Brownfields Calendar Archive
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September 2006
- Sept. 11, 2006 5:00 EST - Deadline (extended)
This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits
applications from eligible entities and non-profit organizations
to provide environmental job training projects. To view the Request For Applications (RFA) announcement, please visit the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response's Grants and Funding Web page.
October 2006
- October 16-17, 2006 - Strategies for Job Development
and Training in Brownfields Communities Workshop
The Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute (HMTRI), through
a cooperative agreement with the US EPA, will sponsor this one and
a half day information session. Additionally, HMTRI will cover lodging
costs for two nights for attendees from out of town. A continental
breakfast and a working dinner will also be provided on Tuesday. Local
governmental agencies, non-profit, faith-based, and community-based
organizations, local workforce investment boards, brownfields assessment
and cleanup grantees, and local community colleges and universities
are encouraged to attend.
For more information, including registration, please contact:
Glo Hanne
EICCD / HMTRI
Scott Community College
500 Belmont Road
Bettendorf, IA 52722
Phone: 563.441.4081
Fax: 563.441.4080
- October 30 - November 1, 2006 -Land Revitalization
Summit in Austin, Texas
EPA Region 6 will host its first cross program Land Revitalization
Summit in Austin, Texas from October 30, through November 1, 2006.
The purpose of the Summit is to promote Land Revitalization as a part
of State and Federal cleanup programs. The meeting will allow state
agencies, municipalities, developers, lenders, brokers, and others
to discuss ways that government can better assist in achieving faster,
protective cleanups that will support redevelopment. The Region is
now evaluating agenda topics and soliciting speakers for the meeting.
For more information call Kathy Thomas at (214) 665-2229, or email LRsummit@epa.gov.
November 2006
August 2006
- August 11, 2006 - Deadline
Travel Scholarship applications are now being accepted. To be eligible,
you must be affiliated with, or a representative of, a local government,
state or Tribal government, community group, environmental justice
organization, or nonprofit. For more information and to apply for
a Brownfields 2006 Travel Scholarship, visit the Brownfields Conference Web site.
June 2006
- June 27-30, 2006
National
Community Involvement Conference, Milwaukee, WI
- June 30, 2006 - Deadline
The Phoenix AwardT Executive Committee is seeking redevelopment
projects to recognize for excellence in brownfield redevelopment.
Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, the project participants will
be honored at an awards ceremony during Brownfields 2006 in Boston,
November 13-15, 2006. One winner will be selected from each of
EPA's ten regions, and one project from outside the United States,
as the international winner. Additional special winners also will
be selected, including projects that have a significant impact
for small communities.
May 2006
- May 1, 2006 - Deadline
EPA is now accepting applications for the fifth annual National Award
for Smart Growth Achievement. This competition is open to local or
state governments and other public sector entities that have used
the principles of smart growth to create better places. Interested
parties are encouraged to submit applications for smart growth activities
that have shown significant activity between May 1, 2001, and May
1, 2006. Successful applicants will have incorporated the principles
of smart growth to create places that respect community culture and
the environment, foster economic development, and enhance quality
of life and public health
For more details about the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement,
including an application packet, visit EPA's National
Award for Smart Growth Achievement Web page
- May 2, 2006, 3:30 PM, EST - Introduction to Environmental
Insurance and Other Risk Management Tools
This seminar is designed to be an introductory session on the role environmental
insurance and other risk management mechanisms can play in property
cleanup and reuse, considering both benefits and limitations. The presentation
will provide an overview of the following topics, and will provide real
examples and links to additional resources:
Risk Management and Redevelopment Approaches- Key players involved with
property transactions and their perspectives, and an explanation of
current risk management tools.
Environmental Insurance Coverage- Types of environmental insurance products
available in the marketplace including typical coverage, terms, premium
costs, and timing.
Negotiating Environmental Insurance Coverage and Claims- Process and
key players involved with negotiating a policy and filing claims.
