EPA Announces $2 Million in Brownfields Grants to Cleanup Communities Across New Hampshire
BOSTON (May 16, 2025) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of over $2 million in Brownfields Grants to communities across New Hampshire. These grants—which include Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants—put the agency's commitment to protect human health and the environment into action while remaining good stewards of tax dollars and advancing policies to energize the economy.
Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants in New Hampshire include:
- $500,000 for an Assessment Grant, which will provide funding for brownfield inventories, planning, environmental assessments, and community outreach.
- $678,000 for a Cleanup Grant, which will provide funding to carry out cleanup activities at Brownfields sites owned by the recipient.
- $1 million for a Revolving Loan Fund Grant, which will provide funding for recipients to offer loans and subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at Brownfields sites.
"Today's Brownfields announcement reflects EPA's commitment to clean air, land, and water for every American. From rural towns to urban centers, we are helping communities across New England clean up contaminated sites and unlock new opportunities for economic growth and revitalization," said EPA Regional Administrator Mark Sanborn. "Through partnerships with states, local governments, and the private sector, we're returning blighted properties to productive use—and showing that a clean environment and economic development can go hand in hand."
"New Hampshire is greatly appreciative of EPA's continued investment in the assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of contaminated properties throughout the state. These grants will allow the recipients to move forward with revitalization efforts in their respective communities which ultimately provide environmental health and economic benefits to the state as a whole," said New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Commissioner Robert Scott.
"The City of Concord is honored to be a recipient of the EPA Brownfields Clean-Up Grant, which will support this important historical restoration project for the city. The funding provides the opportunity to restore and reactivate the former municipal stables building into a safe public space for the community," said Mayor Byron O. Champlin, City of Concord.
The selected applicants in New Hampshire are:
- City of Concord has been selected to receive $678,000 for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant to clean up the former Concord Stables located at 111.5 Warren Street. The 0.5-acre site was first developed in 1905 with stables for city work horses and was later used as office and storage space. It has been vacant and unused since 1990 and is contaminated with petroleum products and inorganic contaminants. Grant funds also will be used to support community engagement activities.
- Nashua Regional Planning Commission has been selected to receive $500,000 for a Brownfields Assessment Grant. Community-wide grant funds will be used to update and expand the inventory of Brownfield sites and conduct approximately eight Phase 1 and eight Phase 2 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.
- Nashua Regional Planning Commission has been selected to receive $1,000,000 for a Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant. The grant will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the commission will provide loans and subgrants to support cleanup activities. Grant funds also will be used to develop cleanup plans and support community engagement activities. RLF activities will focus on the downtown neighborhoods of the Cities of Nashua and Milford.
View the full list of selected applicants here. Federal grant recipients must satisfy legal and administrative requirements to receive funds from EPA.
Background
EPA's Brownfields Program began in 1995 and has provided nearly $2.9 billion in Brownfields Grants to assess and clean up contaminated properties and return blighted properties to productive reuse. In New England alone, these investments have revitalized hundreds of sites, created jobs, and improved the quality of life in communities.
Nationally, EPA's Brownfields investments have leveraged to date more than $42 billion in cleanup and redevelopment. Over the years, the relatively small investment of federal funding was able to leverage, from both public and private sources, more than 220,500 jobs.
For more on the Brownfields Grants: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/types-brownfields-grant-funding
For more on EPA's Brownfields Program: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields
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