Equitable Community Revitalization Grants (ECRG)

Portal ID:
6460
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Details

Purpose:

DTSC’s Office of Brownfields Equitable Community Revitalization Grant will provide approximately $195.5 million in grants through a competitive process for: Community-wide assessments Environmental investigations Environmental cleanups

Description:

The Department of Toxic Substances Control's (DTSC) Site Mitigation and Restoration Program Office of Brownfield manages the Equitable Community Revitalization Grant, which provides approximately $195.5 million in grants through a competitive process for investigations and cleanup of brownfields, in disadvantaged, vulnerable communities, to protect public health and provide opportunities for community revitalization.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit
  • Public Agency
  • Tribal Government

Eligible entities may apply for grants for properties they own or control, which are in areas high poverty areas with highest pollution burdens (CalEviroScreen score of 75%+) and are slated for reuse. DTSC will accept applications outside of the CalEviroScreen score of 75%+ areas if the reuse is primarily community benefit. Please visit our ECRG Website (dtsc.ca.gov/ecrg/) for additional eligibility requirements.

 

Eligible Geographies:

Site is in the State of California

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
Ongoing
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
First Round: 4/2022
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
2 years

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
See Notes Below
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No

Available Funding Notes:

195,500,000

The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State

Funding Source Notes:

Senate Bill 158, as enacted, provides DTSC's ECRG funds.

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Once DTSC awards a grant, DTSC and grantee will execute a grant agreement. The grantee will submit batches of invoices of $15,000 or more and DTSC will reimburse grantee invoices via check.

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Maryam Tasnif-Abbasi E-mail: ECRG@dtsc.ca.gov or, 1-714-484-5300, Maryam.Tasnif-Abbasi@dtsc.ca.gov