EPA Offers $14.6m In Brownfield Grants

Date: May 23, 2002

Source: News Room

The EPA has announced $14.6 million in brownfields grants to assess the contamination of abandoned properties in 80 communities around the nation. Since its inception, EPA's Brownfields Program has contributed over $280 million in pilots and grants to spur assessment, cleanup and redevelopment. Around the country, 38 communities received funding totaling $7.95 million for new Assessment Demonstration Pilots. In addition, 42 communities received supplemental funding totaling $6.65 million to continue or expand their existing brownfields programs. For every dollar of federal money spent on brownfields cleanup activities, cities and states produce or leverage $2.48 in private investment. More information: www.epa.gov/brownfields.

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