| | Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving |
| | 1,25 | | MB | Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants |
| | 90 | | stron |
| | 2542 | | ID | UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
| | 2005 | | rok |
| | OVERVIEW |
| | AGENCY: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) |
| | TITLE: Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants |
| | |
| | ACTION: Request for Proposals |
| | RFP NO: EPA-OSWER-OBCR-06-01 |
| | CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE (CFDA) NO.: 66.818 |
| | DATES: Proposals sent through the U.S. Postal Service or sent via a commercial delivery service |
| | must be postmarked by December 14, 2005, 5:00 p.m. EDT. All proposals must be sent to |
| | Environmental Management Support, Inc. (contractor to EPA), and applicants shall also submit one |
| | complete copy of their proposal, including attachments, to the appropriate EPA Regional |
| | Brownfields Contact listed in Appendix 1. Additional submission instructions are contained in Section |
| | IV of the announcement. In addition, applicants may submit their proposals electronically through |
| | grants.gov; proposals submitted through grants.gov must be received by 5:00 p.m. EDT on |
| | December 14, 2005. Please refer to Appendix 5 for specific instructions for use of grants.gov. |
| | Note: There is a registration process to complete for electronic submission via grants.gov, which |
| | may take a week or more to complete. |
| | SUMMARY: The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (“Brownfields |
| | Law” or “the Law”, P.L. 107-118) requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to |
| | publish guidance to assist applicants in preparing proposals for grants to address brownfield sites. |
| | This Law defines a brownfield site as “real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of |
| | which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, |
| | pollutant, or contaminant,” as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, |
| | Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 §101(39), as amended (CERCLA). The Law further defines |
| | the term “brownfield site” to include a site that “is contaminated by a controlled substance...; is |
| | contaminated by petroleum or a petroleum product excluded from the definition of ‘hazardous |
| | substance’...; is mine-scarred land.” |
| | FUNDING/AWARDS: The total estimated funding expected to be available under this competitive |
| | opportunity is approximately $72 million. EPA anticipates award of approximately 200 cooperative |
| | agreements. |
| | Contents by Section |
| | I. Funding Opportunity Description |
| | II. Award Information |
| | III. Eligibility Information |
| | IV. Proposal and Submission Information |
| | V. Proposal Review Information |
| | VI. Award Administration Information |
| | VII. Agency Contacts |
| | VIII. Other Information |