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EPA New England
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"The term 'brownfield site' means real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may
be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or
contaminant(from the federal Brownfields Act of 2002)
Summary of Brownfielps Program
Originally begun as an EPA initiative in January 1995, the US EPA National Brownfields
Program has since evolved into a collaborative effort involving many federal, state and local
partners. In January 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization
Act ("the Brownfields law") was signed. This law expanded potential federal assistance for
Brownfields revitalization, including grants for assessment, cleanup, and job training. The law
also includes provisions to establish and enhance state and tribal response programs, which
will continue to play a critical role in the successful cleanup and revitalization of brownfields.
Below is a summary of the US EPA Region 1 funding for each of the key Brownfields initiatives.
EPA Brownfields Funding in New England: Program Distribution by State (1994-2008)*
Program
CT
ME
MA
NH
RI
VT
Total
Assessment
Grants
410.148.630
$5,909,017
$20,720,131
$4,229,000
$2,703,000
$8,310,000
$52,019,778
Revolving
Loan Fund
(RLF) Grants
$9,529,645
$5,568,355
$13,668,000
$4,201,790
$5,690,000
$2,000,000
$40,657,790
Cleanup
Grants
$6,285,500
$2,580,744
$8,475,033
$1,800,000
$4,400,000
$0
$23,541,277
Job Training
Grants
$1,740,264
$200,000
$2,088,799
$0
$350,000
$0
$4,379,063
EPA Targeted
Assessments
(TBA)
$2,177,470
$426,339
$3,743,869
$398,926
$314,217
$266,621
$7,327,442
State & Tribal
Brownfields
Funding
$6,942,301
$5,574,137
$9,407,315
$7,834,017
$6,150,853
$2,976,108
$38,884,731
Showcase
Communities
$300,000
$0
$800,000
$0
$300,000
$0
$1,400,000
Total
$37,123,810
$20,258,592
$58,903,147
$18,463,733
$19,908,070
$13,552,729
$168,210,081
*Funding total current as of April 2008
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Assessment Grant Program
State, tribal, and local governments are eligible to apply for funding to inventory,
characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement related to brownfield
sites. Applicants may apply for $200,000 to address sites contaminated by hazardous
substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with
petroleum) and $200,000 to address sites contaminated by petroleum. A community-wide
proposal is one in which sites are not specifically identified. The performance period of these
grants is three years and recipients are selected through an annual national competition.
The figures in the table that follows are cumulative totals for all Assessment Grants awarded
in Massachusetts since 1994.
Assessment Grant Program
Recipient
2008 Funding
Total Funding
Attleboro
$200,000
Berkshire Reaional Plannina Commission
$700,000
Boston
$1,137,000
Boston Redevelopment Authority
$200,000
Brockton
$950,000
Central Massachusetts Economic Development Authority
$293,710
Chelsea
$200,000
Chicopee
$200,000
Colrain
$235,862
Everett
$200,000
Fitchburq
$200,000
Fitchbura Redevelopment Authority
$800,000
Framingham
$200,000
$200,000
Franklin Reaional Council of Governments
$600,000
Gardner
$200,000
Great Barrinqton
$350,000
Greenfield
$320,000
Haverhill
$800,000
Holyoke
$450,000
Lawrence
$800,000
Lowell
$400,000
$1,200,000
Lynn
$350,000
Mansfield
$200,000
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Recipient
2008 Funding
Total Funding
Marlborouah
$350,000
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (AmesbuiV)
$200,000
Merrimack Vallev Plannina Commission
$800,000
Methuen
$200,000
Montachusett Reaional Plannina Commission
$750,000
Mvstic Vallev Development Commission
$950,000
New Bedford
$400,000
$1,200,000
Norfolk Countv
$400,000
North Adams
$140,770
Northhampton
$200,000
Peabody
$200,000
Pioneer Vallev Reaional Plannina Commission
$750,000
Revere
$200,000
$200,000
Salem
$200,000
Somerville
$550,000
Springfield
$1,200,000
Taunton
$600,000
Walpole
$200,000
Westfield
$175,000
West Sorinafield
$200,000
Worcester
$467,789
Assessment Grant Program Total:
$1,200,000
$20,720,131*
*Funding total current as of April 2008.
