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Brownfield Assessment Grant is a grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) that funds environmental investigations on contaminated or suspected contaminated properties to support redevelopment and reuse.
Funded through U.S. EPA brownfield assessment dollars, the program covers phase I and II environmental site assessments, sampling and analysis plans, cleanup response action plans, and community engagement for reuse planning. Work is performed by MPCA contractors at no cost to recipients.
Eligible applicants include local government units, emerging developers, nonprofits, community organizations, and Tribal Nations in Minnesota, provided they are not responsible for the contamination. Preferred projects enhance neighborhoods without causing gentrification, provide affordable housing or essential services, or support small businesses.
Typical funding requests range from $10,000 to $50,000, and applications are accepted on a rolling basis with quarterly funding decisions.
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Apply now - Funding for brownfield investigation | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Funding for brownfield investigation Brownfields are abandoned, idled, or underused properties where reuse is complicated by actual or suspected contamination.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has grant money from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) available to pay for assessment of contaminated properties to support redevelopment and reuse. The work is overseen by the MPCA Brownfield Program and performed by MPCA contractors at no cost to the recipients. Eligible sites in Minnesota can be publicly or privately owned with known or suspected contamination.
Applicants cannot be responsible for the contamination. Preferred projects for funding are those that have community support; enhance the neighborhood without resulting in gentrification; provide essential services such as affordable housing, social services, youth enrichment, or green space such as pocket parks; or support small business owners or local job opportunities.
Successful applicants are typically those with limited financial resources.
Applicants include, but aren’t limited to: local units of government emerging developers (developers who have completed five or fewer projects) The funding can be used for: phase I and phase II environmental site assessments sampling and analysis plans/work plans preparation of cleanup/response action plans community engagement for reuse planning MPCA Brownfield Program fees Ineligible sites and activities.
The funding cannot be used for: active federal or state Superfund sites closed permitted landfills abatement of hazardous building materials, radon, or mold renovation or expansion of single-family homes. For information on single-family home testing for lead and asbestos, visit the Minnesota Department of Health website .
Typical funding requests range from $10,000 to 50,000 but any request is considered provided it meets eligibility requirements.
The MPCA has two sources of funding available from the U.S. EPA for environmental assessment of brownfield properties: approximately $90,000 per year, made possible by national brownfields legislation enacted in 2002 $2 million for 2025 to 2030 from a competitive U.S. EPA Brownfields Assessment grant for States & Tribes The MPCA Brownfield Program accepts applications on an ongoing basis and makes funding decisions quarterly or as needed based on site circumstances.
Brownfield assessment grant program guidelines (c-brwnfld3-01a) Brownfield assessment grant application form (c-brwnfld3-01) Email the completed application to brownfieldgrants. mpca@state. mn.
us . For more information about the benefits of brownfield development, see Brownfields in your community . For information about the fee-for-service MPCA Voluntary Brownfield Program, see our Brownfield redevelopment guidance webpage
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Community organizations, nonprofits, small business owners, local government units, emerging developers, and Tribal Nations in Minnesota. Recipients cannot be responsible for the contamination. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $10,000–$50,000 typical Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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EPA is seeking insightful, expert, and cost-effective applications from eligible applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program’s non-federal partners with technical analysis and programmatic evaluation support related to water quality modeling and monitoring and spatial systems to manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The project assists the partners in meeting their restoration and protection goals and in increasing the transfer of scientific understanding to the Chesapeake Bay Program modeling, monitoring, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities. The recipient will support modeling, monitoring, and GIS programs needed to explain and communicate the health of and changes in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3-CBP-23-18. Assistance Listing: 66.466. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $5.3M per award.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA SBIR Phase I Solicitation invites small businesses to submit proposals for projects addressing critical environmental challenges. Awards are for six months to demonstrate proof of concept. Key focus areas include Clean and Safe Water, Air Quality and Climate, Homeland Security, Circular Economy/Sustainable Materials, and Safer Chemicals.
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CCGP) is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Community Change Grants Program funds projects that provide meaningful improvements to the environmental, climate, and resilience conditions affecting disadvantaged communities. While broadly focused on environmental and climate justice, projects can include aspects that relate to community health and well-being through addressing environmental health risks. The program aims to fund community-driven pollution and climate resiliency solutions and strengthen communities' decision-making power. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.