DEQ - EPA Brownfield Grant Applicants and Recipients 2012-2013

EPA Brownfield Grant Applicants and Recipients 2012-2013

Contact: Ronald Smedley 517-373-4805

Agency: Environmental Quality

EPA announced the 2013 Brownfield Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (ARC) Grants proposal guideline availbility on September 14, 2012. Proposals were due by December 3, 2012. The requirements for the grant proposal include receiving a letter of acknowledgment from the DEQ. Letters of acknowledgment were provided to the applicants by the Remediation and Redevelopment Division, Brownfield Redevelopment Program.

ARC Grant Proposals for 2013

Grant Applicant	Hazardous Substances (H.S.)Assessment	Petroleum Assessment	H.S. Cleanup	Petroleum Cleanup	Revolving Loan Fund	Site (if cleanup grant)
Kalkaska BRA		$200,000
Leelanau County BRA	$200,000	$200,000
St. Joseph County BRA		$200,000
Ottawa County	$200,000	$200,000
Van Buren County	$200,000	$200,000
Jackson County BRA	$200,000	$200,000
Osceola County	$200,000
Marquette County BRA	$200,000	$200,000
Kalamazoo County BRA	$200,000
Oakland County Brownfield Consortium	$500,000	$100,000
City of Battle Creek	$200,000
Albion Brownfield Redevelopment Authority	$200,000				$1,000,000
Mt. Pleasant	$600,000					coalition grant
Wyoming	$200,000	$200,000
Huron County Coalition	$500,000					coalition grant
Grand Rapids BRA	$200,000	$200,000			$1,000,000
City of Hastings Coalition	$300,000					coalition grant
Roscommon County		$200,000
DCCBC					$2,000,000
Macomb County	$400,000	$400,000			$1,000,000
Village of Spring Lake Coalition	$200,000					coalition grant HAS
Marquette BRA	$200,000	$200,000
Cadillac BRA	$200,000	$200,000
Northwest Michigan Coalition	$600,000
Henry Ford Health System			$200,000			Sterling Street Apartment Building
City of Traverse City and Charter Township of Garfield Recreational Authority			$200,000			Historic Barns Park
Owosso Coalition	$200,000					Owosso, Corunna, Durand, Laingsburg, Perry, Lennon & Morrice
Grand Traverse County Land Bank Authority Coalition		$200,000	$200,000
Wayne County Coalition	$600,000
Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority					$1,000,000
Genesee County Land Bank Authority	$200,000	$200,000
Bay City	$200,000	$200,000
Saginaw County Coalition	$600,000
Delta County Coalition	$600,000
Alger County	$200,000	$200,000
Southwest Housing Solutions			$200,000			Porter Townhouses
Newaygo County	$200,000	$200,000
Wayne County Coalition (BRA)					$1,000,000
Tri-County Coalition (Mid-Michigan Brownfield Assessment Coalition)	$600,000
Iron River	$200,000	$200,000
Buena Vista Charter Township	$200,000					Fort Saginaw Mall
Grand Haven BRA					$1,000,000
Branch County	$200,000	$200,000

Total Amount Applied For	$9,700,000	$4,300,000	$800,000	$0	$8,000,000		$22,800,000

Previous EPA Grants
On May 24, 2012 EPA announced its ARC grantees for 2012. Grants awarded to the Michigan applicants listed below totaled $2.3 million:
*City of Battle Creek- $650,000 Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)
*Downriver Community Conference- $650,000 Hazardous Substances Assessment
*Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority- $200,000 Hazardous Substances and $200,000 Petroleum Assessment
*Mecosta County- $200,000 Hazardous Substances and $200,000 Petroleum Assessment
*City of Mt. Pleasant- $200,000 Hazardous Substances Cleanup Grant for the former Mt. Pleasant Regional Center

Wayne County and the City of Jackson received supplemental RLFs through a separate application process. Coalitions were not required to indicate the exact amounts for hazardous and petroleum funds being applied for, therefore the total amounts were included only as hazardous substances grants.

The EPA announced $2.9 million in brownfield grant awards to seven Michigan applicants (listed below) on June 6, 2011. The list of awardees nationally for the $76 million that was funded for 2011 can be found on the EPA's website.
*City of Lansing- $1,000,000 RLF
*Montcalm County- $200,000 Hazardous Substances Assessment, $200,000 Petroleum Assessment
*City of Inkster- $200,000 Hazardous Substances Assessment, $200,000 Petroleum Assessment
*City of Albion- $200,000 Hazardous Substances Assessment
*Lenawee County- $200,000 Hazardous Substances Cleanup
*Northville Charter Township- $200,000 Hazardous Substances Cleanup
*Downriver Community Conference Brownfield Consortium- $500,000 supplemental RLF

For additonal information please contact Ronald Smedley, by email at smedleyr@michigan.gov or by mail at DEQ Remediation and Redevelopment Division, Constitution Hall, 4th Floor South, P.O. Box 30426, Lansing, MI 48909-7926.