Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Grants
On January 11, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. This Law expands potential federal financial assistance for Brownfield revitalization, including grants for assessment, cleanup, and job training. The Brownfields Law requires a 20 percent cost share for cleanup grants. Grant funds cannot be used for administrative costs or for past costs on the Brownfield sites.
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, " as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 Section 101 (30), as amended (CERCLA)."
In June 2003, the City was notified that it successfully received $400,000 in assessment grants from the E.P.A. - $200,000 for petroleum sites and $200,000 for sites contaminated with hazardous substances.
In June 2004, the City was notified that it successfully received $400,000 in cleanup grants from the E.P.A. - $200,000 for Riverside Park (former WPS property) and $200,000 for the former Wisconsin Automated Machinery site.
In May 2006, the City was notified that it successfully received $600,000 in Brownfield grants from the E.P.A. $400,000 for two parcels in the Marion Road Redevelopment Area and $200,000 for assessment of sites.
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Grant Applications
Administrative Documents
