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FY13 Funding Guidance for State and Tribal Response Programs (STRP)

FY13 Funding Guidance for State and Tribal Response Programs (STRP) (PDF) (25 pp, 244K)

Generally, these response programs address the assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfields sites and other sites with actual or perceived contamination. This document provides guidance that will enable states and tribes to apply for and use Fiscal Year 2013 section 128(a) funds. This funding is intended for those states and tribes with overall management and administrative capacity within their government required to administer a federal grant. The primary goal of this funding is to ensure that state and tribal response programs include, or are taking reasonable steps to include, certain elements of an environmental response program and that the response program establishes and maintains a public record of sites addressed.

Requests for funding will be accepted from December 1, 2012 through January 31, 2013.

Learn more about EPA's State & Tribal Response Programs - http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/state_tribal/index.html

For more information and for inquiries about grant eligibility, please contact:

Mary Goolie
EPA Region 10 STRP Coordinator
907-271-3414
goolie.mary@epa.gov

FY13 Area-Wide Planning (AWP) Grant Announcement

These grants may be used to facilitate community involvement and conduct research, training and technical assistance necessary to develop area-wide plans and implementation strategies to facilitate brownfields assessment, cleanup, and subsequent reuse.

We are expecting these grants to:

• be used on specific areas affected by a single large catalyst site or multiple brownfield sites, such as a neighborhood, downtown district, city block or local commercial corridor;
• result in an area-wide plan, including implementation strategies, for the brownfields-affected area; and
• inform the assessment, cleanup and reuse of brownfields properties and promote area-wide revitalization.

Grants will be funded up to $200,000 for a two year project period. Learn how to apply for a FY2013 Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grants at http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/applicat.htm.

Proposal submissions are due by November 30, 2012.

Please note this significant change to the Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields AWP Grants in FY13:
As part of threshold requirements applicants must identify catalyst, high-priority sites within the project area. At least 50% of these catalyst and other high-priority brownfields sites must meet the CERCLA definition of a “brownfield” to be considered for award.

We encourage applicants to read the FY2013 Brownfields AWP Grant Guidelines (PDF) (55 pp, 448K) carefully before applying.

Read answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about AWP Brownfields grants (PDF) (24 pp, 255K)

For more information and for inquiries about grant eligibility, please contact:

Laura Caparroso
EPA Region 10 Area-Wide Planning Coordinator
206-553-6378
caparroso.laura@epa.gov

FY13 Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (ARC) Grants Announcement

These grants may be used to address sites contaminated by petroleum and hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum). Opportunities for funding are as follows:

• Brownfields Assessment Grants (PDF) (58 pp, 581K) (each funded up to $200,000 over three years; coalitions are funded up to $600,000 over three years),
• Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants (PDF) (52 pp, 489K) (each funded up to $1,000,000 over five years), and
• Brownfields Cleanup Grants (PDF) (62 pp, 541K) (each funded up to $200,000 over three years).

Proposal Submission Deadline is December 3, 2012.

Region 10 Question and Answer Webinar for FY13 Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (ARC) Grants (PDF) (18 pp, 323K)

Read answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about ARC Brownfields grants (PDF) (50 pp, 233K)

Learn more about how to apply for these grants and their guidelines.

The Technical Assistance to Brownfields communities (TAB) Easy Brownfields Grant Application (EZ) Software Program is also available. TAB EZ is a grant writing tool to be used for preparation of EPA brownfields grant proposals. Currently, TAB EZ only addresses assessment and cleanup grants; RLF grant proposal outlines may be added at a later date. Remember, using the TAB EZ tool is not a substitute for reading the grant guidelines.

For more information and for inquiries about grant eligibility, please contact:

Terri Griffith
206.553.8511
griffith.terri@epa.gov

Susan Morales
206.553.7299
morales.susan@epa.gov