"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 Brownfields 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 Regionl funding for
each of the key Brownfields initiatives.
EPA Brownfields Funding in New England: Program Distribution by State (1994 - 2018)*
Program
CT
ME
MA
NH
RI
VT
Total
Assessment
Grants
$18,082,630
$22,709,017
$38,265,131
$11,364,000
$5,803,000
$17,716,000
$113,939,778
Revolving
Loan Fund
(RLF) Grants
$22,361,645
$23,929,983
$27,085,000
$11,776,790
$7,510,000
$10,702,000
$103,365,418
Cleanup
Grants
$15,370,533
$13,050,744
$27,688,283
$4,000,000
$10,811,685
$3,675,500
$74,596,745
Job Training
Grants
$3,940,264
$200,000
$3,630,799
$0
$942,300
$0
$8,713,363
Area-Wide
Planning
Grants
$0
$575,000
$925,000
$0
$200,000
$200,000
$1,900,000
EPA
Targeted
Assessments
$3,770,734
$1,143,843
$7,287,320
$973,083
$781,415
$868,472
$14,824,867
(TBA)
State &
Tribal
Funding
$15,680,929
$19,206,825
$21,961,170
$18,464,775
$16,551,789
$10,265,826
$102,131,314
Showcase
Communities
$300,000
$0
$800,000
$0
$300,000
$0
$1,400,000
Total
$79,506,735
$80,815,412
$127,642,703
$46,578,648
$42,900,189
$43,427,798
$420,871,485
Funding totals current as of April 2018
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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 up to $300,000 comprised of a maximum of
$200,000 to address sites contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants, or
contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum) and a
maximum of $200,000 to address sites contaminated by petroleum. Coalitions of three
or more eligible entities may apply for up to $600,000 and must assess a minimum of five
sites. 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
Funding
Municipalities
Cranston
$200,000
1-195 Redevelopment District Commission
$200,000
Providence
$750,000
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
$3,400,000
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
$600,000
Warwick
$150,000
Westerly
$200,000
Woonsocket
$303,000
Assessment Grant Program Total:
$5,803,000
Funding totals current as of April 2018.
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 50% of the funds to provide 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
Pawtucket
$1,000,000
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation/Rhode Island Department of
Environmental Management
$1,700,000
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation/City of Providence/City of Pawtucket
$3,990,000
Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank
$820,000
Revolving Loan Fund Program Total:
$7,510,000
Funding totals current as of April 2018.
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
Funding
Municipalities
Burrillville
Stillwater Mill Complex, 246 Harrisville Main Street
$200,000
Central Falls
Central Falls Landing, 1420 Broad Street
$200,000
East Providence
Riverside Square Project, 336-348 Bullocks Point Avenue &
12 Fenner Avenue
$200,000
Glocester
Chepachet River Park Site, Putnam Pike & Oil Mill Lane
$200,000
1-195 Redevelopment
Commission -
Providence
Parcel 30 of the 1-195 Redevelopment District
$200,000
Middletown
Town Center in the Valley, High Street & O'Neill Blvd.
$200,000
Pawtucket
Former Industrial Laundry Facility, 345 Pine Street
$200,000
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
State Pier Site, Tim Healy Way
$200,000
Providence
Lincoln Lace & Braid Mill, 55 Ponagansett Avenue
$200,000
Louttit Laundry Site, 93 Cranston Street
$200,000
American Tourister- Parcel B
$200,000
American Tourister - Parcel A
$200,000
Richmond
Knowles Mill Site, 5 Railroad Street
$200,000
Woonsocket
ACS Industries, 71 Villa Nova Street
$200,000
FDS Industries, 138 Hamlet Avenue
$200,000
Florence Dye Works, 168 Florence Drive
$200,000
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Recipient
Site
Funding
Municipalities
Woonsocket
Former Lafayette Worsted Company Office Buildings, 150
Hamlet Avenue
$200,000
Non-Profit Organizations
Bristol - Mosaico
Business &
Community
Development
Corporation
Bristol Industrial Park, 500 Wood Street
$200,000
East Providence -
Meeting Street
National Center of
Excellence
960, 962, 996 and 1000 Eddy Street and 43 Haswell Street,
Providence
$200,000
Pawtucket -
Blackstone Valley
Community Action
Program
Laurel Hill Playground, 370 Lonsdale Avenue
$200,000
Pawtucket -
Pawtucket Central
Falls Development
Corporation
24 Branch Street
$200,000
Plat 6A/Lot 647, 10 East Street
$200,000
Plat 6A/Lot 50, 18 Branch Street
$200,000
Pawtucket Citizens
Development
Corporation
30 Branch Street
$200,000
41 Branch Street
$200,000
Providence - 60 King
Street, Inc.
Imperial Knife Building
$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 - MSC
Realty Inc.
Hook-Fast Specialties Site, 58 Seymour Street
$200,000
National Plating Property, 946 Eddy Street (Lot 153)
$200,000
National Plating Property, 946 Eddy Street (Lot 810)
$200,000
Providence -
Olneyville Housing
Corporation
Paragon Mills Complex - Lot 573, 39 Manton Avenue
$200,000
Paragon Mills Complex - Lot 443, 31 Manton Avenue
$110,567
Paragon Mills Complex - Lot 432, 148 Delaine Street
$101,118
Providence - Paul
Cuffee School
Living Room Nightclub - Parcel A, 27 Rathbone Street
$200,000
Living Room Nightclub - Parcel B, 15 Rathbone Street
$200,000
Providence -
Providence
Community Health
Centers
Federated Lithographers Building, 369 Prairie Avenue
$200,000
Beaman & Smith Factory Complex - Building #1, 20 Gordon
Avenue
$200,000
Beaman & Smith Factory Complex - Building #2 & Parking
Lot, 20 Gordon Avenue
$200,000
Providence - Rhode
Island Family Life
Center
485 Plainfield Street
$200,000
Providence - Trust
for Public Land
67 Melissa Street, Providence
$200,000
Providence -
WaterFire Providence
Uniroyal US Rubber Plant Site - Parcel A, 475 Valley Street
$200,000
Uniroyal US Rubber Plant Site - Parcel B, 485 Valley Street
$200,000
Uniroyal US Rubber Plant Site - Parcel C, 495 Valley Street
$200,000
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Recipient
Site
Funding
Non-Profit Organizations
Providence - West
Broadway
Neighborhood
Association
L&L Gas and Service Station, 1326 Westminster Street
$200,000
Providence -
Woonasquatucket
Valley Community
Build
Providence Steel & Iron - Lot 2, 27 Sims Avenue
$200,000
Providence Steel & Iron - Lot 3, 27 Sims Avenue
$200,000
Woonsocket -
ARTech Hub
Woonsocket Rubber Company, 68 South Main Street (Parcel
#1)
$200,000
Woonsocket Rubber Company, 68 South Main Street (Parcel
#2)
$200,000
Brenner Bros. Scrap Iron Yard, Island Place (Lot 144)
$200,000
Woonsocket -
Woonsocket
Neighborhood
Development Corp.
Island Machine Company Mill, 15 Island Place
$200,000
Cleanup Grant Program Total: | $10,811,685
Funding totals current as of April 2018.
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 1994.
Job Training Grant Program
Recipient
Funding
Groundwork Providence
$942,300
Job Training Grant Program Total:
$942,300
Funding totals current as of April 2018.
Area-Wipe Planning Grants
State, tribal, local governments and nonprofits are eligible to apply for funding to develop
Brownfields Area-Wide Plans and specific implementation strategies for integrating the
cleanup and reuse of brownfield sites into neighborhood revitalization efforts. Applicants
may apply for up to $200,000 to conduct research, technical assistance and training that
will result in an area-wide plan and implementation strategy for key brownfield sites,
which will help inform the assessment, cleanup and reuse of these properties and promote
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area-wide revitalization. Funding is directed to specific areas, such as a neighborhood,
downtown district, local commercial corridor, or city block, affected by a single large or
multiple brownfield sites. The performance period of these grants is two years and
recipients were selected through a national competition in 2010, 2013, 2015 & 2017.
Area-Wide Planning Grant Program
Recipient
Funding
Providence
$200,000
Area-Wide Planning Grant Program Total:
$200,000
Funding totals current as of April 2018.
Targeted Brownfielps Assessments (TBA)
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 Alan Peterson at (617) 918-1022 for more information. Below
is a summary of the sites and amount of TBA funding received in Rhode Island since 1997.
EPA Targeted Brownfield Assessments
Recipient
Site
Funding
Barrington - East Bay
Community
Development
Corporation
91-97 Sowams Road
$130,000
Burrillville
Metech Mill, 120 Mapleville Main Street
$110,445
24 North Main Street
$66,753
Central Falls
Spintex Mill, 1461 High Street
$28,183
Notre Dame Hospital
$60,000
Providence
485 Plainfield Street
$100,000
Narragansett Landing, Aliens Avenue
$41,614
Rau Fasteners (West Elmwood Housing Development), 102
Westfield Street
$110,782
Save the Bay, 100 Bayview Drive
$133,638
EPA Targeted Brownfields Assessments Total:
$781,415
Funding totals current as of April 2018.
State & Tribal 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
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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 1994.
State & Tribal Brownfields Funding
Recipient
Year
Funding
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Pre-Law
$1,115,906
2003
$861,029
2004
$878,425
2005
$912,500
2006
$1,185,519
2007
$1,197,474
2008
$1,195,519
2009
$1,136,200
2010
$1,122,000
2011
$981,925
2012
$906,500
2013
$874,708
2014
$874,718
2015
$837,199
2016
$837,199
2017
$812,484
2018
$822,484
State Program Total:
$16,551,789
Funding total current as of April 2018.
State Assessments
Recipient
Site
Bristol
Buttonwood Industrial Complex
Burrillville
Boliden Metech-Plant 1, 120 Mapleville Main Street
Stillwater Mill Complex, Clock Tower Building Parcel
Charlestown
Kenyon Piece Landfill, Sand Plain Road
Coventry
Harris Park, 596 Main Street
Coventry Meadows, 760 Tiogue Avenue
Mill Worker's House, 606 Washington Street
Sandy Acres - 90 & 100 Sandy Bottom Road
Cranston
Park View Recreational Facility
Cranston Fire Station No. 3, 1384 Cranston Street
Cranston Police Station, 275 Atwood Avenue & 15 Mayberry Street
George Peters Elementary School, 15 Mayberry Street
Pawtuxet River Park, Lots 908-976, 980-988, 991-1020, 1022, 1024-1028,
1748, 1799, 1816, 1837, 1858, 1868, 1870-1871, 1913-1914, 1926, 1947, 1958,
2008, 2554 & 2706
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State Assessments
Recipient | Site
East Providence
Bold Point Park/Tockwotton Home, Lots 1 & 3, Pier Road
Riverside Square, 336-348 Bullocks Point & 12 Fenner Avenues
Foster
169 Danielson Pike
169 Danielson Pike
169 Danielson Pike
169 Danielson Pike
Glocester
Chepachet River Park, Putnam Pike
Johnston
Former Future Finishing - Lots 1, 63 & 223,178 George Waterman Road
Middletown
Town Center in the Valley, Haymaker Road
Pawtucket
Branch Street Properties, 30, 34, 41, 43 & 61 Branch Street
C-Town, 300 Barton Street
Dr. Golf Site, 100 Tim Healey Way
Festival Pier, School Street
Standard Management Coroporation, 354 Pine Street
Old Colony Bank, 335 Main Street
Pawtucket
Privet Street Project
Town Landing, Taft Street
Providence
Former Union Smelting & Refining Works, 356 Public Street
Former Gorham Property
L&L Gas and Service, 1326 Westminster Street
Olneyville Family Resource Center
Westfield Lofts
Paragon Mills, 148 & 160 Delaine Street and 31 & 39 Manton Avenue
Former Ponagansett Landfill, 67 Melissa Street
Former Capital Records Management, 475-485 Valley Street
Paul Cuffee School, 15 & 27 Rathbone Street
Springfield Street Schools, 50-152 Springfield Street
Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England, 125 Charles Street
Richmond
Clarks Mill, Shannock Village Road
Knowles Mills, 5 Railroad Street
Scituate Wooded Parcel at Tasca Field, Hartford Avenue
Smithfield
Providence Barrel, 7 Oak Street
Warren
509 Child Street
Jamiel's Park & Landfill, Market Street
Liberty Street School, 10 Liberty Street
Warwick
Pontiac Enterprises
T.H. Baylis
Westerly
Stand Up for Animals, 39 Westerly-Bradford Road
Canal Street Properties - Lot 31, 26 Canal Street
Turrisi Property, 87 & 89 Pierce Street
West Warwick
Crompton Mills Raceway, 100 Pulaski Street
West Warwick Senior Center, 145, 155, 165, 167 Washington Street & 145
Archambault Avenue
Crompton Fishing Pier, 75 Manchester Street
Woonsocket
Consolidated Auto Screen Facility, Lot 27-78, 0 Villa Nova Street
Consolidated Auto Screen Facility, Lot 27-81, 104 Villa Nova Street
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State Assessments
Recipient | Site
Woonsocket
Former ACS Industries/Lafayette Worsted, 148 Hamlet Avenue
Former Florence Dye Works, 168 Florence Drive
Former Woonsocket Middle School, 357 Park Place
Woonsocket Spinning Mill, 115 & 117 Ricard Street
State Cleanups
Recipient 1 Site
Coventry
Sandy Acres - 90 & 100 Sandy Bottom Road
Coventry Meadows, 760 Tiogue Avenue
Woonsocket
Consolidated Auto Screen Facility, Lot 27-81, 104 Villa Nova Street
Former ACS Industries/Lafayette Worsted, 148 Hamlet Avenue
Woonsocket
Former ACS Industries/Lafayette Worsted, 71 Villa Nova Street
Former Florence Dye Works, 168 Florence Drive
Providence
Former Ponagansett Landfill, 67 Melissa Street
Richmond
Knowles Mills, 5 Railroad Street
Showcase Communities
Showcase Communities were selected as national models demonstrating the benefits of
collaborative activity on brownfields. These communities are distributed across the country
and vary by size, resources, and community type. A wide range of support from federal
agencies including 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 2018.
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EPA New England Brownfielps Program Contacts
Brownfields Section Chief
John Podgurski, 617-918-1296
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Brownfields Coordinator
Assessment & Job Training Grant Programs
Frank Gardner, 617-918-1278
Christine Lombard, 617-918-1305
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lombard.chris(® eoa.gov
Cleanup Grant Program & State Funding
Revolving Loan Fund Grant Program
Jim Byrne, 617-918-1389
Joe Ferrari, 617-918-1105
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Targeted Brownfields Assessment Program
Petroleum, AAI & National Panel Coordinator
Alan Peterson, 617-918-1022
Dorrie Paar, 617-918-1432
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Tribal Funding & Historic Preservation
Sustainable Development
Amy Jean McKeown, 617-918-1248
Jessica Dominguez, 617-918-1627
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dominguez.iessica(® eoa.gov
Green Remediation
Special Projects
Laurie O'Connor, 617-918-1605
Danny Rodriguez, 617-918-1060
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rodriguez.dannv(® eoa.gov
Visit: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-and-land-
revitalization-connecticut-maine-massachusetts-new-hampshire-rhode
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