Cleanup Loans and Environmental Assistance to Neighborhoods (CLEAN) Program
🏛 Department of Toxic Substances Control (California)
✓ Free, no account · Source: California Grants Portal · Last verified Nov 1, 2026
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This grant is for California nonprofits, government agencies, and park/recreation entities seeking to develop non-motorized recreational infrastructure. Eligible projects include trail development, greenway creation, and access improvements to parks, waterways, and natural areas across California. The program prioritizes projects promoting active transportation, health benefits, and public access to nature. All projects must be located in California.
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Program description
DTSC’s CLEAN Loan Program provides loans for property owners, developers, community groups, and local governments to investigate, cleanup and redevelop abandoned and underutilized urban properties. Loan used for the cleanup or removal of hazardous materials where redevelopment is likely to have a beneficial impact on the property values, economic viability, and quality of life of a community. Per Health and Safety Code § 80370, applicant must not have any: Felony convictions or misdemeanors involving the regulation of hazardous materials; Felony convictions or misdemeanors involving moral turpitude, including, but not limited to, the 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. 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. Period of Performance: Dependent on remediation/redevelopment. The loan repayment period begins upon certification or completion of the response action or two (2) years after disbursement of the loan funds, whichever comes first. The repayment period is up to seven (7) years.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
How to apply
Application links
Program contact
- 📧 Maryam.Tasnif-Abbasi@dtsc.ca.gov
- 📞 1-714-484-5489
Funding track record
Past applications & awards under this program (California Grants Portal) — how competitive it is.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Applications | Awarded | Award rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | — | — | — |
| 2022-2023 | — | — | — |
| 2020-2021 | — | — | — |
| 2021-2022 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2024-2025 | — | — | — |
| 2025-2026 | — | — | — |
Source: California Grants Portal
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