EPA Grants $69.9 Million To Restore Brownfields
Communities in 44 states and two territories, as well as three tribes, will share $69.9 million in grants to help transform community eyesores into useable properties. The grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promote the redevelopment of abandoned and contaminated or potentially contaminated waste sites known as brownfields.
In all, 209 applicants were selected to receive 292 grants for assessment or cleanup of properties.
The $69.9 million in grants include:
* 184 grants totaling $36.6 million for conducting site assessment and planning for eventual cleanup at one or more brownfields sites or as part of a community-wide effort.
* 96 grants totaling $18.3 million for cleanup activities at brownfields sites.
* 12 grants totaling $15 million to capitalize a revolving loan fund and provide subgrants for cleanup activities at brownfields sites. Revolving loan funds are generally used to provide low interest loans for brownfields cleanups. Brownfields are sites where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
Provided by the Environmental News Service.
