I A \ Brownfields 2012 Multi-Purpose Grant Fact \^|£2/ Sheet Bay City, Ml 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. 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 312-886-4747 EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/) Grant Recipient: City of Bay City, MI 989-894-8157 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. Multi-Purpose Pilot Grant $400,000 for hazardous substances ($200,000 for assessment; $200,000 for cleanup) EPA has selected the City of Bay City for a brownfields multi-purpose pilot grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to assess and clean up the Uptown site located on several parcels along N. Water Street and Saginaw Street. The site has been used for a variety of heavy manufacturing activities, including crane and large equipment manufacturing, a foundry, and a gas manufacturing plant. Assessment grant funds will be used to conduct two Phase II environmental site assessments, develop cleanup plans, and establish an incentive fund to support up to 25 baseline environmental site assessments for businesses seeking to lease commercial and retail space at the Uptown site. Cleanup grant funds will be used to clean up soil and the shoreline of the Uptown site, oversee the project, and prepare quarterly and final reports. The site is expected to be redeveloped as a LEED-certified, mixed-use commercial and retail center that will be anchored by a global corporation United States c Environmental anri Fmpflpn™ EPA-560-F-12-161 Protection Agency Response (5105T) May 2012 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (si us ) ------- |