Collaborative  Science  and  Technology
         Network  for Sustainability (CMS)
CMS is a new grants program that  is a cornerstone   A total of 12 projects were selected for funding in
of ORD's transition to sustainability. The program,
launched in partnership with the Office of Policy,
Economics, and Innovation (OPEI) and the Office of
Regional Operations (ORO), enables grantees and
EPA to collaborate in exploring and learning about
new approaches to environmental protection that
are  systems-oriented, forward-looking, preventative,
and collaborative. CMS will be a testing ground
for developing and applying tools necessary
for practicing  sustainability at a regional
scale. The tools developed under
the  program will draw on a
scientific understanding
of the consequences
of decisions and
actions.
                      the first year of the program. These projects are
                      addressing the long-term sustainability (in terms of
                      quality, availability, and viability) of one or more
                      resources, including energy, materials, and ecology.
                      These resources were considered in the context of
                      ecosystems, communities and the built environment,
                      or industrial materials flow. Additionally, the selected
                      projects are applying science and engineering in an
                      innovative fashion; tracking success against short-
                            and long-term environmental, economic, and
                                   social measures; connecting a diverse
                                        set of partners; and planning  to
                                           transfer tools, approaches,
                                              and lessons to other
                                                states, localities, regions,
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                                   Thinking to Local V  or industries.
                                   Sustainability Efforts
                                   for the Boston Region
Integrating Water Supply Management
and Ecological Flow Requirements
   Efficient Materials and
   Energy Use: Understanding
   Economic Benefits
Sustaining Multiple
Benefits in Large River
Floodplains
         Decision Model for
         Urban Water Reuse
                                             Cuyahoga
                                             Sustainability
                                             Network
                Using
                Market
                Forces to
                Implement
                Sustainable
                Watershed
                Management
                                         P2 and the
                                         NY/NJ Harbor
                                                              Ecological
                                                              Sustainability
                                                              in Rapidly
                                                              Developing
                                                              Watersheds
Transforming Office
Parks into Transit
Villages
          Sustainable Sandhills:
          A Plan for Regional
          Sustainability
                              Sustainable Land
                              Use in Puerto Rico
                      other Region 2 sites
                                               Virgin Islands

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