Congressman Bell Announces $500,000 In Federal Funding to Clean Up and Revitalize Land in St. Louis

June 25, 2026 Press Release The $500,000 is part of $7 million coming to Missouri in grants from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The federal funding is part of the EPA’s Brownfield Assessment Grant program The program helps transform underutilized properties into community assets Congressman Bell: “These federal funds will help our city assess and eventually transform what are now dilapidated and sometimes uninhabitable areas” Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Wesley Bell (D-MO-01) announced $500,000 in federal funding for environmental revitalization projects in St. Louis. The funding will go to the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in the northern part of the city. “St. Louisans deserve to live in clean and environmentally safe areas. These federal funds will help our city assess and eventually transform what are now dilapidated and sometimes uninhabitable areas,” said Congressman Bell. “I’m proud to help bring this needed funding back home.” “Congratulations to our Brownfields selectees in Missouri,” said Jim Macy, who is the EPA Administrator for Region 7, which covers St. Louis. “These grants have the power to transform communities by opening the door to reuse, revitalization, and economic growth. We are proud to deliver these resources to Region 7.” 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 throughout the country. To date, Brownfields investments have 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.