Waste Site Cleanup & Reuse in New England
Brownfields Funding History in Rhode Island
- Summary
- Assessment Grant Program
- Revolving Loan Fund Program
- Cleanup Grant Program
- Job Training Grant Program
- EPA Targeted Brownfield Assessments
- State & Tribal Brownfields Funding
- Showcase Communities
| Summary of EPA Brownfields Funding in Rhode Island (1994 – 2015) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Program | 2009 Recovery Act Funding | Regular Funding | Total Funding |
| Assessment Grants | $1,000,000 | $4,103,000 | $5,103,000 |
| Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants | $6,390,000 | $6,390,000 | |
| Cleanup Grants | $200,000 | $9,211,685 | $9,411,685 |
| Job Training Grants | $942,300 | $942,300 | |
| EPA Targeted Brownfield Assessments (TBA) | $709,217 | $709,217 | |
| State & Tribal Brownfields Funding | $14,079,622 | $14,079,622 | |
| Showcase Communities | $300,000 | $300,000 | |
| Program Totals: | $1,200,000 | $35,735,824 | $36,935,824 |
| Funding totals current as of May 2015. | |||
| Assessment Grant Program | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient | 2009 Recovery Act Funding | Regular Funding | Total Funding |
| Municipalities | |||
| Cranston | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| I-195 Redevelopment District Commission | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Providence | $450,000 | $450,000 | |
| Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation | $600,000 | $600,000 | |
| Warwick | $150,000 | $150,000 | |
| Westerly | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Woonsocket | $303,000 | $303,000 | |
| Coalitions | |||
| Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| Assessment Grant Program Totals: | $1,000,000 | $4,103,000 | $5,103,000 |
| Funding totals current as of May 2015. | |||
| Revolving Loan Fund Program | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient | 2009 Recovery Act Funding | Regular Funding | Total Funding |
| Pawtucket | $700,000 | $700,000 | |
| Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation | $5,690,000 | $6,690,000 | |
| Revolving Loan Fund Program Totals: | $0 | $6,390,000 | $6,390,000 |
| Funding totals current as of May 2015. | |||
| Cleanup Grant Program | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient | Site | 2009 Recovery Act Funding | Regular Funding | Total Funding |
| Municipalities | ||||
| Burrillville | Stillwater Mill Complex, 246 Harrisville Main Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Central Falls | Central Falls Landing, 1420 Broad Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| East Providence | Riverside Square Project, 336-348 Bullocks Point Avenue & 12 Fenner Avenue | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Glocester | Chepachet River Park Site, Putnam Pike & Oil Mill Lane | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| I-195 Redevelopment Commission - Providence | Parcel 30 of the I-195 Redevelopment District | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Middletown | Town Center in the Valley, High Street & O’Neill Blvd. | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Pawtucket | Former Industrial Laundry Facility, 345 Pine Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Front Street – Parcel 5, 164 Front Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Front Street – Parcel 9, 182 Front Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Front Street – Parcel 13, 210 Front Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| State Pier Site, Tim Healy Way | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Providence | Lincoln Lace & Braid Mill, 55 Ponagansett Avenue | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Louttit Laundry Site, 93 Cranston Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| American Tourister - Parcel B | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| American Tourister - Parcel A | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Richmond | Knowles Mill Site, 5 Railroad Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Woonsocket | ACS Industries, 71 Villa Nova Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| FDS Industries, 138 Hamlet Avenue | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Florence Dye Works, 168 Florence Drive | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Former Lafayette Worsted Company Office Buildings, 150 Hamlet Avenue | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Non-Profit Organizations | ||||
