FY23 GUIDELINES FOR BROWNFIELDS TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT | EPA I OLEM OBLR 22 12

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The FY23 Guidelines for Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance (TRTA) Grant is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding opportunity managed by the Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization (OBLR). It supports projects that strengthen the ability of communities and practitioners to identify, assess, clean up, and redevelop brownfield properties. Brownfields are generally properties where redevelopment or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of contamination, and this program is designed to help remove practical barriers by building knowledge, skills, and capacity in the field.

This opportunity is authorized under Section 104(k)(7) of CERCLA (the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act). Under that authority, EPA can fund eligible entities to provide training, research, and technical assistance that helps with core brownfields activities such as developing and improving inventories of brownfield sites, conducting or supporting site assessment efforts, advancing remediation approaches, increasing meaningful community involvement, and preparing sites for reuse. In plain terms, the grant is aimed at organizations that can help others do brownfields work better and faster, whether through workforce training, technical support, applied research, guidance development, or similar capacity-building services.

The award instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means EPA expects substantial involvement during the project period compared to a standard grant. That often translates into ongoing coordination with EPA staff, regular reporting, and alignment with EPA program priorities while the work is being carried out. The funding category is tied to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), indicating the competition is connected to the broader federal emphasis on infrastructure revitalization, environmental cleanup, and community reinvestment.

The maximum award amount listed is $1,000,000, and EPA anticipated making about five awards under this announcement. That combination suggests a competitive national competition intended to fund a small number of relatively high-impact projects, such as multi-community technical assistance programs, regional or national training efforts, or research and tool-development work that can be used broadly by communities dealing with brownfield challenges.

Eligibility is described as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," which signals that eligibility is not limited to only one traditional applicant type and may include a range of entities depending on the detailed criteria in the full announcement. In practice for TRTA-style programs, applicants are often nonprofits, universities, workforce training organizations, technical assistance providers, and similar institutions with demonstrated expertise and the ability to deliver training or assistance at scale, but the definitive eligibility requirements would be spelled out in Section IV of the notice.

Administratively, the opportunity is identified as EPA I OLEM OBLR 22 12, with assistance listing CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) 66.814. The announcement was created on November 17, 2022, and had an original closing date of February 14, 2023, with instructions to consult the full announcement (including Section IV) for the official submission methods, deadlines, and any additional requirements. Overall, this solicitation is best understood as EPA funding for organizations positioned to help communities, local governments, nonprofits, and other stakeholders build the skills, tools, and technical capacity needed to clean up and revitalize brownfield properties and return them to productive community use.

• The Environmental Protection Agency in the infrastructure investment and jobs act (iija) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY23 GUIDELINES FOR BROWNFIELDS TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.814.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 17, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 14, 2023 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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