Purpose:
Brownfield redevelopment grants provide funding to local units of government and other public bodies to investigate and remediate known sites of environmental contamination, which will be used for identified economic redevelopment projects.

Goals of the Program:
To ensure safe reuse of abandoned, vacant, or underutilized properties that are known to be contaminated, and to promote redevelopment of brownfields.

Criteria:
A proposed project must result in economic benefit for the community greater than the amount of the grant through job creation, private investment, and/or property tax increase. The property must meet the definition of a facility under Part 201 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended. Grant recipients are required to sign a grant agreement prior to commencement of grant eligible work.

Dollar Amount(s) Available (Min or Max):
Maximum grant award is $1 million dollars per project.

Eligibility:
Any county, city, village, township, Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or other authority or other public body created pursuant to state law may apply for a grant. Eligible activities include environmental investigations and assessments, interim response, and due care response activities necessary for the proposed development. Only one project may be awarded to an applicant during any state fiscal year, but an applicant can receive both a Brownfield Redevelopment Grant and a Brownfield Redevelopment Loan in the same year.  A liable party may not profit from the expenditure of state funds nor be relieved of responsibility for environmental response activities.

Application Process:
Applications are accepted on a continuing basis. Evaluation criteria include level of economic development, applicant and owner liability, environmental benefit, and other factors.

Source(s) of Funds:
Clean Michigan Initiative Bond Fund.

Authority:
Part 196 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended.

For a list of BRG projects, please refer to the Consolidated Report.