Can funds be requested for cleanup costs incurred between grant rounds?
Cleanup activities that occurred prior to a grant award are not eligible for reimbursement unless the applicant has previously been awarded cleanup funding for the same redevelopment project in a prior funding cycle and the costs are expressly authorized by the Council. In order for contamination cleanup activities incurred prior to the TBRA funding award date to be considered eligible for funding applicants must meet the following four conditions: • The cleanup work for which funding is being requested must have been done no earlier than 180 days before the TBRA application deadline (November 1st or May 1st). • For soil and ground water remediation work the MPCA must have approved a RAP for the project prior to commencing work; for asbestos abatement a Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) licensed inspector/contractor must have completed an asbestos evaluation and plan according to Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) standards; for lead-based paint abatement an MDH licensed
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- Can funds be requested for cleanup costs incurred between grant rounds?
