EPA’s Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grants – Apply by Jan. 28

Nov 28, 2025 | Grants and Funding

EPA has announced four funding opportunities for 2026 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grants. These grants help communities turn vacant and abandoned properties into assets, with all the benefits that brings for jobs and the environment. Opportunities include:

  • Multipurpose Grants provide funding to carry out a range of eligible assessment and cleanup activities, including planning and additional community engagement activities. 
  • Community-wide Assessment Grants provide funding for developing inventories of brownfield sites, prioritizing sites, conducting community involvement activities, conducting planning, conducting site assessments, developing site-specific cleanup plans, and developing reuse plans related to brownfield sites.
  • Assessment Coalition Grants provide funding for developing inventories of brownfield sites, prioritizing sites, conducting community involvement activities, conducting planning, conducting site assessments, developing site-specific cleanup plans, and developing reuse plans related to brownfield sites. These are cooperative agreements.
  • Community-wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes provide funding for developing inventories of brownfield sites, prioritizing sites, conducting community involvement activities, conducting planning, conducting site assessments, developing site-specific cleanup plans, and developing reuse plans related to brownfield sites. 

Tribes in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, Alaska Native Corporations, and the Metlakatla Indian Community in Alaska are eligible to apply. 

EPA will host two webinars on the Narrative criteria for the FY 2026 Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grant Guidelines.  

  • Dec. 3, 8:00 Alaska, 9:00 Pacific, 10:00 Mountain: This webinar will focus on the Narrative criteria for entities applying for the Multipurpose Grant, Community-wide Assessment Grant, Assessment Coalition Grant, or the Community-wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes.
  • Dec. 4, 9:00 Alaska, 10:00 Pacific, 11:00 Mountain: This webinar will focus on the Narrative criteria for entities applying for the Cleanup Grant.