PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The state has awarded $1.3 million in grants to clean up contaminated property and promote redevelopment.
Nine projects will receive funding through the Brownfields Remediation and Economic Development Fund.
The recipients are located in Providence, Warwick, Barrington, Central Falls, Pawtucket and Smithfield, with awards ranging from about $71,000 to $250,000.
Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo says many of the state’s brownfields are located on valuable real estate and cleaning them up will accelerate economic growth, create jobs, and promote healthier, vibrant communities.
According to grantee estimates, the grants support nearly 1,000 new jobs.
The state funded 14 brownfields projects with $3.7 million in grants for site preparation and redevelopment last year. Work has begun on 98 acres of brownfields.
Voters approved creating a Brownfields Remediation and Economic Development Fund in 2014.
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