U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Brownfields 2016 Grant Fact Sheet Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 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. Assessment Grant $480,000 for hazardous substances $120,000 for petroleum EPA has selected the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for a brownfields assessment coalition grant. Community-wide hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds will be used to perform 13 Phase I and 14 Phase II environmental site assessments throughout the State of Wisconsin. Grant funds also will be used to conduct four site investigations, and complete two cleanup plans. Coalition partners are the Bay-Lake, Capital Area, East Central, Mississippi River, North Central, Northwest, Southeastern Wisconsin, Southwestern Wisconsin, and West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commissions. Revolving Loan Fund Grant $750,000 for hazardous substances $250,000 for petroleum EPA has selected the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for a brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will provide loans and subgrants to support cleanup activities for sites contaminated with hazardous substances and petroleum. Grant funds also will be used for marketing the revolving loan fund. 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: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 608-266-0244 United States Office of Land and EPA 560-F-16-156 Environmental Emergency May 2016 Protection Agency Management (5105T) Washington, D.C. 20460 ------- U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 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-16-156 Environmental Emergency May 2016 Protection Agency Management (5105T) Washington, D.C. 20460 ------- |