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Newsroom
New Resources
- New resource: Podcast on Green Streets and how they help manage stormwater
- New EPA grantee product: Smart Growth Implementation Toolkit
- New EPA grantee product: Local Governments and Schools: A Community-Oriented Approach
- New publication: Measuring the Air Quality and Transportation Impacts of Infill Development (PDF)
EPA helps communities grow in ways that expand economic opportunity, protect public health and the environment, and create and enhance the places that people love. Through research, tools, partnerships, case studies, grants, and technical assistance, EPA is helping America's communities turn their visions of the future into reality.
Announcements
EPA has selected three communities to receive Smart Growth Implementation Assistance from a team of private-sector experts: Capitol Region Council of Governments, Connecticut; Miami-Dade County, Florida; and New York City, New York. Click here for more information about these projects.
Please join us to celebrate the winners of the 2008 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement. The ceremony will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2008, at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. The event is free, and no registration is required.
The EPA Aging Initiative is seeking proposals for a new grant opportunity, Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging: Training and Demonstration Projects. Application deadline is Nov. 21, 2008. Click here to view the grant announcement.
Registration is now open for the 8th annual New Partners for Smart Growth conference, 
to be held in Albuquerque, NM, January 24-29, 2009.
About Smart Growth
Learn about smart growth issues and environmental benefits. Find information about specific topics, resources, and examples of smart growth development, including the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement.
Publications
Find reports, fact sheets, and other products to learn more about smart growth and its benefits.
Grants and Funding
Find out about financial assistance available to organizations and communities.
Making Smart Growth Happen
Find tools and information to help you improve your community: technical assistance, educational opportunities, tools for communities, partnerships, and the New Partners for Smart Growth Annual Conference.
