“This economic recovery funding serves an important function for our local communities seeking to transform damaged properties into productive residential and commercial institutions,” said Stabenow. “Cleaning up these contaminated sites will help aid in the economic recovery of our communities by removing barriers to redevelopment, and helping to move our economy forward.”

“These Brownfields grants will help communities across the state with the process of turning around contaminated properties and putting them to productive use,” said Levin, co-chair of the Senate Smart Growth Task Force. “This federal funding will help create jobs and improve the environment in Michigan.”

The EPA Brownfields Program has been in existence since the early 1990s. In 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed to give EPA specific statutory authority to address brownfields, and to help states and communities around the country cleanup and revitalize brownfield sites, where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.

Grant recipients in Michigan can be found in the table below.

Applicant Type of Grant Site Approved Funding
Albion Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Assessment Community-wide Hazardous Substances $200,000
Bay City, MI Assessment Community-wide $400,000
Benton Harbor Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Assessment Community-wide $300,000
Downriver Community Conference, Wayne and Monroe Counties Assessment Assessment Coalition $1,000,000
Downriver Community Conference, Wayne and Monroe Counties RLF Community-wide $1,500,000
Grand Valley Metropolitan Council, Grand Rapids Assessment Community-wide $400,000
Hastings, MI Assessment Assessment Coalition $200,000
Huron County Assessment Community-wide $400,000
Lake County Assessment Community-wide $400,000
Muskegon, MI Assessment Community-wide Hazardous Substances $200,000
Oakland County Assessment Assessment Coalition $1,000,000
Saginaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Assessment Assessment Coalition $1,000,000
St. Joseph County Economic Development Assessment Community-wide Petroleum $200,000
Ypsilanti, MI Cleanup Water Street Redevelopment Project, Area of Concern #5 $200,000

Ypsilanti, MI Cleanup Water Street Redevelopment Project, Area of Concern #1 $200,000

Ypsilanti, MI Cleanup Water Street Redevelopment Project, Area of Concern #2 $200,000

Battle Creek, MI Assessment Community-wide $400,000
Ingham County Assessment Community-wide $300,000
Jackson County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority RLF Community-wide $1,000,000
Lenawee County Assessment Community-wide Hazardous Substances $200,000
Lincoln Park, MI Assessment Community-wide Hazardous Substances $200,000
Roscommon County Assessment Community-wide Hazardous Substances $200,000
Van Buren County Assessment Community-wide Hazardous Substances $200,000

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