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WHAT'S NEW
January 26, 2011
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In This Issue
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>=> EPA Community Action for a Renewed Environment
(CARE) Grants
•=> Brownfields2011
•=> EPA/Office of Childrens Health Protection Grants
>=> 3rd Annual Northeast Sustainable Communities
Workshop
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>=> EPA New England Environmental Merit Awards
°=> FY11 Environmental Workforce Development & Job
Training Grant Guidelines
°=> Call for Abstracts for the 27th Annual International
Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water, and Energy
°=> IEDC 2011 Federal Economic Development Forum:
The Federal Drive for Innovation and Job Creation
>=> HUD Rural Innovation Fund Program
°=> The American Planning Association (APA) 2011
National Planning Conference
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>=> Building Materials Reuse Association Conference -
Deconstruction 2011
>=> Sustainable Remediation 2011 Conference
°=> Green Roundtable / NEXUS Information
•=> FY2011 Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Supplemental
Funding
THERSHIPS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
EPA Community Action for a Renewed
Environment (CARE) Grants
The request for proposals (RFP) for financial
assistance through the Community Action for a
Renewed Environment (CARE) competitive grant
program is now available. CARE is a unique
community-based, community-driven, multimedia
demonstration program designed to help
communities understand and reduce risks due to
toxic pollutants and environmental concerns from all
sources.
The CARE grant program works with applicants and
recipients to help their communities form
collaborative partnerships, develop an
understanding of the many local sources of toxic
pollutants and environmental risks, set priorities, and
identify and carry out projects to reduce risks
through collaborative action at the local level.
CARE's long-term goal is to help communities build
self-sustaining, community-based partnerships that
will continue to improve human health and local
environments into the future. The Closing Date is
March 22, 2011.
Brownfields 2011
April 3-5, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA
The Brownfields 2011 conference is set for April 3 -
5, 2011 at the Philadelphia Convention Center.
• Register today!
• Schedule at a Glance
• Education Program & Mobile Workshops
• Hotel & Travel Information
• Economic Redevelopment Forum
• Submit a Poster Idea - Deadline is Feb 5th
• Exhibit Hall Information
• Become an endorser
Healthy Environment,
Healthy Kids
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EPA/Office of Childrens Health
Protection Grants
EPA's Office of Children's Health
Protection is soliciting proposals to
address children's environmental health in
underserved communities by building capacity for
these communities to reduce environmental
exposures in child-occupied settings, eg, homes,
schools and child care centers. Funds available for
award are expected to total approximately $1.5
million, and EPA intends to award approximately 15-
20 awards, each for an amount not to exceed
$100,000. The due date for initial proposals is
February 18, 2011.
3rd Annual Northeast Sustainable
Communities Workshop
February 17, 2011 - Housatonic
Community College, Bridgeport, CT
The 2011 Northeast Sustainable
Communities Workshop will look
deeply at the interconnections and confluences that
make for creating sustainable communities through
Brownfields redevelopment. Brownfields are
uniquely suited to be a place for sustainable
redevelopment to grow. The program for this
workshop is intended to be one half-day of intensive,
high energy exchanges between stakeholders
sharing varied perspectives on the issues
surrounding Brownfields and sustainability.
• Workshop website
• Registration
• Agenda
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EPA New England Environmental Merit Awards
For more than thirty years, EPA New England has
honored those who have made outstanding
contributions on behalf of our region's environment.
EPA's Environmental Merit Awards program has
honored teachers, citizen activists, business leaders,
scientists, public officials and others who have made
outstanding contributions on behalf of our region's
public health and our natural environment. Please
consider nominating a special individual or group for
recognition by EPA. Nominations are due on
February 2, 2011.
FY11 Environmental Workforce
Development and Job Training
Grant Guidelines
The Request for Proposals for the
FY11 Environmental Workforce
Development and Job Training
Grant Guidelines, formerly referred to as the
"Brownfields Job Training Grant Guidelines," are
now available. The deadline for submission of
proposals is March 18, 2011.
An information session for interested applicants is
scheduled for Wednesday, February 16, 2011 from
10:00 am - 12:00 noon at the EPA Region 1
Laboratory in Chelmsford, MA.
• Please RSVP by February 9, 2011 to Leslie
Tomic or Kathleen Castagna
• Directions to EPA Laboratory
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Call for Abstracts for the 27th
Annual International
Conference on Soils,
Sediments, Water, and Energy
I Sediments October 17-20, 2011
and Water Amherst, MA
The Annual Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water
and Energy, at the University of Massachusetts at
Amherst is scheduled for October 17 - 20, 2011.
