Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grants and Cooperative Agreements

CERCLA 104(k)(7) provides EPA with authority for a financial assistance program of training, research, and technical assistance to individuals and organizations to facilitate the inventory of brownfield properties, assessments, cleanup of brownfield properties, community involvement, or site preparation. Brownfield sites are 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. Funding Priorities - Fiscal Year 2022 and 2023: In FY22, EPA intends to incrementally fund existing cooperative agreements with satisfactory project progress selected in previous 104(k)(7) training, research, and technical assistance competitions. Additionally, using a competitive grants process, EPA may select applications and award cooperative agreements for technical assistance to support…