanup Grants to remediate brownfield sites owned by eligible applicants. Funding can address hazardous substances and/or petroleum contamination at one site or multiple sites. Brownfields are properties whose expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by contamination, including mine-scarred lands.
The program seeks to mitigate health risks, restore economic vitality, and facilitate sustainable reuse of contaminated properties. It emphasizes opportunities for residents of communities historically affected by economic disinvestment, health disparities, and environmental contamination to benefit from redevelopment. Applications are evaluated for their cleanup and reuse vision, community needs and engagement, resource leveraging, reasonable costs, and ability to implement the project. Awards are cooperative agreements involving substantial EPA participation.
