Among the recipients of this latest round of funding are several Michigan communities. The Saginaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority will receive a $1 million Brownfie1d Revolving Local Fund Grant, as will Jackson County. Jackson County will also receive $150,000 in supplemental funding to support its ongoing Brownfield Assessment Pilot Project. The city of Lansing will receive a $500,000 Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund Grant, and the cities of St. Louis and Three Rivers will each receive a $200,000 Brownfield Assessment Pilot Grant to establish new brownfieldprograms.

Demonstration Pilots use environmental technology, management, and planning strategies to facilitate redevelopment of contaminated commercial and industrial properties.

AKT currently manages eight pilots for Michigan communities, more than any other company in the nation, according to the USEPA's Region 5 office. In the past three years, AKT Peerless has assisted its private and governmental clients in securing more than $50 million worth of local, state, and federal brownfield grants, loans, and other financial incentives.