From: | CPEO Moderator <cpeo@cpeo.org> |
Date: | 15 Oct 2002 20:51:06 -0000 |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] 2002 Brownfields Funding Workshops |
October 2002 United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 2002 Brownfields Funding Workshops The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 Brownfields Team is partnering with the California Center for Land Recycling to host three workshops to assist communities interested in applying for brownfields assessment, cleanup and revolving loan fund grants. These grants provide funding to assist communities that plan to return contaminated (or potentially contaminated) properties back to productive reuse. The workshops will focus on helping participants understand the basic elements of the grant programs, the new process for submitting grant proposals, and the required proposal elements. Representatives from EPA will be present to help answer your questions. This will be the first year that funding for brownfields grants will be awarded under the new Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Act (SBLRA) signed by President Bush on January 11, 2002. On October 9th, EPA will issue in the Federal Register its request for proposals for these brownfields grants. The final guidelines may be downloaded from the EPA's national brownfields webpage by pasting the following link into your web browser: www.epa.gov/brownfields/pdf/guide1002.pdf. The due date for the assessment, revolving loan fund, and cleanup grant proposals will be December 16, 2002. What topics will be covered? * What is a brownfield? * What are the types of funding available for brownfields? * How and when to apply for a brownfields grant? * What are the key elements of a brownfields proposal? * What assistance is available for preparing a grant proposal? Who should attend? Individuals interested in preparing proposals for brownfields funding or deepening their understanding of the brownfields program, including: * State, * Tribal, or * Local governmental officials; * Representatives from Land Clearance Authorities or other quasi-governmental entities; * Regional councils; * State sanctioned redevelopment agencies * Representatives of non-profit organizations; and, * Other individuals interested in partnering with an eligible entity to apply for brownfields funding. Note: See the proposal guidelines for a complete list of the entities eligible to apply for these grants. How much does the workshop cost? All three workshops are free of charge. 2002 Workshop Dates & Locations October 22nd City Hall, Room 1010 201 North Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 October 24th Department of Toxic Substances Control 8800 Cal Center Drive Sacramento, CA 95826 November 19th Ron Dellums Federal Building 3rd Floor Auditorium, North Tower 1301 Clay Street Oakland, CA 94612 Please register for the workshop most convenient for you. A registration form is attached. If you cannot view the attached .pdf document, please download Adobe Acrobat Reader for free at http://www.adobe.com. You may also register online at http://www.cclr.org/new.html. For questions regarding the workshops please contact the following: Bobbie Kahan, Brownfields Coordinator kahan.bobbie@epa.gov 415-972-3143 Jim Hanson, Brownfields Coordinator hanson.jim@epa.gov 415-972-3188 Thomas Mix, Brownfields Coordinator mix.thomas@epa.gov 415-972-3248 Wallace Woo, Brownfields Coordinator woo.wallace@epa.gov 415-972-3270 Steve Simanonok, Brownfields Coordinator simanonok.steve@epa.gov 415-972-3249 Susanne Perkins, Brownfields Coordinator perkins.susanne@epa.gov 415-972-3208 For more information regarding the brownfields program, please visit EPA's website at www.epa.gov/brownfields. Sincerely, Stephanie Shakofsky Executive Director California Center for Land Recycling 455 Market Street Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94114 415.820.2080 (phone) 415.882.7666 (fax) www.cclr.org --- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To read CPEO's archived Brownfields messages visit http://www.cpeo.org/lists/brownfields If this email has been forwarded to you and you'd like to subscribe, please send a message to cpeo-brownfields-subscribe@igc.topica.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: cpeo-brownfields@npweb.craigslist.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://igc.topica.com/u/?aVxieR.a3Z0sy Or send an email to: cpeo-brownfields-unsubscribe@igc.topica.com T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================ | |
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