The City of Worcester is one of 11 New England locations that have been awarded federal funding to clean up and redevelop contaminated brownfield sites.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Worcester is receiving $350,000 of the $3.6 million in grants the agency is doling out.
Taunton is the other Bay State city receiving funding through the EPA’s brownfields revolving loan fund. Funding per community ranges from $200,000 to $400,000 with the average being about $300,000, the EPA said.
Curt Spalding, regional administrator for EPA’s New England office, said the funding is being granted to communities that have a “proven track record in successfully cleaning up and redeveloping brownfield sites.
According to Worcester’s director of business assistance, Paul D. Morano Jr., the grant is available citywide and funds haven’t been earmarked for specific projects. He said there are more than 100 brownfield sites in the city to be cleaned up.
Connecticut, Maine and New Hampshire also received funding through the program.
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