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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
The City of Hamtramck was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Completely surrounded
by the City of Detroit, Hamtramck (population 22,000)
is the most densely populated municipality in Michigan.
It is an ethnically diverse city, and functions as a
gateway for newly arrived immigrants. The city
experienced growth in the early 20th Century with the
establishment of several automobile manufacturing
facilities. Today, most of these sites are abandoned,
contaminated, and obsolete. The city's median
household income is $26,616, its unemployment rate is
14 percent, and 24 percent of households live below the
poverty level. The city has minimal resources to address
environmental issues. Brownfields assessments are
expected to serve as a catalyst for revitalizing the
broader community, and give the city the opportunity to
redevelop its distressed areas.
Grant Fact Sheet
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Hamtramck for two
brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to select sites
and conduct between eight and 10 Phase I and
between four and six Phase II environmental site
assessments. Grant funds also will be used to support
community outreach activities. Petroleum grant
funds will be used to perform the same tasks at sites
with potential petroleum contamination.
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: City of Hamtramck,MI
(313)	870-0294
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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