EPA Announces $1.9 Million in Grants to Assess and Cleanup Communities in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1.9 million in Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup grants to accelerate the cleanup of polluted sites across the North Dakota. With these funds, EPA is investing directly in American communities to cleanup and redevelop blighted properties, delivering on the Trump Administration’s commitment to ensure that clean air, land and water for goes hand-in-hand with economic growth and opportunity.
“EPA is focused on delivering practical results that transform contaminated properties into clean, valuable spaces that spark economic growth and that directly benefit American families,” said Acting Assistant Administrator for Land and Emergency Management Thomas Croci. “Addressing environmental contamination and reusing brownfield properties revitalizes neighborhoods, drives local job creation, and unleashes new economic opportunities. EPA is proud to partner with local communities to ensure they have the cleanest air, land, and water as we power the Great American Comeback.”
“These grants demonstrate how environmental stewardship and economic development go hand in hand,” said Regional Administrator Cyrus Western. “By helping North Dakota communities assess and clean up contaminated properties, EPA is supporting revitalization that benefits residents today and into the future.”
Clean air, land and water for all Americans is the first pillar of President Trump and Administrator Zeldin’s Powering the Great American Comeback initiative. These grants put that commitment into action while simultaneously powering economic growth in communities across the country. Selected applications for the 2026 Brownfield Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grants and RLF supplemental funding in North Dakota include:
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe - $1 million Multipurpose Grant: Grant funds will be used to assess and clean up asbestos, lead-based paint and polychlorinated biphenyl contamination at two priority sites, including a former paleontology building.
South Central Dakota Regional Council - $500,000 Assessment Grant: Grant funds will be used to assess asbestos, lead-based paint and petroleum contamination at four priority sites, including the Tourist Park Campground, which is recognized as the oldest campground in North Dakota.
Towner County Hospital Authority - $400,000 Cleanup Grant: Grant funds will be used to clean up a former hospital building, which was originally constructed in 1952 using asbestos-containing materials and lead-based paint. Other contamination that will be addressed using these funds include mercury, polychlorinated biphenyl and ozone-depleting chemicals.
Grant recipients with viable cleanup projects ready for work will help communities continue their work to carry out cleanup and redevelopment projects on contaminated brownfield properties.
View the list of selected applicants in North Dakota here.
Background
EPA’s Brownfields Program began in 1995 and, once these grants are awarded, will have provided over $3 billion in grant funding to assess and clean up contaminated properties and return blighted properties to productive reuse. To date, brownfields investments leveraged more than $45 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 228,900 jobs. Through fiscal year 2025, on average, $19.47 was leveraged for each EPA Brownfields Grant dollar awarded through multipurpose, assessment, revolving loan fund and cleanup cooperative agreements.
After selection, awards will be made once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied by selected applicants.