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US EPA Brownfields Grant Program

In 2022, the City of Unalaska was awarded a $500,000 grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency for brownfields assessments and work plans. We'll be using this page to update the community on the process.

 

What is a Brownfield?

A brownfield is a property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. It is estimated that there are more than 450,000 brownfields in the U.S. Cleaning up and reinvesting in these properties increases local tax bases, facilitates job growth, utilizes existing infrastructure, takes development pressures off of undeveloped, open land, and both improves and protects the environment.