Revolving Loan Fund Grant Program
State, tribal, and local governments are eligible to apply for funding to capitalize a revolving
loan fund (RLF) and to provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfields sites.
Applicants may apply for $1,000,000 to address sites contaminated by petroleum and
hazardous substances. Two or more eligible entities may team together to form a coalition to
pool their revolving loan funds. Revolving loan funds generally are used to provide no-interest
or low-interest loans for brownfields cleanups. An RLF grant recipient may also use up to 40%
of the awarded funds to award subgrants to other eligible entities, including nonprofit
organizations, for brownfields cleanups on sites owned by the subgrantee. A grant recipient
cannot subgrant to itself. An RLF grant requires a 20% cost share. The performance period of
these grants is five years and recipients are selected through an annual national competition.
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The figures in the table that follows are cumulative totals for all Revolving Loan Fund Grants
awarded in Massachusetts since 1994.
Revolving Loan Fund Program
Recipient
Funding
Berkshire Reaional Plannina Commission
$1,000,000
Boston
$1,000,000
Brockton
$500,000
Central Massachusetts Economic Redevelopment Authority
$18,000
Franklin Reaional Council of Governments (Colrain and Greenfield)
$1,000,000
Gloucester
$800,000
Lawrence
$500,000
Lowell
$500,000
Lynn
$450,000
Montachusett Reaional Plannina Commission
$500,000
Mystic Valley Development Commission
$1,000,000
New Bedford
$500,000
Pioneer Valley (Sorinafield, Chicooee, Westfield')
$2,000,000
Somerville
$500,000
Taunton
$2,000,000
Worcester
$1,400,000
Revolving Loan Fund Program Total:
$13,668,000*
*Funding total current as of April 2008.
Cleanup Grant Program
State, tribal, local governments and nonprofits are eligible to apply for funding to carry out
cleanup activities at Brownfields sites that they own. Applicants may apply for $200,000 per
site to address sites contaminated by petroleum and/or hazardous substances. Cleanup
grants require a 20% cost share. Eligible applicants must own the site for which it is
requesting funding in order to qualify. The performance period of these grants is three years
and recipients are selected through an annual national competition. The figures in the table
that follows are cumulative totals for all Cleanup Grants awarded in Massachusetts since
2003.
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Cleanup Grant Program
Recipient
Site
2008 Funding
Total Funding
Municipalities
Bellinaham
Former Caryville Mill, 23 & 26 Pearl Street
$200,000
Boston
Belle Isle Coastal Preserve, Saratoga Street
$200,000
Brockton
389 Warren Avenue
$100,000
Montello Auto Body, 166 East Ashland Street
$159,500
Carver
99 Main Street
$200,000
Chelsea
Former Lawrence Metal Forming Company,
145- 155 Beech Street
$200,000
Easthamoton
Former Hannifan Automotive Facility, 154-158
Everett Street
$55,200
Fitchbura
Central Steam Plant Facility, 465 Westminster
Street
$50,500
$50,500
Gardner
S. Bent & Bros Property, 85 Wnter Street & 60
Mill Street
$200,000
Greenfield
Food & Fuel Site, 270 Deerfield Street
$125,000
Haverhill
Former Ted's for Tires Site, 57 Granite Street
$200,000
Holvoke
Former Adams Pakkawood Facility, 191
Appleton Street
$96,000
Hallmark Van Lines, 160 Middle Water Street
$200,000
Lawrence
Former Lawrence Thermal Conversion
Facility, 85 Manchester Street
$150,000
$150,000
Former Oxford Mill Property, 21 Canal Street
$200,000
Lowell
101 Middlesex Street
$142,960
115 Middlesex Street
$112,080
Hamilton Canal District at 291 Jackson Street
$200,000
Hamilton Canal District at 351 Jackson Street
