UConn TAB is currently accepting applications for the Summer 2025 Municipal Assistance Program (MAP). The MAP is open to all New England communities at no cost to the applicant. 

Summer RFP

• Interviews: Late April into Early May
• Dates: May- August
• Services Provided:  Technical Support on Brownfields Redevelopment including brownfields inventories, summaries of environmental records, site reuse assessments, record reviews, data gap analysis, grant support, and community engagement materials
• Learn more about the projects: https://tab.program.uconn.edu/municipal-assistance-program/
• Applications deadline: April 25th
• Application Link: https://tab.program.uconn.edu/map-requests-for-proposals/

The proposals will be supported through the University of Connecticut Summer Brownfield Internships.  If you have any questions before applying, please reach out to us at uconn-tab@uconn.edu

As part of our Fall Municipal Assistance Program(MAP), UConn students take our Fall Brownfields course, learn all about brownfields, and are grouped into teams and partnered up with entities accepted in the Fall MAP, and TAB staff. During that time, student groups support entities with the EPA Brownfields Grant Application through research and data support of the narrative portion. They learn about specific brownfield sites, assessment and cleanup needs, working with EJSCREEN, and how grant budgets come together. At the end of the semester, the students have a competition-style final presentation where they present what they worked on and are judged by local brownfield experts on how they did.

The final presentations this year were held on December 6th. This year our judges were Mark Lewis, Melina Ambrosino, and Amanda Limacher. We had 10 teams compete – representing entities all throughout New England. 1st place was awarded to our Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments team made up of students Brianna Chasse, Hayley Clos, and Salem Smith! 2nd place was awarded to our Chicopee(MA) team made up of students Nicholas Candow, Justin Lazar, and Jessica Harris. 3rd place was awarded to our Caribou(ME) team made up of students Jack Gogarty and Dylan Steer. Thank you to our judges for coming out and supporting our students and a special thank you to BCONE for sponsoring a scholarship to our 1st place winners!

If you plan to apply for an FY25 EPA Brownfields Grant, UConn TAB is here to help! We have several ways to help support your preparation for a successful grant. Below are some but not all resources that are completely free to New England municipalities, non-profits, regional planning agencies, development corporations, Tribes, and other public entities. If you have any questions or want to discuss your project more, reach out to uconn-tab@uconn.edu to set up a virtual meeting. Deadlines for submission for the FY25 Brownfields MAC Grants is November 14th.

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Past Webinars – All Recordings and PowerPoints can be found on our website: https://tab.program.uconn.edu/workshops-webinars/
Direct links to videos below:

• • Coalition Grant Prep – https://youtu.be/8XpO2h9Nsok
  • Cleanup Grant Prep –  https://youtu.be/9iL1mico59s
  • Addressing Displacement – https://youtu.be/d3ZxkubgYps
  • Public Health Data for Grants – https://youtu.be/bALoLESOB3Q
  • EJSCREEN – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bALoLESOB3Q
  • EnviroAtlas – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54UkThvV2Pw

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Current Webinars and Workshop Hours

UConn TAB is offering 3 helpful webinars this Fall that discuss community engagement in EPA ARC Grants, addressing displacement in the grants, and how to find and understand public health data. Following these webinars, the team will be hosting open “office hours” where anyone can jump on the link to get support on their grant application. This is a great time for quick questions, support with using CEJST, EJSCREEN, or finding public health data, and for support with writing.

The office hours will be held on October 15th, October 22nd, October 29th, and November 5th from 12 – 1 PM.
Register Here: https://tab.program.uconn.edu/2024/08/28/uconn-tab-fall-24-webinar-series/

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Grant Application Packages:
We have put together application packages that include several resources, a checklist, templates, and previous examples. They have everything you need to prepare a successful grant. These can be downloaded on our website – click the image below that matches the type of grant you are applying for in order to download our application packages.
https://tab.program.uconn.edu/epa-grant-review-submission/

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Grant Reviews:
The UConn TAB team will provide reviews for the upcoming EPA assessment, cleanup, and RLF, grant cycle. We provide reviews of the narrative and application package, offering  at least two rounds of review. We are happy to review as many times as needed if time permits. If you are unable to prepare a draft by the 1st round, we will still accept first time reviews by November 7th. Submit grant review requests here: https://tab.program.uconn.edu/epa-grant-review-submission/

1st round of review(4 weeks before EPA deadline – October 17th): It consists of comments on how the narrative addresses EPA’s guidelines, suggestions on how to address these comments, and resources to identify data. Reviews will be provided in a written format, as an annotated document of your submitted text. You may also schedule a follow-up call with the team member to walk you through the comments.

2nd round or review(1 week before EPA deadline – November 7th ): After the feedback of the 1st round of review is addressed, the 2nd round will provide additional feedback to fine-tune the narrative and provide feedback on the complete application package.

Deadlines for submission for the FY25 Brownfields MAC Grants is November 14th.

