Q \ Brownfields 2006 Assessment, Cleanup and
Revolving Loan Fund Grant Fact Sheet
Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Wl

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
The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee
was selected to receive two brownfields assessment
grants, a brownfields cleanup grant, and a brownfields
revolving loan fund grant. Located in eastern Wisconsin
on the shores of Lake Michigan, Milwaukee (population
596,974) is a federally designated Renewal Community,
and has at least 485 acres of brownfields. Many older
manufacturing companies such as tanneries, foundries,
breweries, and motor manufacturers have left the city,
leaving vacant brownfields that threaten public health and
the environment. Assessments will be focused on an area
that contains 80 percent of the city's tax-delinquent
brownfields. The unemployment rate is approximately 16
percent in this area, 89 percent of residents are minorities,
and 36 percent live below the poverty level. The cleanup
property is in an area where 35 percent of residents live
below the poverty level, and the median household
income is 43 percent of the state's median. Revolving loan
fund efforts will focus on the 30th Street Industrial
Corridor and the Menomonee Valley/Inner Harbor area.
Between 34 percent and 39 percent of residents in these
areas live below the poverty level, and more than 13
percent of residents are unemployed. When brownfields
are assessed and eventually cleaned up, they will be used
for residential, commercial, office, retail, mixed-use, or
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Redevelopment Authority of
the City of Milwaukee for two brownfields
assessment grants. Hazardous substances grant
funds will be used to perform Phase I and Phase II
environmental site assessments in an area where
80 percent of the city's tax-delinquent brownfields
are located. Funds also will be used for
community outreach activities. Petroleum grant
funds will be used to perform the same tasks at
sites with potential petroleum contamination.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Redevelopment Authority of
the City of Milwaukee for a brownfields cleanup
grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be
used to clean up the 4th and Wisconsin site, a
two-acre property at 401-441 West Wisconsin
Avenue, which is contaminated with volatile
organic compounds, metals, and polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons. The site is currently a
parking lot, but has been the location of two
hotels, a drycleaner, and auto and tire stores.
Funds also will be used for community
involvement activities. When the site is cleaned
up, it will be used for mixed-use development,
with retail stores, offices, or a hotel.
Revolving Loan Fund Grant
$1,000,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Redevelopment Authority of
the City of Milwaukee for a brownfields revolving
loan fund grant. The grant will be used to
capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the
Redevelopment Authority of the City of
Milwaukee will provide loans and subgrants to
support cleanup activities for sites contaminated
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA 560-F-06-139
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industrial purposes, tsrownneias redevelopment win
create jobs in the neighborhoods most in need, increase
tax revenues, remove blight, contribute to a more vibrant
downtown, and reduce air emissions.
with hazardous substances, especially in the 30th
Street Industrial Corridor and the Menomonee
Valley/Inner Harbor area. Grant funds also will be
used for community involvement activities.
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: Redevelopment Authority of the
City of Milwaukee,WI
(414) 286-8268
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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