Cleanup Grants provide funding to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites owned by the applicant. An applicant may only submit ONE Cleanup Grant application in the FY26 competition cycle. Applicants may request either:

• Up to $500,000 to clean up one brownfield site or to allocate up to $500,000 among multiple sites;
• Between $500,001 and $4,000,000 to clean up one brownfield site or to allocate among multiple sites.

An applicant may request funding to address hazardous substances and/or petroleum contamination at one or more brownfield sites. The applicant must be the sole owner of the site(s) that is the subject of its Cleanup Grant application and must own the site(s) by January 28, 2026, to be eligible to receive a Cleanup Grant.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include:

• General Purpose Unit of Local Government.
• Land Clearance Authority or another quasi-governmental entity that operates under the supervision and control of, or as an agent of, a General Purpose Unit of Local Government.
• Government Entity Created by State Legislature.
• Regional Council established under governmental authority or group of General Purpose Units of Local Government established under Federal, State, or local law (e.g., councils of governments) to function as a single legal entity with authority to enter into binding agreements with the Federal Government.
• Redevelopment Agency that is chartered or otherwise sanctioned by a State
• States
• Federally recognized Indian Tribes other than in Alaska
• Alaska Native Regional Corporation and Alaska Native Village Corporation as those terms are defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 and following) and the Metlakatla Indian Community.
• Nonprofit organization described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26 (the Internal Revenue Code (IRC)) and exempt from taxation under 501(a) of that title.
• Limited liability corporation in which all managing members are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations exempt from taxation under 501(a) of the IRC or limited liability corporations whose sole members are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations exempt from taxation under 501(a) of the IRC.
• Limited partnership in which all general partners are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations exempt from taxation under 501(a) of the IRC or limited liability corporations whose sole members are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations exempt from taxation under 501(a) of the IRC.
• Qualified community development entity as defined in section 45D(c)(1) of the IRC.
• Other nonprofit organizations.

How to Apply

Applications may be submitted via the Grants.gov grant listing by clicking on the "Apply" button.

Contact

If you need help with Grants.gov, you can call 800-518-4726 or email support@grants.gov.

If you need help with SAM.gov, you can call 866-606-8220.

Deadline

Submissions are due by 11:59pm on January 28, 2026.