EPA Brownfields Grant Types

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields Program provides states, tribes, municipalities, and other entities direct funding for brownfields assessment, cleanup, revolving loans, environmental job training, technical assistance, training, and research.

EPA Brownfields Grant Types	TAB Resources
Assessment Grants provide funding for brownfield inventories, planning, environmental assessments, and community outreach.	FY26 Assessment Grant Threshold Criteria Handout FY26 Community-Wide Assessment Grant Application Checklist
Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants provide funding to capitalize loans that are used to clean up brownfield sites.
Cleanup Grants provide funding to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites owned by the applicant.	FY26 Cleanup Grant Threshold Criteria Handout FY26 Cleanup Grant Application Checklist
Multipurpose (MP) Grants provide funding to conduct a range of eligible assessment and cleanup activities at one or more brownfield sites in a target area.
Job Training (JT) Grants provide environmental training for residents impacted by brownfield sites in their communities.
State and Tribal Response Program Grants provide non-competitive funding to establish or enhance State and Tribal Brownfields response programs.

Additionally, our team has extensive experience in successful applications for EPA Brownfields Grants and is available to review drafts and provide comments and edits, discuss recommendations for your application with the project lead, and check other requirements. We also offer other templates by request. Email wvutab@mail.wvu.edu for questions or requests.