Cleanup Loans and Environmental Assistance to Neighborhoods (CLEAN) Program

The Department of Toxic Substances Control's (DTSC) CLEAN Program provides loans for property owners, developers, community groups, and local governments to investigate, cleanup, and redevelop abandoned and underutilized urban properties in California. The program aims to accelerate the pace of assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment at brownfield sites, with a focus on properties that have a beneficial impact on property values, economic viability, and quality of life in the community. Eligible applicants include urban property owners, developers, and local governments. The loan repayment period begins upon certification or completion of the response action or two years after disbursement of the loan funds, whichever comes first, and the repayment period is up to seven years. • Eligible properties include brownfields or underutilized properties in California. • The total estimated available funding is $3,000,000. • The expected number of awards is dependent on the number of eligible applications. • The estimated amount per award is $2,500,000. • The funding source is State, and the funding method is an advance. • Applicants must not have any felony convictions or misdemeanors involving the regulation of hazardous materials, moral turpitude, or violations of administrative orders.