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Brownfield Redevelopment
Brownfield Redevelopment
The safe reuse of previously developed and contaminated properties helps to address contamination in the environment, minimize urban sprawl, and revitalize communities through investment, increased tax base, and job creation.
The program provides technical guidance and financial incentives to evaluate and mitigate environmental risks, relying on scientific data to ensure the best long-term outcomes and stewardship of tax dollars.
Grants and Loans
We provide grants and low-interest loans to communities, year-round, to facilitate the redevelopment of contaminated properties. We also provide information on grants and loans previously awarded.
Act 381 Tax Increment Financing
Act 381 authorizes Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities to recommend approval of local Brownfield Plans and submit work plans for approval to the state that help revitalize, redevelop, and reuse contaminated, blighted, functionally obsolete, or historic resources.
Brownfield Site Assessments
We offer environmental assessments at no cost to facilitate brownfield redevelopment with the assistance of funding provided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Michigan.
Our Brownfield Site Assessment (BSA) program provides a wide range of environmental assessments to support both project needs and community development goals.
RenewMI project viewer
Learn about past and present remediation projects, including sites where EGLE is directly overseeing remediation efforts and sites where a brownfield grant and/or loan have been provided to incentivize economic development
Training and Outreach
- Brownfield TIF Program Webinar Series
- MEDC-EGLE Webinar: TIF Guidance (9-13-21)
- MEDC-EGLE Webinar: Grant and Loan Processes (4-27-22)
- MEDC-EGLE Webinar: Admin, 3rd Party, Project Management (7-20-22)
- MEDC-EGLE Webinar: New Tools and Quarterly Reporting (1-19-22)
- MEDC-EGLE Webinar: Brownfield Site Assessment Program (1/19/23)
Transforming property into purpose: Brownfield Flip video series
Brownfields: we've all seen them. The abandoned gas station on the corner, the vacant contaminated industrial site... this video series is about the partnerships that make brownfield redevelopment possible. This... is Brownfield Flip.
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Harbor Shores Golf Course - Benton Harbor
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