Investigating Site Contamination Program (ISCP)
Department of Toxic Substances Control
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.
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Helps property owners and developers pay for environmental assessments of urban properties. If redevelopment isn't feasible, up to 75% of the loan can be waived.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Loans to finance preliminary environmental site assessments of underutilized urban properties (brownfields) in California. Up to 75% of the loan amount can be waived if redevelopment of the property is determined not to be economically feasible.
Who Is Eligible?
Business Size: small, medium
Industries: environmental services, real estate development
Region: California, urban properties only
Other Criteria: governmental entities, private businesses, individuals, non-profit organizations, property owners, developers, community groups, local governments, properties must be brownfields or underutilized
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Read the full grant guidelines
- Prepare your proposal
- Submit your proposal through the State opportunity
- Coordinate with CDFW Regional staff
- CDFW Regions will submit proposals to the designated email
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.grants.ca.gov/grants/2026-cooperative-endangered-species-conservation-fund-hcp-land-acquisition-nontraditional-section-6/
- 📤Submission Method
- 📅Key Dates
- 8/14/26 17:00Application deadlineLate 2026/early 2027Expected award announcement
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- Indirect cost rate agreement
- IRB approval letter
- Environmental review
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of support/reference are required.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- Environmental site assessments
- Preliminary endangerment assessments
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- Costs not related to environmental assessments
- 📏Expense Caps
- Up to 75% of the loan amount can be waived if redevelopment is not economically feasible
- 💳Payment Model
- advance
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- No
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards.
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding is required.
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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FAQFrequently Asked Questions
This program is available to small, medium businesses in environmental services, real estate development industries located in California, urban properties only.
This program offers funding up to $100,000 (minimum $1).
Check the official program website for current deadlines.
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