Brownfields
Left Field Funding
Brownfields Funding Puzzle
Brownfield projects are
complicated real estate
deals that typically
require multiple
funding sources
Non-traditional sources
of brownfield money
exist. You just need to
know where to look!
EPA Brownfield Grants
• Annual national competition every fall
• Area wide planning, assessment, cleanup,
revolving loan fund, and job training
grants
• Provides seed funding for brownfield
projects
National Grid Brownfield
Redevelopment Assistance Program
National Grid offers
grant funding to
brownfield projects
within the utility’s
service territory
Eligible Applicants: Municipalities, local development
corporations, non-profits working in tandem with a
municipality, and owners/developers of brownfield sites
National Grid Brownfield
Redevelopment Assistance Program
Eligible costs: Utility related infrastructure
improvements, building demolition, Phase I and II
ESAs, and other costs to progress brownfields
redevelopment
Award Amounts: Grants up to $300,000 and can be
used for up to twenty-five percent (25%) of eligible
project costs
Maximum funding for investigations is $25,000
Website: http://www.shovelready.com/programs.asp
New York State Electric and Gas
Rochester Gas and Electric
Up to $500,000 available to
encourage the
redevelopment of a
brownfield site or vacant
building.
Funds are for electric-related
infrastructure improvements
and may not be used for the
remediation of the site.
www.lookupstateny.com/AssistanceAndIncentivePrograms/nysegprograms.html
National Fuel NY Area Economic
Development Program
National Fuel Service Territory
Grants for natural gasrelated infrastructure
projects that will
stimulate economic
activity and
redevelopment at sites
in National Fuel's
service area.
http://www.nationalfuelgas.com/utility/ForBusiness/NY/ecodev.aspx
THANK YOU!
Contact Information
Amy E. Fisk, AICP, Senior Planner
Niagara County Department of Economic Development
President, Niagara County Brownfield Development
Corporation
Phone: (716) 278-8750
Email: [email protected]