What is the Brownfield Assessment Grant Program?
The objective of the Brownfield Assessment Grant Program is to assist property and business owners and infill developers in overcoming the barriers that contamination presents for the redevelopment of underutilized brownfield sites in the Charlotte's distressed business districts and neighborhoods.
Brownfield redevelopment removes blight, increases the tax base, retains and attracts quality businesses, provides services and jobs to the community, and reduces the potential of harm to the community from contamination.
The Brownfield Assessment Grant Program provides 50% matching funds, up to $20,000 per site, to property owners for assessment activities at redevelopment sites suspected of contamination.
Eligible Expenses:
- Reasonable Phase I and II site assessment activities.
- The Design of clean up/remediation activities.
- Legal expenses related to negotiating Brownfield Agreements under the North Carolina Brownfield Property Reuse Act of 1997.
- Sites suspected of contamination only from petroleum products are not eligible.
Eligible Businesses:
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
- Development
Eligible Geography:
Commercial, industrial or residential property located in the City's Business Services Program Geography are eligible for this program. Click here to find out if your property lies within the eligible geography or view the Business Corridor Revitalization Program Geography Map (246k/pdf).
Download and print the Brownfield Assessment Grant Application Form (pdf/26k) (doc/126k).
For more information contact Emily Westbrook at 704-432-2076.