This Internet seminar is a free, web-based slide presentation. Participants
can select their preferred option for accessing the audio portion of
the seminar: by phone line or streaming audio simulcast. To register
or for more information please visit: http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/ei/
- May 4-5, 2006, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, Collaborative
Cleanups II: Revitalizing and Protecting America's Watersheds
Hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) and Office of Water (OW), this
meeting will bring together a diverse set of stakeholders from community,
state, federal, tribal, non-government, and private organizations,
in order to develop practical actions for more effective collaboration
to protect, restore, and revitalize land and water resources.
- May 12, 2006 - Deadline
Submit your abstracts, proposals for complete sessions, or simply
an idea that you think ought to be considered for Brownfields
2006: Revolution in Redevelopment & Revitalization.
January 2006
- January 31, 2006 - Deadline
Grant Funding Guidance for State and Tribal Response Programs
Fiscal Year 2006. EPA is accepting proposals for funding from
December 1, 2005 through January 31, 2006. More
December 2005
- December 14, 2005 - Deadline
Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan
Fund and Cleanup Grants EPA is accepting proposals for brownfields
assessment, revolving loan fund and cleanup grants. These grants
are part of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act to help states and communities around the country
clean up and revitalize Brownfield sites. More
November 2005
- November 2-4, 2005 - 10th Annual Brownfields Conference
Brownfields 2005,
Denver, CO
Join us in Denver for the leading educational and networking event
focused entirely on Brownfields. This annual free conference features
interactive discussions, educational presentations, mobile workshops,
and plenty of networking opportunities with business, government,
and nonprofit organizations working at the enterprising edge of
Brownfields redevelopment.
October 2005
- October 3, 2005 - Deadline Extended due to Hurricane
Katrina
Brownfields Job Training Grants-Request for Applications (RFA). EPA's
Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment is now requesting
applications for brownfields job training grants. To apply for funding,
or for more information, visit the Brownfields
Grant Applications Web page.
- October 19-20, 2005 - Green Makeover: Retrofitting Sites
in Urban Areas to Enrich City Environments, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
School of Continuing Education Conference Center
161 West Wisconsin Ave., Suite 7000
Milwaukee, WI 53203
August 2005
- Mon-Fri, August 1-5, 2005
The Nuts and Bolts of Brownfield Redevelopment for Local Governments,
Kansas City, MO
The USEPA, The Northeast-Midwest Institute, and the University
of Illinois at Chicago Great Lakes Center for Environmental Training
(in cooperation with HUD) will be presenting a training course
which covers the broad range of activities that local governments
need to know in order to successfully identify, clean up, and
redevelop Brownfields. The course will be offered in Chicago during
the week of June 20, 2005, and in Kansas City during the week
of August 1, 2005, and is open to all who may be interested. The
course includes presentations by local governments and others
who are experienced in Brownfield redevelopment, and hands-on
case studies including site visits. This intensive course has
received very strong reviews from past participants.
July 2005
- July 12-15, 2005
EPA Community Involvement and Training Conference: "Building
Bridges through Strong Partnerships"
Buffalo, New York
EPA, other federal agencies,state, tribal and local governments, companies,
community-based organizations/environmental justice groups, and non-governmental
organizations are invited to attend. The CI Conference is intended
to provide participants awareness and training on how collaborative
partnerships, public education, and community involvement can result
in better, more implementable environmental decisions.
- July 25 and 26, 2005
Brownfields Nonprofit Cleanup Grantee Roundtable, Providence, Rhode
Island
The focus of the training will be on fostering a peer-to-peer
information exchange among nonprofit brownfields cleanup grant
recipients, U.S. EPA Regional Brownfields Cleanup Grant Coordinators,
and technical experts. In doing so, nonprofit cleanup grant recipients
and 2005 selectees will gain a more thorough understanding of
the technical capabilities needed to carry out a successful cleanup
project while also allowing an opportunity for 2003 and 2004 nonprofit
grantees to share their experiences in conducting cleanup projects.
Ultimately, this roundtable will be instrumental in improving
the overall institutional capacity of nonprofit organizations
engaged in brownfields revitalization. For more information, contact
Joe Bruss (202) 566-2772 or David Krauss (202) 566-2773.