$200,000
Mvstic Vallev
Development
Commission
211 Corporation Way
$80,000
Kazanjian Property - 171 & 171R Corporation
Way
$200,000
Paonessa Property - 255 & 260 Corporation
Way and 16 Cooper Street
$200,000
Marlborouah
Frye Boot, 84 Chestnut Street
$173,583
Rail Trail, Kelleher Site, 56 Jefferson Street
$199,200
Massachusetts
Hiahwav Department
(Northampton)
Former Staab's Service Station, Pleasant
Street (Route 5)
$200,000
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Recipient
Site
2008 Funding
Total Funding
Monson
South Main Street School/Dan Wesson Arms
Facility, 293 South Main Street
$200,000
New Bedford
Fairhaven Mills, Lot 167, 120 Sawyer Street
$35,000
Fairhaven Mills, Lot 262, 94 Sawyer Street
$85,000
Payne Cutlery Site, 295 Phillips Avenue
$200,000
Reliable Truss Site, 246 River Road
$200,000
North borouah
Northborough Fish & Game Club, 119 Colburn
Street
$200,000
North Adams
Former Berkshire Tannery, Ashton Avenue
$200,000
$200,000
North Brookfield
Aztec Industries Property, 10 Grove Street
$200,000
Aztec Industries Property, 55 School Street
$200,000
$200,000
Salem
Former Electrical Power Station, 15 Peabody
Street
$200,000
Former Gas/Service Station, 61 Ward Street
$125,000
Somerville
30 Allen Street
$200,000
Somerville Community Path Park, Phase 1
Area, 112A Central Street
$200,000
Sprinafield
Gemini Building, 33 Morris Street
$200,000
Hampden Color and Chemical, 126 Memorial
Drive
$200,000
West Sprinafield
West Springfield Trade Center, 189 Western
Avenue and 220 Day Street
$156,560
Worcester
Former 3 Sons Trucking Co.,
$200,000
Non-Profit Organizations
Boston - Dorchester
Bav Economic
Development
Corporation
195 Bowdoin Street
$104,200
Essex - Essex
Historical Society &
Shipbuildina
Museum
Essex Shipbuilding Museum Site, 66 Main
Street
$200,000
Great Barrington -
Community
Development
Corporation of South
Berkshire
New England Log Home Site, 100 Bridge
Street
$200,000
Haverhill - Planning
Office for Urban
Affairs
14-44 Granite Street
$200,000
$200,000
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Recipient
Site
2008 Funding
Total Funding
Roxbury - Urban
Edge Housing
Corporation
1542 - 1542A Columbus Avenue
$200,000
$200,000
Taunton - Weir
Economic
Investment
Revitalization Corp
Robertson On The River, 120 Ingell Street
$52,000
Worcester - Main
South Communitv
Development
Corporation
93 Grand Street
$200,000
Gardner-Kilby-Hammond Project, 24 Kilby
Street, 51 & 53 Gardner Street, and 60 & 65
Tainter Street
$200,000
Worcester - South
Worcester
Neighborhood
Improvement
Corporation
Former City Builders Supply/Southgate Place
Development - Parcel 1
$58,600
$58,600
Former City Builders Supply/Southgate Place
Development - Parcel 2
$14,650
$14,650
Cleanup Grant Program Total:
$1,073,750
$8,475,033*
*Funding total current as of April 2008.
Job Training Grant Program
State, tribal, local governments and non-profits are eligible to apply for funding to assist
residents of communities impacted by Brownfields take advantage of jobs created by the
assessment and cleanup of brownfields. Applicants may apply for $200,000 and must be
located within or near a Brownfields Assessment Grant community. The Job Training Grant
Program's goals are to prepare trainees for future employment in the environmental field and
to facilitate cleanup of brownfields sites contaminated with hazardous substances. The
performance period of these grants is two years and recipients are selected through an
annual national competition. The figures in the table that follows are cumulative totals for all
Job Training Grants awarded in Massachusetts since 1994.
Job Training Grant Program
Recipient
2008 Funding
Total Funding
Boston - Connects People to Economic Opportunity, Inc.
$200,000
Boston - JFY Networks
$200,000
$816,764
Boston - Strive-Boston Employment Services
$200,000
Brockton
$200,000
Lawrence - Merrimack Valley Workforce Investment Board
$197,035
Lowell - Coalition for a Better Acre
$200,000
New Bedford
$275,000
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Job Training Grant Program Total:
$200,000
$2,088,799*
*Funding total current as of April 2008.
Targeted Brownfielps Assessments fTBAI
One of EPA's non-grant programs is the Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) Program.
TBAs are conducted by an EPA contractor on behalf of municipalities or non-profits. This is a
"grant of services" where an EPA contractor performs the site assessment. The purpose of a
TBA is to minimize the uncertainties associated with actual or perceived contamination that
complicates the redevelopment of vacant or underutilized properties. The average value of
these assessments is $100,000. There is usually one round of selections per year and
applications are accepted at any time. The Brownfields Law expanded the TBA program's
eligible sites to also include those contaminated solely by petroleum products. Call Jim Byrne
at (617) 918-1389 for more information. Below is a summary of the sites and amount of
TBA funding received in Massachusetts since 1997.
EPA Targeted Brownfield Assessments
Recipient
Site
Approx. Value of
Assessment
Amesbury
Amesburv Wharf, 31 Water Street
$104,800
Barre
Former Nornay Building
$100,000
Belchertown
Bondsville Mill
$100,000
Bellingham
Pearl Street Mill, 26 Pearl Street
$184,505
Boston
Ferdinand Block / DPH Boston, 294 River Street
$33,872
Modern Electroolatina, 2340 Washinaton Street
$78,311
Brockton
Baraaineer Center, 70 East Battles Street
$45,847
Montello Auto Bodv, 166 East Ashland Street
$67,315
Knaoo Shoe, 153 Spark Street
$50,025
Brookfield
54-67 Mill Street
$110,437
Dorchester
Boston's Hope, 219-221 Harvard Street, 53 Niahtinaale
Street, 88-98 Niahtinaale Street, 83-89 Wales Street, 46
Kinasdale Street, 71-77 Kinasdale Street, 78 Kinasdale
Street, 85-89 Kinasdale Street, 17 Brownina Avenue, 19
Brownina Avenue
$106,350
Dudley
Former Stevens Bleachery, Ardloc Place
$100,000
Essex
Essex Historical Society & Shipbuildina Museum, 66 Main
Street
$133,143
Everett
Tremont Villa ('former'), 168 Tremont Street
$66,473
Fall River
Citv Pier, West of Davol Street
$104,737
Foxborough
Seltsam Property, 170 Oak Street
$64,388
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Recipient
Site
Approx. Value of
Assessment
Franklin
Old Sewer Beds, Pond Street
$128,120
Gardner
Former Garbose Metals Factory, 155 Mill Street
$140,000
Gloucester
Marine Railways Property, 9 Harborloop
$122,504
Omniwave Electronics, 22 Blackburn Drive
$89,501
Greenfield
Food and Fuel, 270 Deerfield Street
$100,000
Hardwick
Gilbertville Woven Label Site, Upper Church Street
$63,001
Holliston
Axton-Cross, 1 Cross Street
$100,000
Holyoke
Hallmark Van Lines, 160 Middle Water Street
$69,886
Hopedale
Draper Field
$100,000
Lawrence
Oxford Paper Mill (Spicket River), Canal Street
$115,241
Lowell
Assets Buildina, Market Street
$146,712
Davidson Street Properties, 21, 45 and 105 Davidson Street
$57,551
Lynn
Beacon Chevrolet (former), 254 Lvnnwav
$9,915
Monson
Omeaa Processina Site, 21 Bliss Street
$140,823
Montague
15 Rod Shop Road
$100,000
New Bedford
Alden Corruaated, 1 Church Street
$43,495
Standard Times Field, Front Street
$60,175
Newburyport
Department of Public Works Yard (former), 129 Merrimac
$63,018
Street
Northampton
Former Department of Public Works Yard, 125 Locust Street,
$81,804
237 and 265 Prospect Street
Old Northampton Fire Station, Masonic Street
$49,950
Roundhouse Parkina Lot, Old South Street
$85,483
North Brookfield
Aztec Property
$100,000
Quincy
Quarrv Street Hiahpoint Property, 193-323 Quarrv Street
$10,640
Taunton
Church Coal, 494 Weir Street
$44,891
Templeton
American Tissue
$100,000
Worcester
Coes Knife Property, Coes Street
$70,956
Worthington
Albert Farms
$100,000
EPA-Lead Targeted Brownfields Assessments Total:
$3,743,869*
*Funding total current as of April 2008.
