NYC Receives EPA Brownfield Grant

New York City was awarded a $200,000 U.S. EPA brownfield assessment grant to examine potential environmental contamination at brownfield sites throughout the city.
The city will work internally within its agencies and externally with community and economic development groups to identify and prioritize sites. Sites will be sought that meet EPA eligibility criteria, reflect community need, and have an acceptable project schedule.

“I am very pleased that the city has received this grant award,” said Robert R. Kulikowski, director of the New York City Office of Environmental Coordin-ation. “This money will enable the city to accelerate redevelopment at various sites while protecting public health and the environment.”

The city also has three other current EPA brownfield grants:
• $750,000 revolving loan fund grant to leverage private investment in the N.Y. Metro Brownfields Redevelopment Fund
• $400,000 assessment grant to Housing Preservation & Development for environmental assessments including Broadway Triangle in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and the Atlantic Terminal Urban Renewal Area, also in Brooklyn
• $270,000 assessment grant to the Department of Parks & Recreation to investigate the 107-acre Mariner’s Marsh site in Staten Island.

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