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Brownfields 2005
Grant Fact Sheet
Sf. Lou/s, Ml
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up,
and sustainably reuse brownfields. Abrownfield site is
real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse
of which may be complicated by the presence or
potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant,
or contaminant. On January 11, 2002, President George
W. Bush signed into law the Small Business Liability
Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the
Brownfields Law, EPA provides financial assistance to
eligible applicants through four competitive grant
programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund
grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants. Addi-
tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of St. Louis was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. St. Louis (population
5,453) is located in the center of the lower peninsula of
Michigan, within 60 miles of three urban centers:
Saginaw, Lansing, and Grand Rapids. The surrounding
areas are primarily agricultural and the city can be
characterized as depressed. Its residents have a
median income that is 30 percent lower than the state
average, a per capita income that is 36 percent below
the state average, and a 15.9 percent poverty rate.
Scattered around the city are 25 brownfield sites which
hinder economic growth, particularly in the downtown
and industrial park areas. Brownfields redevelopment
plans include the construction of new housing, recre-
Assessment Grant
$150,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of St. Louis for a
brownfields assessment grant. Petroleum grant
funds will be used to update the existing inventory
of brownfields properties, complete 12 Phase I
and unspecified number of Phase II site assess-
ments, and conduct community outreach activi-
ties.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit
the EPA Brownfields web site at: www.epa.gov/
brownfields.
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
312-886-7576
http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/
Grant Recipient: City of St. Louis, MI
989-681-2137, ext. 1
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
ation and park projects, and a boat launch to the Pine
River. Redevelopment is expected to increase the
city's tax base, attract new businesses and visitors, and
create new jobs.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-05-190
May 2005
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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