PM Environmental Clients Awarded $2.45 Million in EPA Brownfield Grants

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - May 24, 2022 - PRLog -- The EPA announced 227 communities were selected to receive 237 grant awards for a total $147.5 million in Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant funding. These grants are to assess, clean up, and redevelop underutilized properties in the community and aid in protecting public health as well as the environment.

Each year, PM Environmental assists communities throughout Michigan and the Mid-South with EPA brownfield grant applications (https://www.pmenv.com/services/epa-grant-procurement-management). Of the grants awarded totaling $147.5 million, five PM clients were awarded $2.45 million in Brownfields Assessment Grants. The EPA selection process is highly competitive, with a national average of around 48%. This year, PM experienced an 83%-win rate, well above the nationwide average.

PM's clients who received 2022 grants include:

Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Funds from the $500,000 grant will be used to conduct 17 Phase I and 14 Phase II environmental site assessments (ESAs) and three cleanup plans. The target areas for this grant include Tuxedo Junction, Indian Head Mill Village in the City of Cordova, and Warrior River Industries east of downtown Cordova. Priority sites include the Belcher-Nixon building, Indian Head Mill, and the 47-acre Horsecreek Run.

City of the Village of Douglas, Douglas, MI
The city has been awarded a $500,000 EPA Cleanup Grant. The grant will be used to clean up the single 7.18-acre parcel located at 200 Blue Star Highway.

Golden Triangle Planning and Development District, Inc., Starkville, MS
This district has received a $500,000 EPA Assessment Grant. The funds will be used to update a brownfield site inventory and conduct 21 Phase I and 14 Phase II environmental site assessments as well as develop five cleanup plans. The grant will target the MLK Drive Corridor located in the City of Starkville as well as the retail district in the City of Columbus.

City of Bolivar, Bolivar, TN
This city has been granted $500,000 for a Brownfields Assessment Grant. The grant funds will be used to conduct eight Phase I and seven Phase II ESAs. Funds will also be used to prepare three cleanup plans and three site reuse plans, conduct three design charrettes, and support community outreach activities.

Woodland Community Land Trust, Clairfield, TN
Funds from the $450,000 grant will be used to conduct 12 Phase I and 8 Phase II ESAs. Grant funds also will be used to develop three cleanup plans and three site reuse plans, host up to three design charrettes, and support community outreach activities. Tennessee's Clearfork Valley is the target area with priority sites including a former coal mining camp in the community of Eagan, a 20-acre coal settling pond in the community of Clairfield, and an 18-acre former childcare center in the community of Duff.

View the list of selected applicants here (https://cfpub.epa.gov/bf_factsheets/).