| Bristol - Mosaico Business & Community Development Corporation | Bristol Industrial Park, 500 Wood Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| East Providence – Meeting Street National Center of Excellence | 960, 962, 996 and 1000 Eddy Street and 43 Haswell Street, Providence | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Pawtucket - Blackstone Valley Community Action Program | Laurel Hill Playground, 370 Lonsdale Avenue | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Pawtucket - Pawtucket Central Falls Development Corporation | 24 Branch Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Plat 6A/Lot 647, 10 East Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Plat 6A/Lot 50, 18 Branch Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Pawtucket Citizens Development Corporation | 30 Branch Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| 41 Branch Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Providence - 60 King Street, Inc. | Imperial Knife Building | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Providence – Johnson and Wales University | Parcel 7, 250 Shipyard Street, Providence | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Parcel 9, Harborside Boulevard | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Parcel 10, Harborside Boulevard | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Providence - Olneyville Housing Corporation | Paragon Mills Complex - Lot 573, 39 Manton Avenue | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Paragon Mills Complex - Lot 443, 31 Manton Avenue | $110,567 | $110,567 | ||
| Paragon Mills Complex - Lot 432, 148 Delaine Street | $101,118 | $101,118 | ||
| Providence - Paul Cuffee School | Living Room Nightclub - Parcel A, 27 Rathbone Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Living Room Nightclub - Parcel B, 15 Rathbone Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Providence – Providence Community Health Centers | Federated Lithographers Building, 369 Prairie Avenue | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Beaman & Smith Factory Complex – Building #1, 20 Gordon Avenue | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Beaman & Smith Factory Complex – Building #2 & Parking Lot, 20 Gordon Avenue | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Providence – Rhode Island Family Life Center | 485 Plainfield Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Providence – Trust for Public Land | 67 Melissa Street, Providence | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Providence - WaterFire Providence | Uniroyal US Rubber Plant Site - Parcel A, 475 Valley Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Uniroyal US Rubber Plant Site - Parcel B, 485 Valley Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Uniroyal US Rubber Plant Site - Parcel C, 495 Valley Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Providence - West Broadway Neighborhood Association | L&L Gas and Service Station, 1326 Westminster Street | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Providence – Woonasquatucket Valley Community Build | Providence Steel & Iron – Lot 2, 27 Sims Avenue | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Providence Steel & Iron – Lot 3, 27 Sims Avenue | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Cleanup Grant Program Totals: | $200,000 | $9,211,685 | $9,411,685 | |
| Funding totals current as of May 2015. | ||||
| Job Training Grant Program | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient | 2009 Recovery Act Funding | Regular Funding | Total Funding |
| Groundwork Providence | $942,300 | $942,300 | |
| Job Training Grant Program Totals: | $942,300 | $942,300 | |
| Funding totals current as of May 2015. | |||
| EPA Targeted Brownfield Assessments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient | Site | 2009 Recovery Act Funding | Regular Funding | Total Funding |
| Barrington - East Bay Community Development Corporation | 91-97 Sowams Road | $130,000 | $130,000 | |
| Burrillville | Metech Mill | $100,000 | $100,000 | |
| 24 North Main Street | $65,000 | $65,000 | ||
| Central Falls | Spintex Mill, 1461 High Street | $28,183 | $28,183 | |
| Providence | 485 Plainfield Street | $100,000 | $100,000 | |
| Narragansett Landing, Allens Avenue | $41,614 | $41,614 | ||
| Rau Fasteners (West Elmwood Housing Development), 102 Westfield Street | $110,782 | $110,782 | ||
