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
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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
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