Stakeholder Engagement/Capacity
Building Pilot Opportunity FAQ
What is the pilot opportunity?
• EPA is offering an opportunity for community stakeholders and ports to
participate in a pilot project to:
o Test and refine the draft stakeholder engagement and capacity
building tools:
¦	Ports Primer for Communities
¦	Community Action Roadmap
¦	Environmental Justice Primer for Ports
o Enhance community skills for building partnerships and effectively
engaging in local decision-making to improve environmental health
a	and quality of life
o Develop an action plan and identify resources for implementing the
plan
o Equip and empower overburdened communities to influence decision-
making concerning port-related goods movement
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What kind of Technical Assistance will be provided?
•	EPA will provide Technical Assistance to pilot project participants to support commu-
nity stakeholders in addressing their prioritized challenges
o Provide support for community tour to highlight local challenges
o Provide support for workshop on how to apply engagement/capacity building
tools to community's specific challenges
o Support in developing an engagement action plan
o Mentor support to adopt success models and strategies
o Additional community support may include community outreach/public involve-
ment support; conflict prevention and resolution processes; situation assessments;
project evaluation measures; training workshops; research and writing case studies
How much funding will recipients receive and what are the competition rules?
•	Pilot opportunity is not a grant program and does not include funding
•	Community stakeholders located near port facilities and concerned about air quality
impacts related to port operations can apply
•	Community stakeholders with existing engagement experience with ports and other
local partners, as well as community stakeholders with no or limited engagement
experience may apply
•	Ports with existing community engagement experience, as well as those port facilities
with no interaction or in early stages of engagement with nearby communities may apply
•	EPA plans to select two locations for the initial pilot projects and anticipates an
approximate 12 month project duration
If I have other questions, where do I submit the question?
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