National Webinars and Support:

Grant Guideline Outreach Webinars – Narrative Ranking Criteria

Potential applicants are invited to join EPA’s upcoming webinars on the FY 2025 Narrative/Ranking criteria. For an overview of the grant submission process, Narrative Information Sheet and threshold requirements, see the Minimum Grant Requirements recordings above.

• Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 12 PM ET – This webinar will focus on the FY 2025 Narrative/Ranking criteria for entities applying for:
  • Community-wide Assessment Grant funding
  • Assessment Coalition Grant funding
  • Community-wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes funding

Please click the link to join the webinar at https://usepa.zoomgov.com/j/1610639674 or join by telephone at  1-646-828-7666, Meeting ID: 161 063 9674

• Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 12 PM ET – This webinar will focus on the FY 2025 Narrative/Ranking criteria for entities applying for:
  • Revolving Loan Fund Grant funding
  • Cleanup Grant funding

Please click the link to join the webinar at https://usepa.zoomgov.com/j/1614022736 or join by telephone at  1-646-828-7666, Meeting ID: 161 402 2736

The webinar recordings and Q&A transcripts will be made available in the coming weeks. Please check back for updates.

Region 1 Webinars and Support:

Updated soon but keep an eye out for the week of October 7th!

FY 2025 Assessment, RLF and Cleanup Grant Competitions

EPA anticipates issuing the following solicitations for funding in September 2024:

• FY 2025 Assessment Grants
• FY 2025 Revolving Loan Fund Grants
• FY 2025 Cleanup Grants

The application submission deadline will be approximately 60 calendar days after the solicitations are published.

For additional information on each grant type, visit the Types of Brownfield Grant Funding page.

EPA anticipates offering awarding grants at the following amounts in FY 2025. All amounts are subject to change. 

Grant Type	Maximum Project Period	Maximum Amount per Grant	Estimated Awards	Total Per Grant Type  – Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds	Total Per Grant Type  – Regular Appropriated Funds
Community-wide Assessment Grants for State and Tribes	5 years	$2,000,000	18	$36,000,000
Assessment Coalitions	4 years	$1,200,000	29		$35,000,000
Community-wide Assessment – New*	4 years	$500,000	40		$20,000,000
Community-wide Assessment – Existing**	4 years	$500,000	52		$26,000,000
RLF***	5 years	$1,000,000	15	$15,000,000
Cleanup	4 years	$500,000	30	$15,000,000
Cleanup	4 years	$2,000,000	23	$45,000,000
Cleanup	4 years	$4,000,000	10	$40,000,000

*Community-wide Assessment – New = Entities that have never received an EPA Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, or Cleanup Grant, or that were awarded a Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, or Cleanup Grant that closed in 2016 or earlier.

**Community-wide Assessment – Existing = Entities that have an open Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, or Cleanup Grant, or that were awarded a Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, or Cleanup Grant that closed in 2017 or later.

UConn TAB is currently accepting applications for the Fall 2024 Municipal Assistance Program (MAP). The MAP is open to all New England communities at no cost to the applicant. 

Fall RFP

• Dates: August 26th – December 18th
• Services Provided: Support on EPA Brownfield Grant Applications
• Applications deadline: July 15th
• Application Link: https://tab.program.uconn.edu/map-requests-for-proposals/

The proposals will be supported through the University of Connecticut summer interns and Fall 2024 UConn Brownfield Redevelopment course.  If you have any questions before applying, please reach out to us at uconn-tab@uconn.edu

FY 2025 Assessment, RLF and Cleanup Grant Competitions

EPA anticipates issuing the following solicitations for funding in September 2024:

• FY 2025 Assessment Grants
• FY 2025 Revolving Loan Fund Grants
• FY 2025 Cleanup Grants

The application submission deadline will be approximately 60 calendar days after the solicitations are published.

For additional information on each grant type, visit the Types of Brownfield Grant Funding page.

EPA anticipates offering awarding grants at the following amounts in FY 2025. All amounts are subject to change. 

Grant Type	Maximum Project Period	Maximum Amount per Grant	Estimated Awards	Total Per Grant Type  – Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds	Total Per Grant Type  – Regular Appropriated Funds
Community-wide Assessment Grants for State and Tribes	5 years	$2,000,000	18	$36,000,000
Assessment Coalitions	4 years	$1,200,000	29		$35,000,000
Community-wide Assessment – New*	4 years	$500,000	40		$20,000,000
Community-wide Assessment – Existing**	4 years	$500,000	52		$26,000,000
RLF***	5 years	$1,000,000	15	$15,000,000
Cleanup	4 years	$500,000	30	$15,000,000
Cleanup	4 years	$2,000,000	23	$45,000,000
Cleanup	4 years	$4,000,000	10	$40,000,000

*Community-wide Assessment – New = Entities that have never received an EPA Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, or Cleanup Grant, or that were awarded a Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, or Cleanup Grant that closed in 2016 or earlier.

**Community-wide Assessment – Existing = Entities that have an open Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, or Cleanup Grant, or that were awarded a Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, or Cleanup Grant that closed in 2017 or later.