Brownfields and Land Revitalization

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Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grants provide funding for a grant recipient to capitalize a revolving loan fund and to provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites. Through these grants, EPA seeks to strengthen the marketplace and encourage stakeholders to leverage the resources needed to clean up and redevelop brownfields. When loans are repaid, the loan amount is returned into the fund and re-lent to other borrowers, providing an ongoing source of capital within a community.

Interested in Applying for Funding?
EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants (PDF) (2 pp, 296K)
EPA Brownfields RLF Grants
Publication Number: EPA-560-F-05-237
August 2009

Fact Sheets

• Fact Sheets for Brownfields Grant Awardees
• Unlocking Brownfields Redevelopment: Establishing a Local Revolving Loan Fund Program

Guidelines and Resources

• Most Recent Grant Proposal Guidelines
• RLF Grantee Success Stories
  
  
• FY 2012 Funds to Supplement Eligible Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants
  EPA is announcing the availability of an estimated $7 million in FY 2012 funds to supplement eligible Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grants. Grants eligible to request supplemental funds are Brownfields RLF grants that have been previously awarded competitively under Section 104(k)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) or that have transitioned to Section 104(k)(3) of CERCLA, and subject to other identified criteria. Requests for funding must be postmarked by April 19, 2012. Specific information on eligible entities and criteria for submitting a request for supplemental RLF funding can be obtained by contacting the EPA Brownfields Coordinator for your region.
  • Federal Register Notice
    March 19, 2012
  • FY12 RLF Supplemental Funding Process Memo (PDF) (4 pp, 32K)
    March 19, 2012
  
  
• Unlocking Brownfields Redevelopment: Establishing a Local Revolving Loan Fund Program, Brownfields Solution Series (PDF) (6 pp, 263K)
  This Brownfields Solutions Series factsheet provides an overview to those interested in applying for an RLF grant, and information to new RLF grantees on how to establish an RLF program.
  Publication Number: EPA-560-F-08-280
  August 2008
  
  
• Discounted Loans Policy
  With the signing of the Brownfields Law, new RLF grants, awarded under 104(k) from FY2003 forward, were left with no provision for the use of discounted loans. This policy meets this need, giving RLF grantees additional options to achieve cleanup goals, in keeping with prudent lending practices.
  Federal Register Notice
  October 28, 2005