Join CDFA, technical partners, and experienced brownfield communities for a discussion on the financial strategies that restored hazardous properties for healthy reuse on August 31 at 1:00 PM Central Time. This webcast is designed for professionals who work directly with brownfield sites as well as economic development finance professionals and communities interested in shaping programs to enhance redevelopment financing opportunities. Click here to confirm your participation and receive login information. Registration is free and open to all interested stakeholders.
Local governments
Wisconsin Communities Receive $1.8M in EPA Brownfields Awards for FY17
A handful of Wisconsin communities, counties and entities will put to use recent brownfields awards from the US EPA. The awards are for assessment or cleanup activities and are part of the 279 awards given to communities across the nation, totaling $56.8 million.
These Assessment and Cleanup Grants, in Wisconsin and elsewhere, will aid under-served communities through the assessment and cleanup of abandoned industrial and commercial properties and expand the ability of communities to recycle vacant and abandoned properties for new, productive reuses.
| Recipient | Assessment / Cleanup | Award Amount |
| Blugold Real Estate Foundation, Inc. (Eau Claire) | Cleanup | $200,000 |
| Blugold Real Estate Foundation, Inc. (Eau Claire) | Cleanup | $200,000 |
| Green Bay | Assessment | $300,000 |
| Sheboygan County | Assessment | $300,000 |
| Washington County | Assessment | $600,000 |
| Wauwatosa | Assessment | $200,000 |
The US EPA has a list of all FY17 grants selected for funding, as well as a searchable database and fact sheets of all selected applicants.
Leveraging Resources for Brownfields Revitalization: Meet the Funders – Economic Development Webinar Recording Available
Are you a local government representative searching for brownfield funding? Wondering what federal brownfield financial assistance is available beyond the EPA? In this webinar, Leveraging Resources for Brownfields Revitalization: Meet the Funders – Economic Development, you will hear from federal agencies such as the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, US Dept. of Agriculture-Rural Development and the US Economic Development Administration (part of US Dept. of Commerce), about practical and immediately useful information about the type of funding available and how to apply for it.
Politico Magazine: How Milwaukee Shook Off the Rust
A multi-page spread in Politico highlights the redevelopment challenges and successes of the Menomonee River Valley industrial site in Milwaukee. Writer Colin Woodard traces the transformation of the four-mile long, half-mile wide tract of land from its industrial beginnings in the mid-1880s to its recent industrial and commercial rebirth.
DNR Brownfields Program Releases New Video Highlighting Cleanup and Redevelopment Successes
The DNR brownfields program is pleased to present “Beans & Brew,” a seven-minute video highlighting the remediation and redevelopment efforts undertaken by Milwaukee’s Colectivo Coffee and the Potosi Brewery. These two stories highlight the impressive impact of collaboration between private industry, local public sector supporters and the DNR.
Over 20 years of experience has shown that cleanups are both possible and profitable. The environment and the economy can benefit together, as confirmed by a recent UW-Whitewater study.
Beans & Brew is the brownfields program’s most recent video to highlight a successful cleanup and redevelopment project in Wisconsin. Other videos can be seen on the agency’s YouTube channel. Write-ups on these and 101 additional successful redevelopment stories are available at http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Brownfields/Success.html.