Cleanup Loans and Environmental Assistance to Neighborhoods (CLEAN) Program
🏛 Department of Toxic Substances Control (California)
✓ Free, no account · Source: California Grants Portal · Last verified Sep 13, 2026
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This grant was for California public school districts and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) serving children ages birth to five. Applicants had to demonstrate fiscal need and capacity to meet RFA requirements. Cost sharing of 33 percent was mandatory.
Priority was given to LEAs in low-income and high-need areas. Applications from consortiums with community partners, special education providers, and inclusive early learning experts were prioritized. Applicants had to show fiscal sustainability after the grant period ended.
The grant supported expansion of inclusive early education services for young children with or at-risk of delays. Eligible children included those with IFSPs or IEPs, aged birth to five years.
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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
Demographic focus
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
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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