EPA Announces $5 Million in Grants to Assess and Cleanup Communities in Montana
HELENA, Mont. – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1 million in Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup grants to accelerate the cleanup of polluted sites across in Montana. EPA also provided $4 million in supplemental funding to five high-performing Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grantees in Montana. With these funds, EPA is investing directly in American communities to cleanup and redevelop blighted properties, delivering on the Trump Administration’s commitment to ensure that clean air, land and water for goes hand-in-hand with economic growth and opportunity.
“EPA is focused on delivering practical results that transform contaminated properties into clean, valuable spaces that spark economic growth and that directly benefit American families,” said Acting Assistant Administrator for Land and Emergency Management Thomas Croci. “Addressing environmental contamination and reusing brownfield properties revitalizes neighborhoods, drives local job creation, and unleashes new economic opportunities. EPA is proud to partner with local communities to ensure they have the cleanest air, land, and water as we power the Great American Comeback.”
“These Brownfields grants will help Montana communities transform underused properties into assets that support local economies and improve quality of life,” said Regional Administrator Cyrus Western. “EPA is proud to partner with these communities as they clean up contamination and create new opportunities for growth.”
Clean air, land and water for all Americans is the first pillar of President Trump and Administrator Zeldin’s Powering the Great American Comeback initiative. These grants put that commitment into action while simultaneously powering economic growth in communities across the country. Selected applications for the 2026 Brownfield Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grants and RLF supplemental funding in Montana include:
City of Belgrade - $1 million Multipurpose Grant: Grant funds will be used to assess and clean up contamination at sites such as Quaw Elementary School and the Belgrade Elevator. Contamination that will be cleaned from these sites includes asbestos, pesticides and petroleum products.
Bear Paw Development Corporation - $500,000 RLF Grant: Grant funds will be used for the completion of cleanup activities to expand the Bullhook Community Health Center, which will bring vital healthcare services to vulnerable populations and expand public safety, first responder and emergency services in Havre, Montana.
Great Northern Development Corporation - $1 million RLF Grant: Grant funds will be used to complete cleanup at a variety of Brownfields projects already underway, including the Milton Hotel in Wibaux, the Old Dahl Memorial Hospital in Ekalaka and the Wolf Point VFW in Wolf Point.
Headwaters Resource Conservation and Development - $1million RLF Grant: Grant funds will go to a variety of Brownfields projects already underway, including hazardous materials cleanup at the Old Blaine School to create a business incubator and makers space, and cleanup at the Old Salvation Army Site to help develop new housing.
City of Missoula - $500,000 RLF Grant: Grant funds will go to a variety of Brownfields projects already underway, include underutilized properties along the Burlington Northern and Bitterroot railroad corridors.
Snowy Mountain Development Corporation - $1 million RLF Grant: Grant funds will be used for a variety of Brownfields projects already underway, including remediation of the Workhorst Building in Roundup, Montana, to create workforce housing and commercial space, and remediation at the Milwaukee Railyard Site and the Wheatland Memorial Hospital in Harlowton, Montana, to create workforce housing and business.
Grant recipients with viable cleanup projects ready for work will help communities continue their work to carry out cleanup and redevelopment projects on contaminated brownfield properties.
View the list of selected applicants in Montana here.
Background
EPA’s Brownfields Program began in 1995 and, once these grants are awarded, will have provided over $3 billion in grant funding to assess and clean up contaminated properties and return blighted properties to productive reuse. To date, brownfields investments leveraged more than $45 billion in cleanup and redevelopment. Over the years, the relatively small investment of federal funding was able to leverage, from both public and private sources, more than 228,900 jobs. Through fiscal year 2025, on average, $19.47 was leveraged for each EPA Brownfields Grant dollar awarded through multipurpose, assessment, revolving loan fund and cleanup cooperative agreements.
After selection, awards will be made once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied by selected applicants.