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State Brownfielps Funding
States and tribes play a significant role in identifying, cleaning up and redeveloping
brownfield properties. EPA provides up to $50 million annually in grants to states and tribes
to establish or enhance their response programs that address the assessment, cleanup, and
redevelopment of brownfields. States and tribes can use this funding to establish or expand
voluntary cleanup programs, perform environmental assessments and cleanups, capitalize a
cleanup revolving loan fund, purchase environmental insurance, establish or maintain a
public record of sites, oversee cleanups, and to conduct site specific activities. Below is a
summary of the amount of funding received in Massachusetts since 1 994.
State Brownfields Funding
Recipient
Funding
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
$9,407,315
State Program Total:
$9,407,315*
*Funding total current as of April 2008.
State Assessments
Municipality
Site
Amesbury
Microfab
Ashburnham
Town Barn Facility
Ashland
Cadillac Paint
Attleboro
Swank Site
Boston
Lewis Chemical Company (Hyde Park)
Brookfield
Mill Street
Holyoke
Mountain Road
Middleboro
Middleboro Plating Site
North Reading
Sterling Supply Corporation, 70 Concord Street
Springfield
Hampden Color and Chemical Site
Taunton
Lot 6-2
Westfield
Filmtech Site
West Springfield
West Springfield Trade Center
Whitman
Former Regal Shoe Manufacturing Site
Wo burn
Woburn Loop Right-of-Way
Wrentham
Marra Property
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State Cleanups
Municipality
Site
Lawrence
Our House Project, 166-168 Newbury Street
Salem
Keefe's Restaurant & Gasoline Station, 50 Palmer Street
Westborough
Former Machine Shop
Showcase Communities
Showcase Communities were selected as national models demonstrating the benefits of
collaborative activity on brownfields. The communities are distributed across the country and
vary by size, resources, and community type. A wide range of support from federal agencies
and in the form of tax incentives were leveraged, depending on the needs of each Showcase
Community. An important goal of this program was to develop national models that
demonstrate the positive results of public and private collaboration to address brownfields
challenges. Showcase Communities were selected through a national competition in 1998 &
2000.
Showcase Communities
Recipient
Funding
Lowell
$300,000
Mvstic Vallev Development Commission
$300,000
New Bedford
$200,000
Showcase Communities Total:
$800,000*
*Funding total current as of April 2008.
EPA New England Brownfields Program Contacts
Brownfields Section Chief
Carol Tucker, 617-918-1221
Brownfields Coordinator & State Funding
Diane Kelley, 617-918-1424
Assessment Grant Program
Alan Peterson, 617-918-1022
Revolving Loan Fund Grant Program
Joe Ferrari, 617-918-1 105
Cleanup Grant & Targeted Brownfields Assessment Programs
Jim Byrne, 617-918-1389
Job Training Program
Marcus Holmes, 617-918-1630
Environmental Justice & Non-Profit Outreach
Kathleen Castagna, 617-918-1429
Sustainable Reuse
Jessica Dominguez, 617-918-1627
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Communications
Christine Lombard, 617-918-1305
Petroleum
Dorrie Paar, 617-918-1432
Special Projects
Steve Chase, 617-918-1431
Data Manager
Ken Champlin, 617-918-1528
Visit: www.epa.gov/regionO 1 /brownfields
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