EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, Tribal Nations, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfield sites. A brownfield site is 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. The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002, as amended by the Brownfields Utilization, Investment and Local Development Act of 2018, was passed to help states and communities around the country clean up and revitalize brownfield sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through five competitive grant programs: Multipurpose Grants, Assessment Grants, Revolving Loan Fund Grants, Cleanup Grants, and Job Training Grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.
$500,000
EPA has selected the Nashua Regional Planning Commission for a Brownfields Assessment Grant. Community-wide grant funds will be used to update and expand the inventory of brownfield sites and conduct eight Phase I and eight Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to support community engagement activities and develop five cleanup plans. The target area for this grant includes the downtown neighborhoods of the Cities of Nashua and Milford. Priority sites include a former machine shop, a former textile processing mill and turbine facility, and a dilapidated former police training facility.
$1,000,000
EPA has selected the Nashua Regional Planning Commission for a Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant that will be funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The grant will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the Nashua Regional Planning Commission will provide three loans and three subgrants to support cleanup activities. Grant funds also will be used to develop six cleanup plans and support community engagement activities. RLF activities will focus on the downtown neighborhoods of the Cities of Nashua and Milford.