EPA Announces Over $7.8 Million in Brownfields Grants to Revitalize Communities in Arizona
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $7.8 million in Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup (MAC) grants to accelerate the cleanup of polluted sites across Arizona. 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.”
“From contaminated buildings in the former copper mining town of Jerome to abandoned cabins at the Tribal recreation site on the Fort Apache Reservation, these grants help clean up communities across every corner of Arizona," said Mike Martucci, Acting Regional Administrator for EPA's Pacific Southwest Region. "Local governments and Tribal partners know their blighted properties better than anyone else, and this funding gives them the resources to finally do something about them."
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 in Arizona include:
- $2,000,000 for selected recipients for Multipurpose Grants to conduct brownfield inventories, planning, environmental assessments, community outreach, and cleanup activities at a brownfield site owned by the recipient.
- $3,000,000 for selected recipients for Assessment Grants to conduct brownfield inventories, planning, environmental assessments, and community outreach.
- $2,803,090 for selected recipients for Cleanup Grants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites owned by the recipient.
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 Arizona 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.