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 Funding opportunities
 
PLIA's Heating Oil Loan and Grant Program: Apply by June 14
The Pollution Liability Insurance Agency (PLIA) is accepting applications for the Heating Oil Loan and Grant Program through mid-June.
To apply:
Ecology's Independent remedial action grants available to local governments: Apply by June 18
We're accepting applications for Independent Remedial Action Grants through mid-June. These grants are available to local governments that have completed an independent cleanup through the Voluntary Cleanup Program and received a no further action determination.
To apply:
If you have any questions please contact Laurie Dahmen, Competitive Grant Supervisor, laurie.dahmen@ecy.wa.gov, 360-628-7499.
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Community Change Grants Program: Apply by November 2024
Community-based entities nationwide can apply for their share of $2 billion from EPA's Community Change Grants Program to help manage their environmental and climate justice challenges. In February, EPA announced a few updates to the program:
Applications accepted in Grants.gov by 8:59 p.m. Pacific on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024.
Check out other news from EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights.
 Housing-related opportunities
Build capacity and strengthen outreach with grants from this Commerce program
If your Washington group is interested in building affordable housing but needs some help getting your project underway, check out the resources from the Department of Commerce's Capacity Building, Outreach and Support Program (CBOS). Their team offers technical assistance for project planning; financing strategies; site planning and design; and feasibility analyses. Learn more.
Communities get results with HUD planning grants: Apply by June 10
About 20 communities nationwide will be selected for planning grants from HUD's Choice Neighborhood Program to create and preserve housing, and to enhance community amenities like grocery stores and parks. Added bonus: if your community is awarded a grant, you'll receive priority for future Implementation Grant applications, too.
Apply through Grants.gov by 8:59 p.m. Pacific on Monday, June 10.
Off-farm labor housing repair program: Apply by June 18
Eligible entities nationwide can apply for funding from a program called Off-Farm Labor Housing Repair Program to develop housing for domestic farm laborers who are year-round, migrant, or seasonal. The funds can be used to construct, improve, or purchase housing. Qualified applicants include:
- Broad-based nonprofit organizations
- Nonprofit organization of farmworkers
- Federally recognized Indian Tribes
- Community organizations
- States or local governments
- Limited partnerships with a nonprofit general partner.
Applications for funding repairs due 9 a.m. Pacific Tuesday, June 18.
Applications for funding new construction due 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 3.
Download slides and Q&As from the program's workshop in April. Learn more.
 Webinar: Reviving Buildings that Create Jobs - Friday, June 21
Empty industrial buildings can be transformed into economic engines. The world's first business incubator was started in a recycled brownfield factory in 1959. Obsolete, old industrial, commercial, and institutional properties can be filled with businesses to create jobs for local people in a variety of ways. During this webinar, you'll learn about practical concepts that have led to the redevelopment of millions of square feet of brownfield facilities for a variety of communities across a spectrum of situations and developer structures.
Register for June 21 webinar.
CCLR video showcases the benefits of technical assistance
Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) offers no-cost technical assistance to communities in EPA Region 10 (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska) and Region 9 (California, Nevada, et al). A new 20-minute video shows how well their assistance works.
Watch Rural Revitalization that spotlights four small towns in Nevada and California that are using Brownfields funding to transform their contaminated sites into community benefits. After that inspiration, check out CCLR's services to see what they can do for your community.
Financial webinar series specifically for Tribes
Tribal-specific funding is featured in a 4-part webinar series from the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA). Learn more.
- All webinars 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Pacific.
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Register for July 9 and Oct. 15 webinars even if you can't attend. Registrants can access recordings later.
EPA's Targeted Brownfields Assessments minimize uncertainty
A Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) is an environmental investigation that documents environmental conditions at a property being considered for redevelopment. EPA's Targeted Brownfields Assessment program offers assessments by EPA contractors at no cost.
TBAs promote brownfield cleanup and redevelopment because they help states, Tribes, municipalities, other government entities, and nonprofit organizations minimize uncertainties around contamination that is often associated with brownfields. TBAs may encompass one or more of three activities:
- “All appropriate inquiries” assessment (Phase I), which includes a background and historical investigation, and a site inspection.
