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Brownfields Training, Research,

     and Technical Assistance

           Grant Fact Sheet


  Sustainable  Community

 Development Group,  Inc.

EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, tribes.
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the
expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. EPA
funds eligible applicants through assistance agreements to
provide training, research, and technical assistance to
facilitate brownfields revitalization.

Organization Description

The Sustainable Community Development Group, Inc.,
(SCDG) was established in  2004 to specialize in
programs that address diverse populations, including
people of color, low-income communities, the
underserved, and those living  in areas experiencing
environmental, health, and economic under-investment.
SCDG is partnering with the National Conference of
Black Mayors (NCBM), a 34-year-old nonprofit
organization of 641  mayors nationwide. NCBM's mission
is to enhance the executive management capacity of its
members for the purpose of governing viable
municipalities through technical and management
assistance.

Project  Description

SCDG and National Conference of Black Mayors
(NCBM) are partnering to develop and implement the
Greening of Brownfields Program, which will
demonstrate how mayors can reuse idle properties in
ways that address equity and community issues. This
program will cover green design, buildings, and
technologies; energy conservation; recycling; relevant
certification programs; and  employment options in green
collar jobs. The project will educate nearly 700 African-
American  mayors from around the nation, inform their
                                                      Greening  of Brownfields
                                                      Program
 Grantee:
 Sustainable Community Development Group, Inc.

 Project Focus:
 Equitable Development and Greening of Brownfields

 Project Period:
 October 2008 to September 2013

 Estimated Annual Funding Amount:
 $150,000
 Contacts
 For further information about the Sustainable Community
 Development Group, Inc., and its brownfields technical
 assistance activities, visit
 http://www.sustainablecommunitvdevelopmentgroup.org.
 For more information about this project, call
 202-637-2467.

 For further information, including specific grant contacts,
 additional grant information, brownfields news and
 events, and publications and links, visit the EPA
 Brownfields web site at: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields
 or call 202-566-2777.

 * The information presented in this fact sheet comes from
 the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of
 this information. The implementation plan for the grant
 has  not yet been finalized. Therefore, activities described
 in this fact sheet are subject to change.
redevelopment decisions, and deliver tools that facilitate
leadership in equitable development and sustainability. It
will target NCBM mayors whose communities face
impediments to redevelopment, including weak markets
and barriers to information about the benefits of green
redevelopment strategies. It also will enhance the
capacity of local governments to address land use, the
environment, and services designed to protect public
health and welfare.
                                                           Solid Waste and
                                                           Emergency Response
                                                           (5105T)
                         EPA560-F-08-282
                         September 2008
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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