Brownfields Funding Opportunities
There are two program areas of funding- Assessment Activities and Cleanup Activities. KVCOG currently has EPA Funding to assist with both Assessment Activities and Cleanup Activities.
Assessment Activities Funding:
- Provides funding for brownfield inventories, planning, environmental assessments and community outreach.
- Inventory Sites: Compile a listing
- Characterize Sites: Identify past uses
- Assess Sites: Determine existing contamination of hazardous substances and/or petroleum contamination
- Conduct Planning Around One or More Brownfield: Initiate site revitalization and prepare for site redevelopment
- Conduct Site-specific Cleanup and Redevelopment Planning: Scope and plan process
- Conduct Community Involvement: Inform and engage community
- Phase I ESAs
- Phase II ESAs
- Hazardous Building Material Surveys
- ABCAs (Cleanup Plans)
- Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP) Applications
KVCOG's Brownfields Assessment Application (docx)
Cleanup Activities- Revolving Loan Funding (RLF):
Brownfields Cleanup Grants provide funding for a recipient to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites owned by the applicant. Brownfields Cleanup Grants provide funding for a recipient to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites owned by the applicant. Funds may be used to address sites contaminated by petroleum and/or hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances comingled with petroleum).
- Remediation of soil, groundwater, and other environmental media
- Abatement of hazardous building materials (asbestos, lead paint, PCBs)
- Capping and cover systems
- Vapor barriers and sub-slab depressurization systems
- Closure documentation, including preparation of environmental deed restrictions
KVCOG's Brownfield RLF Application (docx)
Past Assessment projects include:
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- Lockwood Mill, Waterville
- Quimby Mill, Bingham
- Front/Temple Street, Waterville
- Skidgels Warehouse, Freedom
Past Cleanup projects include:
- The Town of Hartland Tannery Annex
- Unity Food Hub
- Gardiner TW Dick Building
- Waterville’s Seton Hospital Redevelopment
Additional Resources and Information:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Website
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) Brownfields Website
For more information on KVCOG’s Brownfields Program or to return a completed application form, contact:
Jessie Cyr, Economic & Community Development Director
207-453-4258, Ext 220
jcyr@kvcog.org