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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
January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed
into law the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields
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
Jackson County was selected to receive a brownfields
assessment grant. Jackson County (population 158,422)
is composed of one city, 19 townships, and seven
villages. Since the mid-1800s, Jackson's geographically
centered rail system served as a transit hub for industry.
Manufacturers took advantage of the ready
transportation by locating facilities in Jackson. In the
early 1980s, high business costs drove many
manufacturers from the area, leaving behind abandoned
and potentially contaminated sites, and causing a major
decline in the area population. Many of the county's
rural areas have elevated poverty levels, including one
as high as 18.7 percent. The unemployment rate in the
county is typically higher than the state rate. The
county's chief priority is to redevelop sites in the
smaller, economically challenged communities. This
assessment grant will build on the successes of previous
brownfields assessment activities in this community.
Grant Fact Sheet
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected Jackson County to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
used to perform up to ten Phase I assessments, eight
Phase II assessments, and eight baseline
environmental assessments. Grant funds also will be
used to develop brownfield plans for up to eight sites
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/R5 Brownfields)
Grant Recipient: Jackson County,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.
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