RI DEM Announces $2.75 Million in Brownfields Funding
Monday, June 17, 2019
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced $2.75 million in new funding for the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties across Rhode Island, also known as brownfields.
The funding comes through the request for proposals (RFP).
“Through this RFP, we’re looking forward to seeing applications for shovel-ready projects that clean up contaminated sites while generating full-time jobs and incorporating green energy elements. The community cleanups and investments made possible by brownfields grants underscore the power of the Green Economy Bond that finances it and the wisdom of Rhode Islanders for approving the bond by an overwhelming margin last November,” said DEM Director Janet Coit.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTOf the total, $2 million comes from the 2018 Green Economy Bond, which voters passed by a 79%-21% margin last November, and $750,000 is from leftover monies unspent from previous rounds of grant awards.
RI’s Brownfields
Through its Brownfields Remediation and Economic Development Fund, DEM aims to “accelerate the return of brownfields to productive reuse and strengthen Rhode Island’s economic base,” states the new RFP.
DEM has added a new category called “simple site closure grants” to its existing site preparation and redevelopment grants.
Through awarding 10 grants, each up to $75,000, DEM hopes to help close out projects on brownfield sites that already have been investigated and are on their way to being remediated but haven’t been found compliant yet.
The Grant Program
Rhode Island’s brownfields grant program covers 80 percent of a project’s cost, provides needed resources for site preparation and redevelopment projects.
Site preparation grants are available for properties that have been declared a brownfield based on previous site investigation work but lack an approved Remedial Action Work Plan (RAWP).
These grants can be used to fill gaps that exist in site investigation data and to develop and analyze actions necessary for an approved RAWP.
Redevelopment grants are available for projects with completed and approved site investigations and an approved RAWP and Remedial Approval Letter or Order of Approval through DEM.
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