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Rhode Island Brownfields Funding History

Funding History
  • Connecticut
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont
  • Funding by Program
Rhode Island Brownfields Funding (1994 – 2024)
Program Total Funding
Assessment Grants $9,792,015
Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants $7,690,000
Cleanup Grants $12,161,685
Job Training Grants $1,142,300
Area-Wide Planning Grants $200,000
EPA Targeted Brownfield Assessments (TBA)* $920,769
State & Tribal Brownfields Funding $23,859,789
Showcase Communities $300,000
Program Totals (as of November 2024): $56,066,558
*Targeted Brownfields Assessments are a form of technical assistance performed by EPA contractors.

Municipalities (Including Non-Profits)

  • Barrington
  • Bristol
  • Burrillville
  • Central Falls
  • Cranston
  • East Providence
  • Glocester
  • Middletown
  • Pawtucket
  • Providence
  • Richmond
  • Warwick
  • Westerly
  • Woonsocket

State & Tribal

  • Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
  • Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
  • Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank

Municipalities

Barrington
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Barrington Targeted Brownfields Assessment of 91-97 Sowams Road $130,000 2015 Closed
  Total $130,000  
Bristol
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Mosaico Business & Community Development Corporation Cleanup of Bristol Industrial Park, 500 Wood Street $200,000 2012 Closed
  Total $200,000  
Burrillville
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Burrillville Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Metech Mill, 120 Mapleville Main Street $110,445 2008 Closed
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of 24 North Main Street $66,753 2011 Closed
Cleanup of the Stillwater Mill, 246 Harrisville Main Street $200,000 2006 Closed
  Total $377,198  
Central Falls
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Central Falls Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Spintex Mill, 1461 High Street $28,183 1997 Closed
Cleanup of Central Falls Landing, 1420 Broad Street $200,000 2015 Closed
Blackstone Valley CHC Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Notra Dame Hospital $60,000 2017 Closed
  Total $288,183  
Cranston
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Cranston Assessment $200,000 2004 Closed
  Total $200,000  
East Providence
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of East Providence Cleanup of Riverside Square Project, 336-348 Bullocks Point Avenue & 12 Fenner Avenue $200,000 2009 Closed
Meeting Street National Center of Excellence Cleanup of 960, 962, 996 and 1000 Eddy Street and 43 Haswell Street, Providence $200,000 2004 Closed
  Total $400,000  
Glocester
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Glocester Cleanup of Chepachet River Park Site, Putnam Pike & Oil Mill Lane $200,000 2009 Closed
  Total $200,000  
Middletown
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Middletown Cleanup of Town Center in the Valley, High Street & O'Neill Blvd. $200,000 2008 Closed
  Total $200,000  
Pawtucket
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Pawtucket Cleanup of Parcel 5, 164 Front Street $200,000 2007 Closed
Cleanup of Parcel 9, 182 Front Street $200,000
Cleanup of Parcel 13, 210 Front Street $200,000
Cleanup of the Former Industrial Laundry Facility, 345 Pine Street $200,000 2009 Closed
Cleanup of the State Pier Site, Tim Healy Way $200,000 2010 Closed
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Pawtucket Mill Fire, 280 Rand Street $43,921 2020 Closed
Pawtucket Redevelopment Authority Revolving Loan Fund $700,000 2014 Closed
$300,000 2016
$180,000 2020
Blackstone Valley Community Action Program Cleanup of Laurel Hill Playground, 370 Lonsdale Avenue $200,000 2012 Closed
Pawtucket Citizens Development Corporation Cleanup of 30 Branch Street $200,000 2014 Closed
Cleanup of 41 Branch Street $200,000
Pawtucket Central Falls Development Corporation Cleanup of 24 Branch Street $200,000 2015 Closed
Cleanup of Plat 6A/Lot 647, 10 East Street $200,000
Cleanup of Plat 6A/Lot 50, 18 Branch Street $200,000
  Total $3,423,921  
Providence
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Providence Targeted Brownfields Assessment of 485 Plainfield Street $100,000   Closed
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Rau Fasteners (West Elmwood Housing Development), 102 Westfield Street $110,782 1998 Closed
Showcase Community $200,000 1998 Closed
$100,000 2000 Closed
Assessment $250,000 2000 Closed
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Narragansett Landing, Allens Avenue $41,614 2000 Closed
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Sunshine Island/Fields Point (Save the Bay), 100 Bayview Drive $133,638 2001 Closed
Cleanup of Loutit Laundry Site, 93 Cranston Street $200,000 2005 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2006 Closed
Cleanup Grant for Lincoln Lace & Braid, 55 Ponagansett Avenue $200,000 2006 Closed
Cleanup of American Tourister - Parcel A, 70 Houghton Street $200,000 2014 Closed
Cleanup of American Tourister - Parcel B, 70 Houghton Street $200,000
Area-Wide Planning for the former General Electric Baseworks Site $200,000 2017 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2018 Closed
