Revitalizing brownfields: EPA announces $300 million in grants to clean up communities

A staggering 150 million Americans live within 3 miles of contaminated brownfields, making cleanup and redevelopment funds a priority nationwide. In May, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a boon in funding from the Invest in America agenda, providing $300 million to facilitate ongoing efforts to clean and redevelop polluted brownfield sites across the country. 

This blog post outlines available money in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin and explains how Fehr Graham can help you secure grants to transform contaminated areas into community assets.

Securing grants to clean up communities in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin

Scattered across urban and rural landscapes, brownfield sites contain remnants of the past that threaten to pollute the surrounding environments like warehouses, gas stations, auto shops, dry cleaning facilities and other former industrial sites. Communities hope to rid brownfields and the hazardous substances that are left behind, but cleanup costs are a significant barrier for municipalities, developers and property owners. Thankfully, they now have these options:

• The Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup (MAC) grant will award $231 million to 178 communities. 
• The Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) will award $68 million in supplemental funding to 31 high-performing programs.

The following table highlights information on brownfield funding that Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin communities can secure.

Grants are essential to brownfield management projects. You’re more likely to secure funds when you keep up with the latest rules and regulations of this competitive financial assistance process. 

Partner with Fehr Graham to improve your chances of securing this essential funding. We wield our expertise in grant management and brownfield remediation to help your community secure grants to clean up brownfields and ensure successful redevelopments.

Fehr Graham will support your brownfield remediation efforts

Our multidisciplinary team has helped secure more than $7 million in funding to remediate brownfield sites. In Illinois, we have played a significant role in securing six of the nine EPA brownfield grants. We work closely with regulatory agencies, so we’ll identify funding sources and customize competitive applications to secure the maximum funding for your projects.

Fehr Graham Senior Community Development Specialist Bridgette Stocks serves as the principal contact for all funding-related programs, navigating complicated rules and regulations to secure maximum dollars. She is a vital partner when it comes to strengthening communities to provide resilient and critical infrastructure. Her success speaks for itself – she has secured more than $200 million for Fehr Graham clients. She can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..