\ Brownfields 2011 Revolving Loan Fund Grant
Fact Sheet
Lansing Bro wnfield Redevelopment A uthority, Ml
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states.
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield 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. In 2002,
the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act was passed to help states and
communities around the country cleanup and revitalize
brownfields sites. Under this 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 programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority was
selected to receive a brownfields revolving loan fund
grant. Located 80 miles northwest of Detroit, Lansing
(population 111,304) developed along the Grand River as
an industrial powerhouse in the early part of the 20th
century and emerged as a major center for automobile
manufacturing. In recent years, global competition and
other factors have forced most of the city's plants,
suppliers, and other support businesses to close, leaving
behind many abandoned, vacant, and underused sites. The
city has an unemployment rate of 16 percent, 28 percent
of residents live in poverty, and the median household
income is $35,990. The target areas for the RLF are the
East Michigan Avenue Corridor, South Lansing Corridor,
and former automobile manufacturing properties. These
areas all have a high concentration of brownfields and
offer the best opportunities for large-scale redevelopment.
Brownfield cleanups conducted through the RLF grant are
expected to help the city leverage tools and resources for
large-scale redevelopment of the target areas.
Revolving Loan Fund Grant
$750,000 for hazardous substances
$250,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Lansing Brownfield
Redevelopment Authority for a brownfields
revolving loan fund grant. The grant will be used
to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the
Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
will provide loans to support cleanup activities for
sites contaminated with hazardous substances and
petroleum. Grant funds also will be used to
support community involvement activities and
develop cleanup plans.
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
(http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
(312)886-7576
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfiel ds)
Grant Recipient: Lansing Brownfield
Redevelopment Authority,MI
517-483-4140
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been
negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this
fact sheet are subject to change.
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
E PA 560-F-128-082
May 2011
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