Ten recipients across New York are set to receive more than $8 million in Brownfields Grants to assess, clean up, and revitalize local lands, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced. These investments will help to support redevelopment, economic opportunities, job creation, and public health improvements.

"The brownfield grants are essential for New York, allowing us to transform neglected sites into thriving community assets that instill pride and drive economic growth,” said EPA Regional Administrator Michael Martucci. “By investing in these revitalization efforts, we not only protect our environment but also create job opportunities and improve the quality of life for all New Yorkers."

Selectees include:

  • The Adirondack Economic Development Corporation ($500,000) - To assess and plan for the cleanup of various polluted sites in the Villages of Massena and Malone
  • The City of Binghamton, N.Y. ($500,000) - To assess and prioritize polluted sites in the North Chenango River Corridor and the First Ward Neighborhood
  • The Cortland County Industrial Development Agency ($500,000) - To assess 18 sites, develop cleanup plans and engage the community in the City of Cortland and the Village of Homer
  • The County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency ($500,000) - To be used to conduct assess 21 sites, develop cleanup and reuse plans and engage the community in the Cities of Dunkirk and Jamestown. Additionally, Chautauqua was selected to receive $1 million for their existing Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program
  • The City of Glens Falls ($500,000) - To be used to assess 25 sites and prioritize polluted sites along the city’s East-West End Textile Trail. This includes developing three cleanup plans and supporting community engagement efforts
  • The Lake Champlain-Lake George Regional Planning Board ($1,155,000) - To be used to conduct 20 environmental site assessments. It will also fund the preparation and maintenance of a site inventory, as well as the development of 20 reuse plans and ten cleanup plans, alongside community engagement activities. Assessment efforts will focus on the City of Glens Falls and the Towns of Champlain, Plattsburgh, Essex, and Lake Pleasant
  • Livingston County ($1,000,000 ) - To establish a Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program to provide up to three loans and two subgrants for cleanup activities. It will also support the development of four cleanup plans and community engagement efforts
  • The Mohawk Valley Economic Development Growth Enterprises Corporation (Mohawk Valley EDGE) ($1,000,000) - To be used for its existing Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program
  • The City of Rensselaer ($300,000) - To conduct eight environmental site assessments. It will also help prioritize polluted sites, develop four cleanup plans, and support reuse planning and community engagement activities
  • Safe Harbors of the Hudson, Inc. ($500,000) - To assess nine sites, prioritize sites, develop a cleanup plan and to develop a community plan
  • The Greater Syracuse Land Bank ($3,768,646) - To be used to engage with the community and clean up two contaminated sites contaminated with metals, inorganic contaminants, semi-volatile organic compounds, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

“Over $5M in Brownfield grants across NY-22 will help revitalize and improve public health in key areas in Cortland County, Syracuse, and the Mohawk Valley,” said U.S. Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22). “I’ll continue to work with the EPA to deliver targeted investments in our communities, and I look forward to seeing these projects drive meaningful and lasting change."