Resources for Revitalization

FY25 EPA Brownfield Grant Types and Amounts Announced!

EPA has just announced specifics for the agency's FY25 brownfield grants. $235 million will be available in the form of: Community Wide Assessment, Assessment Coalition, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants this application cycle. CCLR has found that those who get started early have a greater chance of receiving an EPA grant. 

Review EPA FY25 Resources and read CCLR's Tips for Getting Started on your Application

CCLR is excited to celebrate FY24 MAC grantees! Our team assisted 60% of EPA MAC grantees in EPA regions 9 and 10 for a total of $14 million dollars - 74% of the regions' funding! 

Forterra NW, a non-profit land trust, won an EPA MAC grant to fund cleanup efforts on Roslyn Number 4 Mine Site. Located 80 miles east of Seattle, Roslyn was founded as a coal mining town in the1880s. The last mine operating in Roslyn closed 60 years ago but soil around former mine sites still holds heavy metals, arsenic, and oil.

With its $1,779,070 EPA Cleanup grant, Forterra NW can finish its remaining investigation and, eventually, excavate 2,900 cubic yards of contaminated soil across the 30 acre property. According to Forterra’s application, “remediation and redevelopment of the Site has the potential to provide a mix of affordably priced housing, green space, community space, and small business space to serve residents and workers.”

If you are considering applying for an FY25 grant, contact CCLR now for our free technical assistance. It is never too early to begin your application! Request for Application expected to be released in September 2024. Read our guide on getting started now!

Watch CCLR's New Video:

Watch this video to learn 12 identifiers of brownfields and the importance of conducting an AAI before you buy. 

CCLR can help you ensure you follow State and EPA regulations for pre purchase due diligence and through every step of the brownfield reuse process! Set up a meeting with CCLR to get started.

EPA Job Training Grant Applications are open!

$14 million to support job training & placement

Job Training grants provide funding to nonprofits, units of government, and other eligible entities to recruit and train local community members and place graduates into employment. All training supported by the program must relate to facilitating the inventory of brownfields sites, site assessments, remediation of brownfields sites, community involvement, or site preparation. 

The application submission deadline is August 15th, 2024. 

CCLR is available to review your Job Training grant application!

Please email your draft application in MS Word format to Claire.Weston@cclr.org or Info@cclr.org at least one week prior to the EPA Application Deadline. Our goal is to provide review comments within a week of you emailing your draft to us. Schedule a Job Training Grant Application Prep Meeting with CCLR.

On the Blog: CCLR's Tips for Getting Started NOW on FY25 EPA Brownfields Grants

EVENTS & WEBINARS

Redlined neighborhoods have been isolated by highways, received lower levels of infrastructure and recreational (parks) investment, and have been the de facto area zoned for industry. Today, many of these sites are considered brownfields. 

This webinar will review the impacts of redlining on American cities, and examine how communities can guide the reuse of brownfields to mitigate past harms, eliminate health risks, unravel systemic racism, and move toward equitable, attractive and vibrant communities for residents. Read more & register.

CCLR Presenting at Tribal Land and Environment Forum August 12-15

Senior Brownfield Development Consultant Joy Britt, MPH and Senior Programs Associate Devyn Rainwater will present two sessions at the 14th annual TLEF:

• Tuesday, August 13 Charting Success: Navigating Land Reuse and Brownfields Redevelopment with Technical Assistance Support
• Wednesday, August 14 20/20 Vision: Set Your Sites on a Vision to Action

Read more about TLEF and register today!

Washington Brownfields Workshops - Connecting the Dots: Reuse, Renew, Revitalize

September 10 in Richland, September 11 in North Bend, September 12 in Bremerton

Pick one of these three workshops hosted by CCLR and the Washington Department of Ecology. Join us to hear about technical assistance resources & funding avenues for brownfield reuse and directly from communities championing land reuse that inspires resilience and innovation! Read more and register.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Out now! New book from Cate Mingoya- LaFortune, Chief Officer of Climate Resilience and Land Use at Groundwork USA. 

Climate Action for Busy People is a hopeful and realistic roadmap for individuals and groups who want to boost climate preparedness and move the needle towards environmental justice. Read more!