For Immediate Release: May 22, 2025
Contact:
Ricardo Rodriguez
Brownfields Program Director
Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments
203-982-0797
Rrodriguez@nvcogct.gov
NVCOG To Receive $2 Million in EPA Brownfield Grants to Advance Regional Revitalization
(Waterbury, CT) – The Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) will receive $2 million in supplemental funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to further its mission of transforming contaminated and underutilized properties into thriving community assets. This funding is part of EPA’s FY 2025 Brownfields Grant Program, which allocated over $267 million to communities across the nation to support the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites.
This new funding will expand NVCOG’s successful Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Program, allowing the agency to provide additional sub grants and low-interest loans to municipalities and developers across its Regional Brownfields Partnership (RBP). The RBP encompasses 25 cities and towns in west-central Connecticut, working together to meet the collective redevelopment challenges that brownfields present in the region.
This latest grant underscores the EPA’s recognition of NVCOG as a high-performing RLF recipient, capable of effectively utilizing funds to achieve significant environmental and economic outcomes. Including this year’s award, NVCOG has now received a total of $16.8 million in Brownfield’s funding from the EPA through multiple award cycles.
Since 2005, NVCOG’s RLF program has supported 44 projects, leveraging $90 million in non-federal investments.
“This funding is a testament to the success of our Brownfields program and the collaborative efforts of our regional partners,” said Rick Dunne, Executive Director of NVCOG. “With these additional resources we can accelerate the remediation of brownfield sites, paving the way for new housing, businesses, and green spaces that benefit our communities.”
For more information about NVCOG’s Brownfields program please visit https://nvcogct.gov/who-we-are/commissions-committees/regional-brownfields-partnership/.
