# How to get a Phase 2 for free? my initial thoughts.

- Link: https://moran.rocks/how-to-get-a-phase-2-for-free-my-initial-thoughts/
- Published: 2025-01-06T17:26:35-05:00
- Author: Nicholas Moran

[Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments (ESA)](https://moran.rocks/phase-2-environmental-site-assessment/)
s are often a necessary step if you wish to sell your property that has had Recognized
Environmental Conditions (REC)s identified in the [Phase 1 ESA](https://moran.rocks/phase-1-environmental-site-assessment/).

Unfortunately, Phase 2’s are not cheap. They require going onsite and collecting
soil and groundwater samples from the areas of the RECs to determine the extent 
of the environmental concern. It occurred to me recently that the government sometimes
will pay for work that is similar to a Phase 2 and may even investigate the exact
same things a Phase 2 would. So, it got me thinking… How would you get the government
to pay for a portion, or all of your Phase 2?I will go over the programs I am aware
of that make government money available to property owners to investigate the environmental
status of their property and what some of the gotchas might be for accepting this
money. I’ll do this over several small bog posts. I will start with my experience
which is focused mostly on the Petroleum Restoration Program (PRP) in Florida and
I will be reaching out to people within the government to get their take on it.