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Brownfields Funding History in Rhode Island

 

Summary of EPA Brownfields Funding in Rhode Island (1994 – 2008)

Program Funding
Assessment Grants $2,703,000
Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants $5,690,000
Cleanup Grants $4,400,000
Job Training Grants $350,000
EPA Targeted Brownfield Assessments (TBA) $514,217
State Brownfields Funding $7,346,372
Showcase Communities $300,000
Grand Total: $21,303,589*
*Funding total current as of September 2008.

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Assessment Grant Program

Recipient Funding
Cranston $200,000
Providence $450,000
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management $1,000,000
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation $600,000
Warwick $150,000
Woonsocket $303,000
Assessment Grant Program Total: $2,703,000*
*Funding total current as of September 2008.

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Revolving Loan Fund Program

Recipient Funding
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
Revolving Loan Fund Program Total: $5,690,000*
*Funding total current as of September 2008.

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Cleanup Grant Program

Recipient Site Funding
Municipalities
Burrillville Stillwater Mill Complex, 246 Harrisville Main Street $200,000
Middletown Town Center in the Valley, High Street & O’Neill Blvd. $200,000
Pawtucket 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
Providence Former Lincoln Lace & Braid Mill, 55 Ponagansett Avenue $200,000
Louttit Laundry Site, 93 Cranston Street $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
Non-Profit Organizations
East Providence – Meeting Street National Center of Excellence 960, 962, 996 and 1000 Eddy Street and 43 Haswell Street, Providence $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 – 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 – Woonasquatucket Valley Community Build Providence Steel & Iron – Lot 2, 27 Sims Avenue $200,000
Providence Steel & Iron – Lot 3, 27 Sims Avenue $200,000
Cleanup Grant Program Total: $4,400,000*
*Funding total current as of September 2008.

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Job Training Grant Program

Recipient Funding
Groundworks Providence $350,000
Job Training Grant Program Total: $350,000*
*Funding total current as of September 2008.

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EPA Targeted Brownfield Assessments

Recipient Site Approx. Value of Assessment
Burrilville Metech Mill $100,000
Central Falls Spintex Mill, 1461 High Street $28,183
Providence 485 Plainfield Street $100,000
Narragansett Landing, Allens Avenue $41,614
Rau Fasteners (West Elmwood Housing Development), 102 Westfield Street $110,782
Save the Bay, 100 Bayview Drive $133,638
EPA Targeted Brownfield Assessments Total: $514,217*
*Funding total current as of September 2008.

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State 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
State Program Total:   $7,346,372*
*Funding total current as of September 2008.

 

State Assessments

Municipality Site
Bristol Buttonwood Industrial Complex
Burrillville Stillwater Mill Complex, Clock Tower Building Parcel
Charlestown Kenyon Piece Landfill
Coventry Harris Park
Cranston Park View Recreational Facility
Pawtuxet River Park
Gloucester Chepachet River Park
Middletown Town Center in the Valley
Pawtucket Dr. Golf Site
Festival Pier
Privet Street Project
Providence 356 Public Street
Former Gorham Property
Olneyville Family Resource Center
Westfield Lofts
Richmond Knowles Mills, 5 Railroad Street
Warren Jamiel’s Park & Landfill
Warwick Pontiac Enterprises
T.H. Baylis
Westerly Stand Up for Animals
West Warwick Crompton Mills Raceway
West Warwick Senior Center
Woonsocket Consolidated Auto Screen Facility
Lots 165 & 175
Woonsocket Sponging Mill

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Showcase Communities

Recipient Funding
Providence / State of Rhode Island $300,000
Showcase Communities Total: $300,000*
*Funding total current as of September 2008.

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