Smart Growth and Brownfield Redevelopment, Request for Initial Proposals (RFIP)

The summary for the Smart Growth and Brownfield Redevelopment, Request for Initial Proposals (RFIP) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Environmental Protection Agency, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Smart Growth and Brownfield Redevelopment, Request for Initial Proposals (RFIP): The Development, Community and Environment Division (DCED) in U.S. EPA's Office of Policy Economics and Innovation is issuing this request for initial proposals (RFIP) to support the efforts of communities to integrate smart growth principles and practices into their brownfield redevelopment programs, related planning and/or revitalization activities. This solicitation helps communities encourage redevelopment of brownfield properties and improve environmental quality by offering support to reduce regulatory and market barriers and link redevelopment with open space preservation. Proposals are encouraged in three categories: 1) Improving the regulatory climate for infill development through smart growth policy approaches and practices; 2) Improving the market climate for brownfield development through infill development; and 3) Linking infill development to open space preservation.