| Save the Bay, 100 Bayview Drive | $133,638 | $133,638 | ||
| EPA Targeted Brownfields Assessments Totals: | $709,217 | $709,217 | ||
| Funding totals current as of May 2015. | ||||
| State & Tribal Brownfields Funding | ||
|---|---|---|
| Recipient | Year | Funding |
| Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management | Pre-Law | $1,115,906 |
| 2003 | $861,029 | |
| 2004 | $878,425 | |
| 2005 | $912,500 | |
| 2006 | $1,185,519 | |
| 2007 | $1,197,474 | |
| 2008 | $1,195,519 | |
| 2009 | $1,136,200 | |
| 2010 | $1,122,000 | |
| 2011 | $981,925 | |
| 2012 | $906,500 | |
| 2013 | $874,708 | |
| 2014 | $874,718 | |
| 2015 | $837,199 | |
| State Program Total: | $14,079,622 | |
| Funding totals current as of May 2015. | ||
| State Assessments | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Site |
| Bristol | Buttonwood Industrial Complex |
| Burrillville | Boliden Metech-Plant 1, 120 Mapleville Main Street |
| Stillwater Mill Complex, Clock Tower Building Parcel | |
| Charlestown | Kenyon Piece Landfill, Sand Plain Road |
| Coventry | Harris Park, 596 Main Street |
| Coventry Meadows, 760 Tiogue Avenue | |
| Mill Worker's House, 606 Washington Street | |
| Sandy Acres - 90 & 100 Sandy Bottom Road | |
| Cranston | Park View Recreational Facility |
| Cranston Fire Station No. 3, 1384 Cranston Street | |
| Cranston Police Station, 275 Atwood Avenue & 15 Mayberry Street | |
| George Peters Elementary School, 15 Mayberry Street | |
| Pawtuxet River Park, Lots 908-976, 980-988, 991-1020, 1022, 1024-1028, 1748, 1799, 1816, 1837, 1858, 1868, 1870-1871, 1913-1914, 1926, 1947, 1958, 2008, 2554 & 2706 | |
| East Providence | Bold Point Park/Tockwotton Home, Lots 1 & 3, Pier Road |
| Riverside Square, 336-348 Bullocks Point & 12 Fenner Avenues | |
| Foster | 169 Danielson Pike |
| Glocester | Chepachet River Park, Putnam Pike |
| Johnston | Former Future Finishing - Lots 1, 63 & 223, 178 George Waterman Road |
| Middletown | Town Center in the Valley, Haymaker Road |
| Pawtucket | Branch Street Properties, 30, 34, 41, 43 & 61 Branch Street |
| C-Town, 300 Barton Street | |
| Dr. Golf Site, 100 Tim Healey Way | |
| Festival Pier, School Street | |
| Standard Management Coroporation, 354 Pine Street | |
| Old Colony Bank, 335 Main Street | |
| Privet Street Project | |
| Town Landing, Taft Street | |
| Providence | Former Union Smelting & Refining Works, 356 Public Street |
| Former Gorham Property | |
| L&L Gas and Service, 1326 Westminster Street | |
| Olneyville Family Resource Center | |
| Westfield Lofts | |
| Paragon Mills, 148 & 160 Delaine Street and 31 & 39 Manton Avenue | |
| Former Ponagansett Landfill, 67 Melissa Street | |
| Former Capital Records Management, 475-485 Valley Street | |
| Paul Cuffee School, 15 & 27 Rathbone Street | |
| Springfield Street Schools, 50-152 Springfield Street | |
| Richmond | Clarks Mill, Shannock Village Road |
| Knowles Mills, 5 Railroad Street | |
| Scituate | Wooded Parcel at Tasca Field, Hartford Avenue |
| Smithfield | Providence Barrel, 7 Oak Street |
| Warren | 509 Child Street |
| Jamiel’s Park & Landfill, Market Street | |
| Liberty Street School, 10 Liberty Street | |
| Warwick | Pontiac Enterprises |
| T.H. Baylis | |
| Westerly | Stand Up for Animals, 39 Westerly-Bradford Road |
| West Warwick | Crompton Mills Raceway, 100 Pulaski Street |
| West Warwick Senior Center, 145, 155, 165, 167 Washington Street & 145 Archambault Avenue | |
| Woonsocket | Consolidated Auto Screen Facility, Lot 27-78, 0 Villa Nova Street |
| Consolidated Auto Screen Facility, Lot 27-81, 104 Villa Nova Street | |
| Former ACS Industries/Lafayette Worsted, 148 Hamlet Avenue | |
| Former Florence Dye Works, 168 Florence Drive | |
| Former Woonsocket Middle School, 357 Park Place | |
| Woonsocket Spinning Mill, 115 & 117 Ricard Street | |
| State Cleanups | |
| Recipient | Site |
| Coventry | Sandy Acres - 90 & 100 Sandy Bottom Road |
| Coventry Meadows, 760 Tiogue Avenue | |
| Woonsocket | Consolidated Auto Screen Facility, Lot 27-81, 104 Villa Nova Street |
| Former ACS Industries/Lafayette Worsted, 148 Hamlet Avenue | |
| Former ACS Industries/Lafayette Worsted, 71 Villa Nova Street | |
| Former Florence Dye Works, 168 Florence Drive | |
| Showcase Communities | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Funding |
| Providence / State of Rhode Island | $300,000 |
| Showcase Communities Total: | $300,000 |
| Funding totals current as of May 2015. | |