Loans and Grants

The U.S. EPA offers a variety of grant and loan programs and technical assistance to help communities assess and clean up brownfields and prepare them for redevelopment.  The proposal package for the fiscal year 2011 assessment, cleanup and revolving loan fund grants is currently available at http://www.epa.gov/region9/brownfields/grants.html.  In order to develop a complete proposal package, the U.S. EPA requires a letter of acknowledgement from a state agency.  Learn how to obtain a letter of acknowledgment from DTSC.

Brownfields Funding Workshops

Keys to Securing Brownfields Funding Workshops were completed in early May. Presentations by DTSC, EPA and the Water Board on their respective Brownfields funding programs are now available. 

Targeted Site Investigation (TSI) Program

The TSI program is a grant program in which brownfields sites are selected to receive environmental investigation services through a competitive application process.  For the selected sites, DTSC oversees the investigation and develops a report at no cost to the applicant.  The application process is now closed, and the application period will begin again in spring/summer of 2012.  For questions or comments, or if you need any assistance, please contact mtasnif@dtsc.ca.gov.  FYI - Access a copy of the 2011 TSI Application and Instructions.

Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Program

This is a brownfields cleanup loan program administered through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and with a partnership between DTSC and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and the city of Los Angeles.  Environmental assessment of the site must be completed prior to submission of an application.  Other criteria must be met as outlined in the document “Implementation Plan/Policies and Procedures Manual.”  Learn more about DTSC’s RLF program.

This is a state-funded loan program that provides low-interest loans of up to $100,000 to conduct preliminary endangerment assessments and low-interest loans of up to $2.5 million for the cleanup or removal of hazardous materials where redevelopment is likely to have a beneficial impact on the property values, economic viability and quality of life of a community.  Learn more about the CLEAN loan program.

Brownfields Tax Incentives

Originally signed into law in 1997 and extended through Dec. 31, 2011, the Brownfields Tax Incentive encourages the cleanup and reuse of brownfields.  Under the Brownfields Tax Incentive, environmental cleanup costs are fully deductible in the year incurred, rather than capitalized and spread over time.  Learn more about Brownfields Tax Incentives.