June 2005
- June 14 and 15, 2005
Illinois Brownfields Conference, Peoria, IL
- Mon-Fri, June 20-24, 2005
The Nuts and Bolts of Brownfield Redevelopment for Local Governments
Chicago, Illinois
The USEPA, The Northeast-Midwest Institute, and the University
of Illinois at Chicago Great Lakes Center for Environmental Training
(in cooperation with HUD) will be presenting a training course
which covers the broad range of activities that local governments
need to know in order to successfully identify, clean up, and
redevelop Brownfields. The course will be offered in Chicago during
the week of June 20, 2005, and in Kansas City during the week
of August 1, 2005, and is open to all who may be interested. The
course includes presentations by local governments and others
who are experienced in Brownfield redevelopment, and hands-on
case studies including site visits. This intensive course has
received very strong reviews from past participants.
- June 30, 2005 Deadline
The Phoenix Awards are the premier awards for achievement of
excellence in Brownfields redevelopment. The Phoenix Award Executive
Committee is seeking redevelopment projects to recognize such excellence
in Brownfields redevelopment. The project participants will be honored
at an awards ceremony during Brownfields 2005 in Denver, Colorado,
November 2-4, 2005.
May 2005
- May 1, 2005 Deadline
Brownfields Training, Research and Technical Assistance Grant Guidelines
This is a revised announcement of a funding opportunity for Brownfields
Training, Research, and Technical Assistance under Sec. 104(k)(6)
of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization
Act. These guidelines provide eligible applicants an opportunity to
apply for federal funding for brownfields-related training, research
or technical assistance. More
- May 18, 2005 Deadline
National Award for Smart Growth Achievement. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to announce that applications are
now being accepted for the fourth annual National Award for Smart
Growth Achievement. This competition is open to local or state governments
and other public sector entities that have used the principles of
smart growth to create better places.
For more details about the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement,
including an application packet, visit: http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/awards.htm
- May 20, 2005 Deadline
Request for Initial Proposals- Community Action for a Renewed Environment
(CARE) Program. EPA is launching a new grant program to help communities
understand and reduce the risk of exposure to toxic chemicals. Through
Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE), EPA is offering
communities financial and technical assistance to reduce releases
of toxic pollutants and minimize exposure to them. CARE will offer
funding at two levels. Under Level I, communities will receive approximately
$75,000 to establish collaborative partnerships for reducing toxic
releases in their environment. Level II offers approximately $300,000
More information on the CARE Program (PDF) (22 pp, 71K)
April 2005
- April 29, 2005 Deadline
Call for Presentations - Brownfields 2005 Deadline April 29th.
January 2005
- January 14, 2005 Deadline
Proposal Guidelines for Job Training Grants
EPA is requesting proposals for brownfields job training grants.
The goals of the Job Training Program are to prepare trainees for
future employment in the environmental field and facilitate cleanup
of brownfield sites contaminated with hazardous substances, pollutants,
or contaminants and petroleum. Proposals due January 14, 2005. More
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- January 27, 2005
4th
Annual Smart Growth Conference
The program will feature cutting-edge smart growth issues, the latest
research, implementation tools and strategies, successful case studies,
interactive learning experiences, new partners, new projects and new
policies. While some sessions are designed to attract specific disciplines,
many of the conference sessions are designed more broadly and will
have something to offer many different disciplines.
December 2004
- December 17, 2004 Deadline
EPA will be soliciting presentation proposals until December 17,
2004 for the EPA Community Involvement and Training Conference:
"Building Bridges Through
Strong Partnerships" to be held July 12-15, 2005 in Buffalo,
New York.
November 2004
- November 2, 2004, 12:00 - 2:00 (E) - FREE Internet Seminar
Sharing Lessons Learned: Sustainability and Brownfields Reuse PART
I/II. Planning for Success - Brownfields Reuse in the Big Picture
Visit http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/bflessons/
to register. It's
free, but to participate via phone or simulcast line you must be
registered!
- November 10-12th
Greenbuild International Conference and Expo - Portland, OR
- November 12, 2004 Deadline
Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund,
and Cleanup Grants
EPA is accepting proposals for brownfields assessment, revolving loan
fund and cleanup grants. These grants are part of the Small Business
Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act to help states
and communities around the country clean up and revitalize Brownfield
sites. Proposals are due to EPA by November 12, 2004. More
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- November 16, 2004 Deadline
Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grants and
Cooperative Agreements
These guidelines provide eligible applicants an opportunity to apply
for federal funding for brownfields-related training, research or
technical assistance. More ...
