Jamestown is slated to receive $1 million, U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced Wednesday, in federal support to help assess, clean up, redevelop, and reuse contaminated and abandoned properties.

Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Schumer led to passage in the Senate, the support was allocated through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Program.

Grant funds in Jamestown will be used to conduct up to six Phase I and up to six Phase II environmental site assessments and support cleanup and reuse planning and community engagement activities.

Grant funds also will also be used to clean up at least one of the city’s priority sites. The target area for this grant is the Chadakoin River corridor. Priority sites include the 2.3-acre former Crawford Furniture manufacturing facility; two former industrial complexes that historically housed a textile mill, chemical company, and multiple metalworking operations; and a 2-acre industrial site that formerly housed a lumber yard and manufacturing company.

“From Utica in the Mohawk Valley to Western New York and beyond, New York has had too many toxic eyesores and contaminated sites from our industrial past that drive down property values and put public health at risk. I’m proud to announce that thanks to $14 million in federal investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law I led to passage in the Senate, we can accelerate the cleanup and reuse of New York’s contaminated eyesores. This support will make our communities healthier and cleaner, all while creating good-paying jobs and new development opportunities that enhance local tax rolls,” said Schumer. “The Brownfields program has had tremendous success in transforming sites like these into areas of new growth and will supercharge cleanup and redevelopment efforts at lots in every corner of New York. I am proud to deliver this federal investment to revitalize our communities and will always fight for a brighter and cleaner future for New York’s communities.”

Brownfields are properties where moderate contamination threatens environmental quality and public health and can interfere with productive re-use of the sites. Since its inception, EPA’s brownfields investments have leveraged billions in cleanup and redevelopment funding from a variety of public and private sources and have created tens of thousands of jobs.

“This $14 million federal investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a major boost for cleaning up contaminated sites across New York that pose serious health and infrastructure risks,” said Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee. “The Brownfields program is funding more than a dozen projects, including nearly $1 million for the Shinnecock Nation on Long Island to restore a 65-acre former dump site and an 80-acre tidal wetland. This funding will benefit millions of residents and revive hundreds of acres for public use. By investing in our state’s future, we are creating good jobs and ensuring a healthier, safer environment for generations to come.”

The EPA’s Brownfields Program announced 190 communities have been selected to receive assistance. Some of this support includes non-competitive supplemental funding to several existing Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grant recipients who already achieved success in their work to clean up and redevelop brownfield sites. RLF Grants provide funding for recipients to offer loans and subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites.