Brownfields Green Space and Public Facilities Grant

(s. 292.79, Wis. Stats.)

Eligible brownfield sites are defined as

• industrial or commercial facilities or sites with
• common or multiple ownership that are
• abandoned, idle, or underused and have
• actual (or perceived) environmental contamination which adversely affects expansion or redevelopment.

The DNR offers financial assistance to fund environmental remediation of brownfield sites that will be used:

• As green space.
• As recreational areas.
• By a local government.

Eligible applicants include local units of government such as cities, villages, towns, counties, tribes, redevelopment authorities, community development authorities and housing authorities.

If sufficient funds are not available, DNR will rank eligible applications according to the criteria proposed in ch. NR 173, Wis. Adm. Code. Grant funding is offered to the highest ranked applicant first, and then continues down the ranked list until all funds are allocated.

Additional information and applications are available on the Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment's web site.

Additional Information:

Procurement Guide for Local Governments Receiving DNR Grants

Contact:

Michael Prager, RR/3
Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Phone: (608) 261- 4927

Note: The Environmental Improvement Fund offers loans for brownfield remediation through the Land Recycling Loan Program.