- Full site assessment (Phase II), including sampling activities to identify areas of contamination and types and concentrations of contaminants.
- Determining how much more investigation is needed and/or establishing cleanup options and cost estimates based on planned uses after redevelopment.
No application deadlines for this service. Learn more about TBAs in Region 10.
Technical expertise from KSU and CCLR help max your dollars
Check out these EPA technical service providers who can help you make the most of your brownfields funding:
Check out EPA's Nationwide Brownfields Technical Assistance Providers.
EPA's Brownfields Job Training Grants
What are Brownfields Job Training Grants?
These EPA grants allow nonprofits, local governments, and other organizations to recruit, train, and place unemployed and under-employed residents of areas affected by the presence of brownfields. Graduates develop skills needed to secure full-time, sustainable employment in the environmental field, such as working with hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, and petroleum products; cleanup and reuse; and chemical safety. Learn more.
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Zoom calls will focus on networking and strategies
Technical service provider Kansas State University will host monthly Professional Learning Community calls on Zoom through September 2024. The calls provide new and aspiring Brownfields Job Training grantees an opportunity to network and learn strategies for developing successful brownfields job training programs.
Calls are held the 3rd Wednesday each month using the same Zoom link. To get on the mailing list, forward your contact information to Mike Senew at msenew@gmail.com.
- Wed. May 15 at 11 a.m. Pacific
- Wed. Jun 19 at 11 a.m. Pacific
- Wed. Jul 17 at 11 a.m. Pacific
- Wed. Aug 21 at 11 a.m. Pacific
- Wed. Sep 18 at 11 a.m. Pacific
 Select opportunities you may find of interest...
Commerce's solicitation for clean energy projects underway: Apply by June 14
Washington entities can apply for their share of $34 million in grants from the Department of Commerce for clean energy projects such as:
- Electric grid modernization and innovation
- Innovative large-scale and dual-use solar
- Solar energy retrofits for public buildings
- Clean energy project siting and permitting
- Building, industry, aviation and maritime decarbonization
- Clean energy projects that leverage private and federal funding
To apply:
New competitive grant program builds stronger infrastructure for bikes and pedestrians: Apply by June 17
Federal grants are available to communities that want to provide safe bike and pedestrian transportation networks or develop plans for same. You can catch a ride on grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program if your organization is:
- A local or regional governmental organization, including a metropolitan planning organization or regional planning organization or council
- A multicounty special district
- A state
- A multistate group of governments
- An Indian tribe (BIL § 11529(l)(5)).
Find several recorded sessions on their webpage to learn more. Applications due in Grants.gov by 8:59 p.m. Pacific on Monday, June 17.
Infrastructure funding available to Washington communities: Apply by June 28
Washington Dept. of Commerce's Public Works Board has loans and grants for repairing, replacing, or creating infrastructure such as domestic water systems, roads and streets, bridges, and stormwater systems. Eligible applicants for this funding are:
- Cities
- Counties
- Special purpose districts
- Quasi-municipal organizations
Apply through ZoomGrants by 11:59 p.m. Friday, June 28.
 Contact us if you have a brownfield project!
Miss the last update? April 2024 newsletter (April 26)
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Si tiene preguntas o desea obtener más información sobre propiedades o terrenos abandonados o subutilizados que podrían tener contaminación ambiental pero potencialmente ser aptos para revitalización, comuníquese con: Elaine Heim, elaine.heim@ecy.wa.gov (360) 584-3750
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如果您有任何疑問或想瞭解更多關於棕地即曾經的工業或商業用地的資訊，請聯繫 : Elaine Heim, elaine.heim@ecy.wa.gov (360) 584-3750
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Nếu quý vị có câu hỏi hoặc muốn biết thêm thông tin về bất động sản bị bỏ hoang hoặc không sử dụng có thể gây ô nhiễm môi trường, được gọi là “brownfields” vui lòng liên hệ : Elaine Heim, elaine.heim@ecy.wa.gov (360) 584-3750
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