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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Flint, 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, the President
signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields RevitalizationAct. 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. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response pro-
grams through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of Flint was selected to receive a brownfields
assessment grant. Since 1970, the city's population has
declined significantly to its current level of 124,943.
African-Americans represent 55.3 percent of the
population. In 1999,22.9 percent of families and 26.4
percent of individuals in the city lived below the
poverty level, including 18.4 percent of the population
with household incomes below $10,000. Because of
declining employment, especially in the automobile
industry, the current unemployment rate is 17.2 per-
cent, compared with 7.6 percent for the state and 6
percent nationally. Flint is a federally designated Urban
Renewal Community. Grant funds will support the
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Flint to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
used to perform Phase I assessments at up to 74
priority sites in Flint targeted for redevelopment.
Funds also will be used for cleanup planning and
community outreach.
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: Flint, MI
810-766-7436
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, the activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
city's efforts to increase its tax base, increase access
to commercial services, reduce urban sprawl, and
revitalize Flint's downtown and surrounding neighbor-
hoods.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-04-237
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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