Brownfield Site Assessment Grant (SAG) for Local Governments

Please Note: Applications for Round 11 SAG grants are due on or before November 9, 2009. If you plan on dropping off your application at DNR, please contact Shelley Fox (608.266.5798) ahead of time. The DNR building is secured, and you will need a visitor's pass to access our offices.

• SAG Timeline
• Program Success – Includes specific, round-by-round information
• Is This Property Eligible? Grant Basics
• Eligible Applicants
• Eligible Activities
• Statutes and Codes
• How Do I Apply? Application & Instructions
• Next Steps – Reimbursement Materials & Other Information for Grantees
• Looking For More Information? Check out our fact sheet!
• Contacts

SAG Timeline

Program Success

• 1999-2009 Program Highlights [PDF 172KB]
• Map showing location of SAGs Rounds 1-10 [PDF 296KB]
• Round-by-Round Grant Information (Rounds 1-11) - includes list of applicants, award lists, news releases and more.

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Is This Property Eligible? Grant Basics

The Brownfield Site Assessment Grant (SAG) is a DNR financial tool that helps local governments conduct initial activities and investigations at properties with known or suspected environmental contamination.

Please Note! These funds can not be used for environmental cleanup activities.

Applicants must meet the eligibility definition outlined in s.292.75(1)(a), Wis. Stats.: “‘Eligible site or facility’ means one or more contiguous industrial or commercial facilities or sites with common or multiple ownership that are abandoned, idle, or underused, the expansion or redevelopment of which is adversely affected by actual or perceived environmental contamination.”

Eligible Applicants

A city, village, town, county, redevelopment authority, community development authority, or housing authority is eligible to complete an application for a grant.

Eligible Activities

• Phase I Environmental Site Assessments 
• Phase II Environmental Site Assessments 
• Site Investigations 
• Demolition 
• Asbestos removal associated with demolition 
• Removal of abandoned containers 
• Removal of Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) 

Statutes and Codes

• Wisconsin Administrative Code - NR 168 [exit DNR]
• Wisconsin Statute - s. 292.75 [exit DNR]

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Looking For More Information? Check out our fact sheet!

• Brownfield Site Assessment Grant Fact Sheet (RR-652) [PDF 100KB]

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Contacts

If you have general questions about the SAG program, please contact Shelley Fox (608.266.5798).

If you have questions about specific sites, or about how to fill out the application, please contact the regional land recycling staff person in your area: view region map

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For more information on this specific page, contact:

Shelley Fox
608.266.5798