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. The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002, as amended by the Brownfields Utilization, Investment and Local Development Act of 2018, was passed to help states and communities around the country clean up and revitalize brownfield sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through five competitive grant programs: Multipurpose Grants, Assessment Grants, Revolving Loan Fund Grants, Cleanup Grants, and Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.
$150,000 for hazardous substances
$150,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Green Bay for a Brownfields Assessment Grant. Community-wide hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct 10 Phase I and eight Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds of both types also will be used to develop five cleanup plans, inventory and prioritize sites for assessment, and conduct community outreach activities. Assessment activities will focus on the Broadway, Velp Avenue, and University Avenue Corridors. The city has identified ten priority sites within these corridors.