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Investigating Site Contamination Program (ISCP)
Source: California Grants Portal, ID 1626. Listing last updated by the grantor Jun 2, 2026. Rebuilt here Oct 30, 2026.
Who can apply
Public Agency
Per Health and Safety Code § 80370, applicant must not have any: Felony convictions or misdemeanors involving the regulation of hazardous materials, moral turpitude, crimes of fraud, bribery, falsification of records, perjury, forgery, conspiracy, profiteering, or money laundering; or Violations of any administrative order or agreement issued by or entered into with any federal, state, or local agency that requires response action at a site.
Where: Urban properties only. Per Health and Safety Code § 80200-80280, 80350, and 80355, eligible properties include brownfields or underutilized properties in California.
Purpose
Department of Toxic Substances Control's (DTSC) ISCP offers loans to eligible applicants, including governmental entities, private businesses, individuals, and non-profit organizations, to help finance environmental site assessments.
Description
DTSC's ISCP Loan Program provides loans for property owners, developers, community groups, and local governments to conduct preliminary endangerment assessment of underutilized urban properties. Loan used to conduct preliminary endangerment assessments. If redevelopment of property is determined not to be economically feasible, up to 75 percent of the loan amount can be waived.
Important dates
- Opened
- Jul 7, 2020
- Application deadline
- Ongoing
- Expected award announcement
- Continuous basis
- Period of performance
- See Description.
Funding details
- Total estimated available
- $3,000,000.00
- Estimated amount per award
- Between $1.00 and $100,000.00
- Expected number of awards
- Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
- Letter of intent required
- No
- Matching funds
- Not Required
- Funding source
- State
- Funding method
- Advance(s)
- Funding method notes
- Loan: Once the Loan agreement has been executed, a check will be made out to the applicant. The applicant must be able to provide the DTSC with eligible costs and corresponding receipts.
How to apply
Read the full guidelines on the grantor's site, then apply there. Nothing is submitted through this site.
- Grant guidelines & application ↗
- Department of Toxic Substances Control ↗
- Original listing on grants.ca.gov ↗
Questions about this grant: name: Maryam Tasnif-Abbasi; email: [email protected]; tel: 1-714-484-5489;
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