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Brownfields 2009 Revolving Loan
Fund Grant Fact Sheet
Jackson County Brownfield Redevelopment
Authority, Ml
RECOUERY.GOV
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. On
February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into
law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The
Recovery Act is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our
economy, and create or save millions of jobs. This law
provided stimulus funds to the Brownfields Program to
award grants to evaluate and clean up former industrial
and commercial sites. Under this law, EPA will provide
financial assistance to eligible applicants through four
competitive grant programs: assessment grants, revolving
loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants.
Community Description
The Jackson County Brownfield Redevelopment
Authority was selected to receive a brownfields revolving
loan fund grant. Located in south-central Michigan
between Chicago and Detroit, Jackson County (population
158,422) has historically had a manufacturing-based
economy. The legacy of this history is evident in the
numerous vacant, contaminated properties throughout the
county and within the target community. The state has
listed 154 petroleum-contaminated sites and 91 hazardous
substances-contaminated sites in Jackson County.
Thirty-four of these sites are in the target area, which is
dotted with abandoned manufacturing facilities, scrap
yards, and former service stations. Many residents obtain
drinking water from private wells and are susceptible to
potential exposure from groundwater contamination. The
unemployment rate in the area is significantly higher than
state and national rates. Brownfield cleanups funded
through the RLF grant will help reduce the health risks
associated with the sites, begin the process of
transforming properties, and promote additional
investment in the community.
Revolving Loan Fund Grant
$738,000 for hazardous substances
(Recovery Act Funding)
$262,000 for petroleum (Recovery Act
Funding)
EPA has selected the Jackson County Brownfield
Redevelopment Authority for a brownfields
revolving loan fund grant. The grant will be used
to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the
Jackson County Brownfield Redevelopment
Authority will provide loans to support cleanup
activities for sites contaminated with petroleum
and hazardous substances. Grant funds will be
used to market and manage the fund, and oversee
cleanups. The Authority anticipates processing
one to two loans per year, and intends to target
properties in Blackman Township along the West
Michigan Avenue Corridor.
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: Jackson County Brownfield
Redevelopment Authority,MI
(517)788-4455
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)
EPA560-F-09-141
May 2009
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