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[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

R.I. Awards Nearly $4 Million for Brownfield Projects


ecoRI News
December 23, 2015

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recently award $3.7 million in matching grants under the state’s Brownfields Remediation and Economic Development Fund. Fourteen projects will be funded in an effort to clean up contaminated property and promote redevelopment — particularly along Rhode Island’s urban corridor.

According to grantee estimates, these awards will support more than 2,700 jobs.

Expansion, redevelopment or reuse of brownfields — vestiges of Rhode Island’s industrial heritage — may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of environmental contamination. This grant program, which helps accelerate redevelopment and supports smart growth, provides resources to facilitate the return of these sites to productive use. Grant funding covers up to 80 percent of a project’s cost; a 20 percent match is required.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.ecori.org/smart-growth/2015/12/23/ri-awards-nearly-4-million-for-brownfield-projects

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Lenny Siegel
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