2008 New England Brownfields Rhode Island Grant Fact Sheet Summary


Un4 & Community Revitalization
brown fields	Rhode Island
EPA New Englgn4	April 2008
"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
$10,148,630
45.909.017
420.720.131
44.229.000
42.703.000
48.310.000
$52,019,778






Revolving
Loan Fund
(RLF) Grants
49.529.645
45.568.355
413.668.000
44.201.790
45.690.000
42.000.000
$40,657,790
Cleanup
Grants
46.285.500
42.580.744
48.475.033
41.800.000
44.400.000
$0
$23,541,277
Job Training
Grants
41.740.264
4200.000
42.088.799
$0
4350.000
$0
$4,379,063
EPA Targeted
Assessments
(TBA)
42.177.470
4426.339
43.743.869
4398.926
4314.217
4266.621
$7,327,442






State & Tribal
Brownfields
Funding
46.942.301
45.574.137
49.407.315
47.834.017
46.150.853
42.976.108
$38,884,731
Showcase
Communities
4300.000
$0
4800.000
$0
4300.000
$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 Rhode Island since 1994.
Assessment Grant Program
Recipient
2008 Funding
Total Funding
Cranston

$200,000
Providence

$450,000
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Manaaement
$400,000
$1,000,000
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation

$600,000
Warwick

$150,000
Woonsocket

$303,000
Assessment Grant Program Total:
$400,000
$2,703,000*
*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.
The figures in the table that follows are cumulative totals for all Revolving Loan Fund Grants
awarded in Rhode Island since 1994.
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Revolving Loan Fund Program
Recipient
Funding
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation / Rhode Island Department of
$1,700,000
Environmental Management
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation / Citv of Providence / Citv of
$3,990,000
Pawtucket
Revolving Loan Fund Program Total:
$5,690,000*
*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 Rhode Island since
2003.
Cleanup Grant Program
Recipient
Site
2008 Funding
Total Funding
Municipalities
Burrillville
Stillwater Mill Complex, 246 Harrisville
Main Street

$200,000
Middletown
Town Center in the Valley, High Street &
O'Neill Blvd.
$200,000
$200,000
Pawtucket
Front Street - Parcel 5, 164 Front Street

$200,000
Front Street - Parcel 9, 182 Front Street

$200,000
Front Street - Parcel 13, 210 Front Street

$200,000
Providence
Lincoln Lace & Braid Mill, 55 Ponagansett
Avenue

$200,000
Louttit Laundry Site, 93 Cranston Street

$200,000
Richmond
Knowles Mill Site, 5 Railroad Street
$200,000
$200,000
Woonsocket
ACS Industries, 71 Villa Nova Street
$200,000
$200,000
FDS Industries, 138 Hamlet Avenue
$200,000
$200,000
Florence Dye Works, 168 Florence Drive
$200,000
$200,000
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Recipient
Site
2008 Funding
Total Funding
Non-Profit Organizations
East Providence -
Meetina Street
National Center of
Excellence
960, 962, 996 and 1000 Eddy Street and
43 Haswell Street, Providence

$200,000
Providence - Johnson
and Wales University
Parcel 7, 250 Shipyard Street, Providence

$200,000
Parcel 9, Harborside Boulevard

$200,000
Parcel 10, Harborside Boulevard

$200,000
Providence -
Providence
Communitv Health
Centers
Federated Lithographers Building, 369
Prairie Avenue

$200,000
Beaman & Smith Factory Complex-
Building #1, 20 Gordon Avenue
$200,000
$200,000
Beaman & Smith Factory Complex-
Building #2 & Parking Lot, 20 Gordon
Avenue
$200,000
$200,000
Providence - Rhode
Island Familv Life
Center
485 Plainfield Street

$200,000
Providence - Trust for
Public Land
67 Melissa Street, Providence

$200,000
Providence -
Woonasauatucket
Vallev Communitv
Build
Providence Steel & Iron - Lot 2, 27 Sims
Avenue

$200,000
Providence Steel & Iron - Lot 3, 27 Sims
Avenue

$200,000
Cleanup Grant Program Total:
$1,400,000
$4,400,000*
*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 Rhode Island since 1 994.
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Job Training Grant Program
Recipient
Funding
Groundworks Providence
$350,000
Job Training Grant Program Total:
$350,000*
*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 Rhode Island since 1997.
EPA Targeted Brownfields Assessments
Recipient
Site
Approx. Value of
Assessment
Central Falls
SointexMill, 1461 Hiah Street
$28,183
Providence
Narraaansett Landina, Aliens Avenue
$41,614
Rau Fasteners (West Elmwood Housina Development), 102
$110,782
Westfield Street
Save the Bav, 100 Bavview Drive
$133,638
EPA Targeted Brownfields Assessments Total:
$314,217*
*Funding total current as of April 2008.
State Brownfields 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 Rhode Island since 1 994.
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State Brownfields Funding
Recipient
Funding
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Manaaement
$6,150,853
State Program Total:
$6,150,853*
*Funding total current as of April 2008.
State Assessments
Recipient
Site
Bristol
Buttonwood Industrial Complex
Burrillville
Stillwater Mill Complex, Clock Tower Building Parcel
Charlestown
Kenyon Piece Landfill
Coventry
Harris Park
Cranston
Park View Recreational Facility
Pawtuxet River Park
Gloucester
Chepachet River Park
Middletown
Town Center in the Valley
Pawtucket
Dr. Golf Site
Festival Pier
Privet Street Project
Providence
356 Public Street
Former Gorham Property
Olneyville Family Resource Center
Westfield Lofts
Richmond
Knowles Mills, 5 Railroad Street
Warren
Jamiel's Park & Landfill
Warwick
Pontiac Enterprises
T.H. Baylis
Westerly
Stand Up for Animals
West Warwick
Crompton Mills Raceway
West Warwick Senior Center
Woonsocket
Consolidated Auto Screen Facility
Lots 165 & 175
Woonsocket Sponging Mill
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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
Providence / State of Rhode Island
$300,000
Showcase Communities Total:
$300,000*
*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
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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