One Public Estate: Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF2) Round 3 – how to apply

Applications must be coordinated by the OPE Partnership and submitted via the designated accountable body of your local OPE Partnership. We welcome concise, clearly structured, and well-referenced proposals. 

One Application Form and one Technical Annex must be submitted per application. One Basic Details Form (BDF) must be submitted per OPE partnership, covering all projects submitted by the partnership. 

Before applying, applicants should read the Fund Details, Technical Annex and accompanying guidance, FAQs, Application Form and other supporting documents.   

For further advice and guidance on how to structure your application, please contact your regional programme managers.

Applications for the third round of BLRF2 funding must be received from the OPE partnership lead council by 23.59 on Wednesday 14 February 2024. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Funding criteria

The assessment process will follow three stages, as detailed below:

1. Eligibility criteria
2. Gateway criteria
3. Project prioritisation criteria

Further guidance on the above can be found in the fund details, FAQs and below in the downloadable documents.

Downloadable documents

• Application form
• Basic details form
• Technical annex
• Place based scores list
• Value for money guidance
• Draft Grant Funding Agreement (GFA)

Timeline

This is the final round of funding for the current BLRF2 programme.

The application timetable for BLRF2 Round 3 is as follows: