The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that 10 recipients across New York have been selected to receive more than $8 Million in Brownfields Grants to assess, clean up, and revitalize local lands. These investments support locally driven redevelopment, unlocking economic opportunity, creating jobs, and improving public health outcomes in communities in New York.
The Adirondack Economic Development Corporation in NY has been selected to receive $500,000. The grant will be used to assess and plan for the cleanup of various polluted sites in the Villages of Massena and Malone. Key sites targeted for assessment include an old vacant building, two former creameries, and a former coal storage facility.
The City of Binghamton, NY has been selected to receive $500,000. The grant will be used to assess and prioritize polluted sites in the North Chenango River Corridor and the First Ward Neighborhood. This includes engaging with the community. Key sites targeted for assessment include a vacant former wire manufacturing site, a former gasoline station, a parcel with dilapidated multi-family homes, and an unsecured site with a former industrial building and residences.
The Cortland County Industrial Development Agency in NY has been selected to receive $500,000. The grant will be used to assess 18 sites, develop cleanup plans and engage the community in the City of Cortland and the Village of Homer. Key sites targeted for assessment include a former metal manufacturing facility, an old armory, a vacant paint company in Cortland, and a textile plant, industrial site, and two fuel stations in Homer.
The County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency in NY has been selected to receive $500,000. This funding will be used to conduct assess 21 sites, develop cleanup and reuse plans and engage the community in the Cities of Dunkirk and Jamestown. Key sites targeted for assessment include a vacant waterfront block, a former auto dealer and repair shop, a large vacant manufacturing facility, and a former dry cleaner in Dunkirk, along with a former landfill and several vacant manufacturing properties in Jamestown.
Additionally, Chautauqua was selected to receive $1 million for their existing Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program. This funding supports a successful RLF program that has already facilitated cleanup projects. Highlighted projects for this funding include the Homesteads at Dunkirk Landing, the Westfield Welch Building Redevelopment, and the Dunkirk Waterfront Block.
The City of Glens Falls, NY has been selected to receive $500,000. The grant will be used to assess 25 sites and prioritize polluted sites along the city’s East-West End Textile Trail. This includes developing three cleanup plans and supporting community engagement efforts. Key sites targeted for assessment include a vacant auto repair site, an old cement plant, and a former gas plant.
The Lake Champlain-Lake George Regional Planning Board in NY has been selected to receive $1,155,000. The grant will be used to conduct 20 environmental site assessments. It will also fund the preparation and maintenance of a site inventory, as well as the development of 20 reuse plans and ten cleanup plans, alongside community engagement activities. Assessment efforts will focus on the City of Glens Falls and the Towns of Champlain, Plattsburgh, Essex, and Lake Pleasant. Key sites targeted for assessment include a former shopping center, a former county airport, a waterfront marina, and a former cement plant that has been closed since 2023.
Livingston County, NY has been selected to receive $1,000,000 to establish a Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program to provide up to three loans and two subgrants for cleanup activities. It will also support the development of four cleanup plans and community engagement efforts. RLF activities will focus on the Towns of Caledonia and Livonia, as well as the Villages of Dansville and Geneseo.
The Mohawk Valley Economic Development Growth Enterprises Corporation (Mohawk Valley EDGE) in NY has been selected to receive $1,000,000 for its existing Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program. This funding is being provided because the RLF program has performed well but has significantly depleted funds. The RLF program has successfully facilitated loans or subgrants for four cleanup projects that are either completed or in progress. One highlighted project for the use of the new funding includes the St. Luke’s Hospital site.
The City of New York has been selected to receive $750,000 for its existing Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program. This funding comes on top of the $3,700,000 previously awarded by EPA and is provided because the RLF program has performed well but has significantly depleted funds.
The RLF program has successfully facilitated loans or subgrants for 18 cleanup projects that are either completed or in progress. Notable projects for the use of the new funding include sites at 103 West 108th Street in Manhattan, 819 Grand Street in Brooklyn, and 2828 West 28th Street on Coney Island.
The City of Rensselaer, NY has been selected to receive $300,000 to conduct eight environmental site assessments. It will also help prioritize polluted sites, develop four cleanup plans, and support reuse planning and community engagement activities. The target area for this grant is the City of Rensselaer, with priority sites including two former gas stations and two adjacent parcels located on a floodplain next to an active industrial site.
Safe Harbors of the Hudson, Inc. in NY has been selected to receive $500,000 to assess nine sites, prioritize sites, develop a cleanup plan and to develop a community plan. The target area for this grant is a 1.3-mile corridor along the Hudson River Waterfront in the City of Newburgh. Priority sites include a 1.8-acre vacant grassy parcel, a 1.58-acre former commercial retail center, a 12-acre former ferry terminal, and a 1.44-acre former manufacturing facility.
The Greater Syracuse Land Bank in NY has been selected to receive $3,768,646. The grant will be used to engage with the community and clean up two contaminated sites contaminated with metals, inorganic contaminants, semi-volatile organic compounds, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
The Montgomery Street site is a 0.2-acre parcel with a deteriorating 5,430-square-foot building and has been used for various purposes, including as a residence, bus service facility, and auto-related services. The Seymour Street site is a 1.7-acre parcel with a vacant 39,000-square-foot former manufacturing building, a former powerhouse, and a wooden shed. It has been unused since 2021 and was previously a metal and ball bearing manufacturing site.
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