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City of Muskegon Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Receives $400,000 EPA Grant

The EPA recently announced that it awarded $400,000 in Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup (BAC) grant funding to the City of Muskegon Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA) for its 2015 round of funding. Out of 25 applicants in Michigan, seven grants were awarded. Community-wide grant funds are to be used for Phase I and II environmental site assessments, as well as cleanup planning and community outreach activities. Brownfields are properties where the expansion, redevelopment or reuse of the properties may be complicated by the presence of hazardous substances and/or petroleum products.

Eligible activities under the program:

• Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs)
• Baseline Environmental Assessments (BEAs)
• Due Care Plans
• Other cleanup plans

Eligibility Criteria:

• Project must be in the City of Muskegon
• Current property owner not responsible for the contamination
• Proposed project demonstrates financial need for funding
• Proposed project demonstrates community benefits (jobs, goods/services/amenities, reduction in health hazard, returning idle site to reuse, etc.).

Who can apply for grant money:

• Existing nonliable property owners
• Prospective property owners
• Developers
• Non-profits

If you have any questions as to whether a site or particular activity is eligible for funding, give us a call.

You can view the City of Muskegon BRA website at: http://www.muskegon-mi.gov/departments/planning/brownfield-redevelopment-authority/

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