$100,000
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Former Furniture Bank Building, 945 Eddy Street $36,025 2020 Closed
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Eddy Street Properties, 957 & 961 Eddy Street $59,408 2021 Closed
Groundwork Providence Job Training $200,000 2002 Closed
Job Training $150,000 2004 Closed
Job Training $200,000 2010 Closed
Job Training $200,000 2012 Closed
Job Training $192,300 2015 Closed
Job Training $200,000 2021 Open
Trust for Public Land Cleanup of 67 Melissa Street in Providence, RI $200,000 2003 Closed
Johnson & Wales University Cleanup of Parcel 7, 250 Shipyard Street, Providence $200,000 2005 Closed
Cleanup of Parcel 9, Harborside Boulevard $200,000 2006 Closed
Cleanup of Parcel 10, Harborside Boulevard, Providence $200,000
Providence Community Health Centers Cleanup of Federated Lithographers, 369 Prairie Avenue $200,000 2006 Closed
Cleanup of Beaman & Smith Factory Complex – Building #1, 20 Gordon Avenue $200,000 2008 Closed
Cleanup of Beaman & Smith Factory Complex – Building #2 & Parking Lot, 20 Gordon Avenue $200,000
Rhode Island Family Life Center Cleanup of 485 Plainfield Street $128,000 2007 Closed
$72,000
Woonasquatucket Valley Community Build Cleanup of the Providence Steel & Iron - Lot 2, 27 Sims Avenue $200,000 2007 Closed
Cleanup of the Providence Steel & Iron - Lot 3, 27 Sims Avenue $200,000 2007 Closed
Paul Cuffee School Cleanup of 15 & 27 Rathbone Street - Parcel A $200,000 2012 Closed
Cleanup of 15 & 27 Rathbone Street - Parcel B $200,000
WaterFire Providence Cleanup of Uniroyal US Rubber Plant Site, 475 Valley Street $200,000 2013 Closed
Cleanup of Uniroyal US Rubber Plant Site, 485 Valley Street $200,000
Cleanup of Uniroyal US Rubber Plant Site, 495 Valley Street $200,000
West Broadway Neighborhood Association Cleanup of L&L Gas & Service, 1326 Westminster Street $200,000 2013 Closed
60 King Street, Inc. Cleanup of Imperial Knife Building, 60 King Street $200,000 2014 Closed
I-95 Redevelopment District Commission Assessment $200,000 2014 Closed
Cleanup of Parcel 30 of the I-195 Redevelopment District $200,000 2015 Closed
Olneyville Housing Corporation Cleanup of Paragon Mills Complex - Lot 573, 39 Manton Avenue $200,000 2014 Closed
Cleanup of Paragon Mills Complex - Lot 443, 31 Manton Avenue $110,567
Cleanup of Paragon Mills Complex - Lot 432, 148 Delaine Street $101,118
MSC Realty, Inc. Cleanup of Hook-Fast Specialties Site, 58 Seymour Street $200,000 2018 Closed
Cleanup of National Plating Property, 946 Eddy Street (Lot 153) $200,000
Cleanup of National Plating Property, 946 Eddy Street (Lot 810) $200,000
What Cheer Flower Farm Cleanup $500,000 2023 Open
  Total $8,985,452  
Richmond
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Richmond Cleanup of Knowles Mill Site, 5 Railroad Street $200,000 2008 Closed
  Total $200,000  
Warwick
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Warwick Assessment $150,000 2003 Closed
  Total $150,000  
Westerly
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Westerly Assessment $200,000 2014 Closed
  Total $200,000  
Woonsocket
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Woonsocket Assessment $103,000 2003 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2006 Closed
Cleanup of ACS Industries, 71 Villa Nova Street $200,000 2008 Closed
Cleanup of FDS Industries, 138 Hamlet Avenue $200,000
Cleanup of Florence Dye Works, 168 Florence Drive $200,000
Cleanup of Former Lafayette Worsted Company Office Buildings, 150 Hamlet Avenue $200,000 2009 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2019 Closed
$100,000
Assessment $500,000 2022 Open
Cleanup $350,000 2022 Open
ARTech HUB, LLC Cleanup of Woonsocket Rubber Company, 68 South Main Street (Parcel #1) $200,000 2017 Closed
Cleanup Of Woonsocket Rubber Company, 68 South Main Street (Parcel #2) $200,000
Cleanup of Brenner Bros. Scrap Iron Yard, Island Place (Lot 144) $200,000 2018 Closed
Woonsocket Neighborhood Develoment Corp Cleanup of Island Machine Company Mill, 15 Island Place $200,000 2017 Closed
  Total $3,353,000  

State and Tribal

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $200,000 1996 Closed
$200,000 1998
Assessment $200,000 2007 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2008 Closed
$200,000
Assessment Coalition w/Central Falls, Pawtucket & Cumberland $1,000,000 2009 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2011 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2012 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2014 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2016 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $300,000 2021 Open
Assessment $2,000,000 2022 Open
Total $5,700,000  
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $200,000 1998 Closed
Revolving Loan Fund Coalition with Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management $1,000,000 2000 Closed
$700,000 2002
Revolving Loan Fund Coalition with Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management $2,000,000 2003 Closed
$1,000,000
$600,000 2004
$390,000 2006
Assessment $200,000 2004 Closed
$200,000
Total $6,290,000  
Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Revolving Loan Fund $820,000 2016 Open
Total $820,000  

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