- November 18, 2004
Public Meeting on the Proposed Rule: "Standards and Practices
for
All Appropriate Inquiries" San Fransisco, CA. More
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October 2004
- October 20-22, 2004
Region 5 Grant Administration and Proposal Guidelines Meeting, Chicago,
Illinois
- October 20, 2004
Public Meeting on the Proposed Rule: "Standards and Practices
for All
Appropriate Inquiries" - Washington, DC. More
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September 2004
- September 20-22, 2004
Brownfields 2004 National Conference, St. Louis, Missouri
- September 29, 2004, 12:00 - 2:00 (E) - FREE Internet Seminar
Sharing Lessons Learned: Sustainability and Brownfields Reuse PART
I/II. Planning for Success - Brownfields Reuse in the Big Picture
Visit http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/bflessons/
to register. It's free, but to participate via phone or simulcast
line you must be registered!
July 2004
- July 2004
Western Brownfields Workshop - EPA Regions 8, 9, and 10
- July 13-15, 2004
Sign up now for the EPA Regions 8, 9, and 10, Western Brownfields
Workshop! The Western Regions of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) are teaming up to host a free workshop to assist EPA
Brownfields Grantees, Potential Grantees, and Grantees' Consultants
in: learning more about the brownfields grant program; sharing information
with each other; asking questions of EPA representatives; and meeting
new grantees. The workshop will be held July 13-15, 2004 in Seattle,
Washington. Please register by e-mailing your name, organization and
contact information to wbwregistration@sra.com
Please see the PDF below for more information:
- July 19-23, 2004
Region 5 Brownfields Redevelopment: Nuts & Bolts for Local Governments
- EPA Grant Recipients, Chicago, Illinois
http://www.hud.gov/local/il/working/environtrain04sched.cfm
June 2004
- June 1, 2004 - Deadline
ICMA Travel Scholarship Application
ICMA, the conference co-sponsor, is pleased to sponsor a limited number
of travel scholarships for community-based stakeholders involved in
the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields. To be eligible, you
must be affiliated with, or a representative of a local government,
state or tribal government, community organization, environmental
justice organization, or nonprofit group. The scholarship program
will ensure diverse brownfields stakeholder groups' participation
in the conference. To learn more, please contact ICMA at 202.962.3657
or rdhesi@icma.org. Please do
not contact EPA for advice regarding how to obtain a travel scholarship.
- June 8-10, 2004
US Economic Development Administration National Conference. For more
information, visit the EDA
National Conference Web site.
- June 15-18, 2004
The seventh annual National Community Involvement Conference will
bring federal, tribal, state, county, city, local and university communities
together in diverse, interactive and educational sessions. For more
information, visit the conference web site http://www.epancic.org/2004/overview.cfm
- June 2004
New Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant
Award Announcements
- Brownfields 2004 Travel Scholarship Application Due June
1, 2004
ICMA, the conference co-sponsor, is pleased to sponsor a limited number
of travel scholarships for community-based stakeholders involved in
the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields. To be eligible, you
must be affiliated with, or a representative of a local government,
state or tribal government, community organization, environmental
justice organization, or nonprofit group. The scholarship program
will ensure diverse brownfields stakeholder groups' participation
in the conference. To learn more, please contact ICMA at 202.962.3657
or rdhesi@icma.org. Please do
not contact EPA for advice regarding how to obtain a travel scholarship.
For more information, visit the Brownfields 2004 Web site at:
May 2004
- May 21, 2004 - Deadline
Deadline for 2004 Phoenix Awards Applications
- May 24-26, 2004
Brownfields National Partnership Meeting
April 2004
March 2004
January 2004
- January 31, 2004 - Deadline
Grant Funding Guidance for State and Tribal Response Programs
Section 128(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended, authorizes a noncompetitive
$50 million grant program to establish and enhance state and tribal
response programs. More
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