Millions of dollars for redevelopment

City of Spokane - EPA Brownfield Grant Application and Implementation

Before we were brought in to help with grant application and implementation services, the City of Spokane hadn’t received brownfield redevelopment funding in nearly a decade. Since 2015, with our support, the City has received nearly $2 million in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brownfield grant funding—more than any other community in Region 10.

This funding has included an area-wide planning grant ($200,000), a community-wide assessment grant ($400,000), three cleanup grants ($200,000 each), an assessment coalition grant ($600,000), and multiple targeted brownfield assessments (TBAs) and technical assistance grants (TAGs).

This injection of brownfield-directed funding has spurred transformational developments in two key Spokane areas: the YARD, a distressed neighborhood in Northeast Spokane surrounding a former railyard, and the 100-acre Riverfront Park.

Combined, these EPA and Washington State funded assessment and clean-up efforts have resulted in over $65 million in improvements and created thousands of local jobs.