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EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to City of St. Louis, Missouri, After
Selection for Brownfields Grant
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 – 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa,
KS 66219
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
Contact Information: Jonathan Klusmeyer, 913-343-2991,
LENEXA, KAN. (AUG. 24, 2023) – Today, EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg
McCollister presented a $500,000 ceremonial check to the Community Development
Administration (CDA) of St. Louis, Missouri, as a Brownfields Assessment Grant
selectee.
McCollister was joined by St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones and CDA Executive
Director Nahuel Fefer.
The city plans to utilize the Brownfields Assessment Grant funding for
community-wide actions, which include conducting 32 Phase I and 12 Phase II
environmental site assessments, developing seven cleanup plans, and providing
staff training.
The grant focuses on the neighborhoods of Fountain Park, Greater Ville, The
Ville, Jeff Vanderlou, St. Louis Place, College Hill, Fairground Neighborhood,
Wells Goodfellow, Walnut Park East, Hamilton Heights, and Chouteau’s
Landing.
These 11 neighborhoods, out of a total 79 in St. Louis, represent only 10% of
the total geographic area of the city, but account for approximately 53% of
the total vacancy. Environmental site assessments will focus on vacant
buildings – including abandoned corner gas stations – which depress home
values and lead to further vacancy.
“EPA Region 7 has worked with many organizations in the St. Louis area
through our Brownfields Program and we are proud to continue these efforts
through a new partnership with the City of St. Louis,” McCollister said.
“Together, EPA and St. Louis are creating a cleaner and more robust economy
for one of our largest cities here in America’s heartland.”
“Cleaning up contaminated properties helps protect families while creating
new opportunities for our neighborhoods,” Jones said. “St. Louis
appreciates President Biden and the EPA for delivering these resources to our
city.”
“Investments in our communities only make us stronger,” said U.S.
Representative Cori Bush (MO-1). “That is why I am thrilled that the City of
St. Louis is receiving $500,000 from the EPA for community and environmental
cleanup efforts in the city. This funding will focus on assessing
environmental cleanup needs in St. Louis and revitalizing Chouteau’s Landing
and other neighborhoods in the northern part of the city. This funding is a
step toward environmental justice and bolstering the well-being of our
communities.”
“This EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant signifies the City of St. Louis –
Community Development Administration’s commitment to fostering a vibrant and
sustainable St. Louis,” Fefer said. “Cleaning up these sites not only
revitalizes the city’s physical landscape, but also creates opportunities for
attracting businesses and strengthening neighborhoods to ensure the health and
well-being of our neighbors.”
Background 
EPA has selected these organizations to receive funding to address and support
the reuse of brownfield sites. EPA anticipates making all the recently
announced awards, once all legal and administrative requirements are
satisfied.
EPA’s Brownfields Program began in 1995 and has provided nearly $2.37
billion in grants to assess and clean up contaminated properties and return
dilapidated properties to productive reuse. EPA’s investments in addressing
brownfield sites have leveraged over $36 billion in cleanup and redevelopment.
Over the years, the relatively small investment of federal funding has
leveraged nearly 260,000 jobs from both public and private sources.
Communities that previously received Brownfields Grants used these resources
to fund assessments and cleanups of brownfields, and successfully leveraged an
average of 10.6 jobs per $100,000 of EPA Brownfields Grant funds spent and
$19.78 for every dollar.
Learn more about Brownfields Grants 
Learn more about EPA’s Brownfields Program 
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