Brownfield Program
Atlanta’s Brownfields Grant Program
Encouraging sustainable redevelopment of brownfield sites across the City of Atlanta.
Program Overview
The goals of the City of Atlanta’s Brownfield Program are to improve quality of life, revitalize neighborhoods, increase the City’s tax base through sustainable redevelopment, protect human health and the environment, support job retention and attraction, maximize the program’s effectiveness through collaborative efforts, and educate and engage the community.
The City of Atlanta Brownfield Program is funded with EPA Brownfield grants. Since the EPA Brownfield Program started in 1996, the City of Atlanta has been awarded 7 Assessment Grants, 2 Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund Grants, a Cleanup Grant, and an Area Wide Planning Grant, totaling $11.7M. This page provides information on current and recently completed EPA brownfield grants.
Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund
The City of Atlanta and Invest Atlanta Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund (BRLF) program provides financing for brownfield remediation of eligible projects within the Atlanta city limits. It offers loans to private property owners and subgrants to nonprofit organizations that solely own contaminated sites, supporting remediation required for brownfield cleanup.
The Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund Program Guidelines and Procedures Manual, BRLF Program Application, Fact Sheet, and Flow Chart provide information about program requirements and procedures, environmental cleanup requirements, and site and borrower eligibility.
BRLF Program Recipients
Brownfields Assessment Program
The City of Atlanta has been awarded a FY EPA 2025 Brownfields Assessment Grant. With the grant, the City seeks to promote redevelopment of brownfield sites in Target Areas by providing no-cost Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), hazardous materials surveys, and cleanup planning for select brownfield properties.
Sites to be assessed are expected to come primarily from the following Target Areas in the City: Groundwork Atlanta (NPUs D and G), the Proctor Creek Watershed, the Atlanta Area-Wide Plan (AWP)/Murphy Triangle area, and Jonesboro Road. These areas have been identified through previous brownfield programs, economic development plans, and strategic planning efforts. Good candidates for ESAs meet the definition of a brownfield, will be redeveloped in the near term, and will bring jobs, employment, or affordable housing to the area. Please note that ESAs can’t be kept confidential.