The conference attracts 700-800 attendees annually
which includes a wide variety of representation from
state and federal agencies; military; railroad,
petroleum, transportation, utilities; the environmental
engineering and consulting community; & academia.
The call for abstracts is now open. Go to the
conference website for a list of proposed sessions
and topics. The deadline for submission is February
4,2011.
DEVELOPMENT
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March 20-22. 2011 | Westin Alexandria
Alexandria, Virginia
IEDC 2011 Federal Economic Development
Forum: The Federal Drive for Innovation and
Job Creation
March 20-22, 2011- Alexandria, VA
The International Economic Development Council's
2011 Federal Economic Development Forum, is
scheduled for March 20 - 23, 2011 in the
Washington DC Metro Area.
• Conference website
• Registration - Early registration ends on
January 28, 2011.
HUD Rural Innovation Fund Program
„ |l|l| t On December 2, 2010, HUD
announced that $25 million in grants is
available to help rural and tribal
communities struggling to address distressed
housing conditions and concentrated poverty. The
Office of Community Planning and Development's
new Rural Innovation Fund offers grants of up to $2
million to support innovative housing and economic
development activities. Eligible applicants include
federally recognized Indian tribes, state housing
finance agencies, state community development
agencies, local rural non-profit organizations,
community development corporations, or consortia
of these groups. Grantees can use their grant
funding to support a variety of housing and
economic development activities including
construction, preparation of plans, land acquisition,
demolition, homeownership counseling, and
financial assistance.
The American Planning
Association (APA)
2011 National Planning
Conference
April9-12, 2011 -Boston
American Planning Association
The APA will hold their 2011 National Planning
Conference in Boston at the Hynes Convention
Center on April 9-12, 2011.
• Exhibitor Information
• Go to the Conference Website for more
information.
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DECON11
May 15-19 New Haven CT
Building Materials Reuse Association
Conference - Deconstruction 2011
May 15-19, 2011 - Yale University, New Haven, CT
The next Building Materials Reuse Association
Conference -Deconstruction 2011 is set for May
2011 and will feature three topic areas: Sustainable
Communities, Deconstruction & Materials Reuse,
and Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling.
• Conference website
• Schedule
• Registration
• Expo Hall
SUSTAINABLE REMEDIATION 2O1 1
STATE OF THE PRACTICE
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
lUNI 1-}, 201 1
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
AMHERST
GREEN CHEMISTRY • HUMAN HEALTH • ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE
Sustainable Remediation 2011 Conference
June 1-3, 2011 - I/Mass, Amherst
The Sustainable Remediation 2011: State of the
Practice international conference will address the
interrelated themes of green chemistry, human
health, and environmental response. Session
presentations by scientists, practitioners, and
regulators will feature new research, field
applications, and lessons learned. The three-day
conference will kick off with a Plenary Session with
keynote presentations from leading researchers and
regulatory experts who will provide an overview of
the sustainable remediation landscape and address
research needs, policy and regulatory challenges
moving forward. The conference will feature 24
platform sessions, poster presentations including a
student poster competition, exhibits, and ample
opportunities for networking.
• Conference Website
• Conference Program
• Exhibitor Information
• Directions & Lodging
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Green Roundtable / NEXUS Information
The Green Roundtable / NEXUS is an independent
non-profit organization whose mission is to
mainstream green, healthy, efficient, and intentional
building and development. They promote and
support this mission through education, policy
advocacy, strategic outreach and technical
assistance.
• Green Building / LEED
• Education & Training Calendar
• Green Firm Certification
FY2011 Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)
Supplemental Funding
The call for FY2011 RLF Supplemental Funding
requests is now open to all eligible RLF grantees. In
order to be eligible, you must have:
1) Made at least one loan orsubgrant prior to
applying for this supplemental funding, and
2) Significantly depleted existing available funds.
Review the Federal Register Notice and Process
Memo for the information necessary to prepare and
submit your request letter.
Request letters must be postmarked/emailed by
February 17, 2011. Please call or email your EPA
Project Officer if you have any questions.
Send your Brownfields-related items for inclusion in this
newsletter to Joe Ferrari at ferrari.ioe@epa.gov.
Disclaimer Some of the events, articles and websites
listed in this newsletter are non-EPA sponsored events
and websites. EPA is providing them for your information
only and is not responsible for the content of the websites
or the information distributed at a non-EPA listed event.
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