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Brownfields

Brownfields Program Accomplishments and Benefits

Leveraging Resources to Revitalize Communities

The Brownfields Program tracks the many accomplishments leveraged by the program’s investments in our nation’s communities. The outcomes and benefits of EPA brownfields funding, since program inception, are shown in the table below.  Leveraged outcomes and benefits are tracked by type of Brownfields grant, including Assessment, Cleanup, and Revolving Loan Fund grants. 

Summary of Brownfields Program Accomplishment as of October 1, 2020
Performance Measure FY2020 Targets   FY2020 Final Accomplishments Cumulative Program Accomplishments
Properties Assessed

1,300

1,893

32,515

Properties Cleaned Up

130

190

2,114

Jobs Leveraged

7,000

14,522

170,724

Dollars Leveraged

$1.3 BN

$4.894 BN

$33.650 BN

Properties Made Ready for Reuse

684

802

8,539

Acres Made Ready for Anticipated Reuse

NA

44,641

132, 513

Other Accomplishments Tracked by State and Tribal Partners

Our state and tribal partners also track accomplishments using Brownfields state program funds.  Since 2006, states and tribes have:

  • Enrolled over 35,470 properties annually (on average)
  • Completed more than 190,050 cleanups
  • Made over 2,000,000 acres ready for reuse