U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Brownfields 2016 Grant Fact Sheet
Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority, MI
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.
Revolving Loan Fund Grant
$620,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority for a brownfields revolving loan fund
coalition grant. The grant will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the
Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority will provide loans and subgrants to support cleanup activities for
three to six sites contaminated with hazardous substances and petroleum. Grant funds also will be
used to market the RLF, conduct community involvement activities, and oversee site cleanups. The
Port Authority's coalition partner is the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. Target areas will
be sites associated with shipping and transportation in Detroit and throughout Wayne County.
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/brownfieldsy
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
312-353-2112
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Website: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-and-land-
revitalization-illinois-indiana-michigan-minnesota-ohio-and
Grant Recipient: Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority, MI
313-259-5091
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 Office of Land and EPA 560-F-16-053
Environmental Emergency May 2016
Protection Agency Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460
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