Brownfields And Technical Assistance

The next round of Groundwork USA Pilot Funding and Tehnical Assistance has been posted by the National Park Service on the federal grants site www.grants.gov.

Note that a community must have received or be receiving funding from the EPA Brownfields Program to be eligible for the Groundwork USA Initiative.

For the latest information on the work of the Groundwork USA Network, see www.groundworkusa.org.

The due date for the initial letters of interest is June 16, 2010.

More information on the USEPA Brownfields Program can be found at
www.epa.gov/brownfields

Seeking 'Smart' Development Proposals

The EPA Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation is seeking applications for technical assistance from communities that want to incorporate "smart growth" in future development to meet environmental and other community goals.

Eligible entities are tribal, local, regional, and state governments, and nonprofit organizations that have a demonstrated partnership with a governmental entity. Applications are due April 23, 2009.

EPA has identified some key areas in which communities are likely to benefit from technical assistance: green job development; corridor redevelopment; green building development; climate change (both mitigation of and adaptation); and other topics.

Proposals are not limited to requests for technical assistance. For details visit http://epa.gov/smartgrowth/2009_sgia_rfa.htm.

Selected communities or states will receive visits from a team of experts organized by EPA and other national partners. EPA plans to assist three to five communities in a year. Selected communities in will be announced in fall of 2009. For more about smart growth and community building, see this link.