Brownfield Redevelopment Authority

Want to know more about Brownfield Redevelopment? Check out fact sheets from a few different agencies.

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

• Brownfield Redevelopment Overview(PDF, 248KB)
• Tax Increment Financing Fact Sheet(PDF, 167KB)

Michigan Economic Development Corporation

• Community Development Brownfield Program Overview

Pure Michigan

• Brownfield Redevelopment Fact Sheet(PDF, 100KB)

Want to get funding for a redevelopment project? Use the below templates and documents for your project.

Check out the Brownfield Application Process here.(PDF, 418KB)

Interested in estimating eligible project activities' costs? Use our Brownfield Eligible Investment Spreadsheet.

Templates

• Brownfield Plan Amendment Template - Guides you through all the project details.
• Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Table Template- Use this Excel spreadsheet with pre-filled formatting to enter Tax Increment Revenue data.

Brownfield Redevelopment Work Plan

• Guidance - Provides more details about each section, defines acronyms and helps you through the process
• Instructions - Completed work plan with instructions about each section. 
• Work Plan template - Now it's your turn. Use this template to complete your work plan

Fees and taxes

• Schedule of Fees(PDF, 41KB) - We've outlined the fees to submit your application and other fees (legal, grants, loans, etc.) 
• Income Tax Clearance Form - Complete this form to submit tax information to us.

Other Information

• Policy Guidelines for Administration of Projects(PDF, 384KB) - The complete guidelines for the administration and evaluation of Brownfield Redevelopment Authority agreements and programs.
• Policy Guidelines for the Local Brownfield Revolving Fund(PDF, 136KB) - The policy regarding the use of the Local Brownfield Revolving Fund, which can provide grants and loans to cover eligible activities for certain qualifying development projects.

Deadlines

Make sure you take plenty of time to plan and prepare your application. After you submit your application, give enough time for staff to review. The BRA and Michigan strategic Fund have deadlines for you to file your application. Make sure you meet these deadlines to be considered for a particular month's agenda.

• 2019 Application Schedule and Deadlines(PDF, 39KB)
• 2019 Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) Board Deadlines(PDF, 19KB)

Application 

Submit your application for the BRA program online!

• Application Instructions(PDF, 225KB)

Apply Online

Environmental Site Assessment Funding

The BRA tries to get funding for environmental site assessments on an ongoing basis. Since 2008, the BRA has been awarded more than $1.1 million to fund environmental site assessments on more than 60 properties throughout Grand Rapids. Check out the instructions for filing an application for grant funding here.

Current available funding: 

• U.S. EPA Environmental Site Assessment Grant(PDF, 48KB) ($400,000)

• Fulton Street Farmers Market
• Grand Rapids Downtown Market
• Rylee’s Ace Hardware on West Fulton
• Morton House Redevelopment Project

You can see the most up to date listing of members of the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority at our meeting portal here.

Projects and Site Assessments

• 2014 U.S. EPA Environmental Site Assessment Project Report(PDF, 79KB)
• 2014 DEQ Site Assessment Fund Project Report(PDF, 64KB)
• 2010 U.S. EPA Revolving Loan Fund Project Report(PDF, 70KB)
• 2010 U.S. EPA Environmental Site Assessment Project Report(PDF, 92KB)
• 2008 U.S. EPA Environmental Site Assessment Project Report(PDF, 89KB)

All Approved Projects since 1996

• Brownfield Plan Project Report(PDF, 143KB)

Recent Redevelopment Projects

• The ROWE - 201 Michigan St NW(PDF, 6MB)
• Green Cane Property - 1059 Wealthy St SE(PDF, 3MB)
• Diamond Place - 1003 Michigan St NE(PDF, 3MB)