Brownfields

  • Nearly $7.7 million in Brownfields Job Training Grants to be awarded to 16 Communities Nationwide

    Learn more about how the Brownfields Job Training Program plans to provide this funding to recruit and train unemployed and underemployed individuals with the skills needed to secure long-term employment in the environmental field.

  • The Call for Ideas is open for the 2025 National Brownfields Training Conference

    EPA and non-federal co-sponsor, ICMA, invite you to answer the Call for Ideas and submit your ideas for dynamic educational sessions for the 2025 National Brownfields Training Conference in Chicago, IL from August 5-8, 2025. 

    The Call for Ideas is open for the 2025…

  • Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: A Historic $1.5 Billion Investment in Brownfields

    How the Brownfields Program plans to use this historic investment in communities.

  • Brownfields Success Stories map

    Visit our Brownfield Success Stories map to learn more about the transformative projects that converted once neglected sites to boost local economies and enhance quality of life for nearby residents.

EPA’s Brownfields Program provides grants and technical assistance to communities, states, tribes and others to assess, safely clean up and sustainably reuse contaminated properties.   To learn about EPA’s broader efforts to put previously contaminated properties back into productive use, read about our Land Revitalization Program.

Grants and Funding

From assessment to cleanup, EPA’s Brownfields Program can provide financial assistance to help make your project a reality. Explore grants and funding or sign up for our Listserv to be notified when we have an open grant competition.

Technical Assistance

Understand the benefits of sustainably reusing contaminated properties and take advantage of support tailored to your needs. Explore Technical Assistance.

About Us

Find information on who we are and what we do, along with key definitions, announcements and contacts. Read more about us.

Around the Regions

Connect with your regional Brownfields representative to get your project started. Discover the Regional Brownfields Programs.

Grantee Reporting

The Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES) is an online database for Brownfields Grant recipients to electronically submit data directly to EPA. Learn about grantee reporting 

Supporting Communities

Learn about our training and technical assistance to communities. Explore how we support communities.

Success Stories

Find project examples highlighting the accomplishments of EPA Brownfields Grant recipients across the country. Read more about  projects supported by our funding.

Land Revitalization

Learn about EPA’s Land Revitalization Program, which helps communities identify possibilities for reusing a contaminated site. Learn about Land Revitalization.

Contact Us to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on February 18, 2025