M Ljrxj & CotnriTJnlty Revaluation BROWN FIELDS BROWNFIELDS WHAT'S NEW October 6, 2009 c/EPA New England In This Issue Page 1 > FY2010 Proposal Guidelines for Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund & Cleanup Grants > FY2010 Grant Guidelines Workshop Sessions > Brownfields 2009 Page 2 > Brownfields Sustainability Pilot Reports > WEBINAR SERIES: Brownfields Management & Sustainable Development Strategies for the 21s* Century and Beyond > American Recovery Reinvestment Act of 2009 Communities Putting Prevention to Work FY2010 Proposal Guidelines for Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund & Cleanup Grants The FY2010 Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants are available at: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/applicat.htm The proposal deadline is October 16, 2009. Brownfields Assessment Grants: (each funded up to $200,000 over three years; $1,000,000 for Assessment Coalitions) provide funding to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning (including cleanup planning) and community involvement related to brownfield sites; Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants: (each funded up to $1,000,000 over five years) provide funding to capitalize a revolving fund and to make loans and provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites; Brownfields Cleanup Grants: (each funded up to $200,000 over three years) provide funding for a grant recipient to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites that are owned by the grant recipient. Please note there are two significant changes this year: 1 - Applicants applying for a cleanup grant must own the site that is the subject of their proposal at time of proposal submission. 2 - Applicants who are currently recipients of a Brownfields RLF cooperative agreement, whether awarded under CERCLA 104(k) orCERCLA 104(d) are ineligible to apply in the FY2010 competition. If you are an existing RLF cooperative agreement recipient you may be eligible to apply for RLF supplemental funding in early 2010. FY2010 Grant Guidelines Workshop Sessions EPA New England hosted three half-day meetings for New England entities interested in applying for EPA Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup, or Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) competitive grants. Representatives from EPA reviewed the application guidelines and provided attendees with "tips and tricks" for submitting a successful application. The following information was presented at these events: General Presentation (PDF) Assessment Grant Session (PDF) Cleanup Grant Session (PDF) Revolving Loan Fund Session (PDF) Opportunities to Increase the Sustainability of your Project (PDF) EPA New England Brownfields Contacts (PDF) New England State Brownfields Contacts (PDF') Go to the Grant Guidelines Page for more information Ni Jrleans November 16-18 REGISTRATION IS Brownfields 2009 November 16 - 18, 2009 in New Orleans Schedule-at-a-Glance. Program Sessions & Create Personal Schedule. Final Brochure Transaction Forum information. Mobile Workshop reservations. Volunteer Activity Announced to Help Rebuild a Local Elementary School. Exhibitor information. Become an Endorser or Sponsor. Travel & Hotel Information. Go to Brownfields 2009 to register today! , . Transaction Forum Conference Call Jlo'j The Brownfields Transaction Forum y^" Planning Committee will host a conference call on October 7, 2009 from 1:00-1:30 (CDT)/2:00-2:30 (EDT) to help you plan to participate in the Brownfields Transaction Forum and how to make the most of your experience. 1 of 2 ------- 4 L. Brownfields Sustainability Pilot Reports The Brownfields Sustainability Pilots are an EPA effort to promote environmental sustainability at local brownfields projects. Selected communities received technical assistance to help them achieve greener assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment at their brownfields. Some of the resulting technical reports from this assistance are now posted at: http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/sustain pits/index.htm#r eports WEBINAR SERIES: Brownfields Management & Sustainable Development Strategies for the 21st Century and Beyond Presented by UCLA's Southern California Education and Research Center Weekly from January 21-May 20, 2010 Thursdays 10-11 am Pacific Time • Learning Segment 1-Sustainable Environmental/Brownfields Site Management (January 21 to February 25-6 sessions) • Learning Segment II - Cutting Edge On-Site Soil & Groundwater Remediation Solutions (March 4 to April 15-7 sessions) • Learning Segment Ili-Beyond Compliance - Proactive Sustainable Development (April 22-May 20-5 sessions) This revolutionary interdisciplinary 18-session webinar offers a unique opportunity to learn both the theory and practice of sustainable environmental management. An interactive "hands-on" case history practitioner training approach will be utilized to cover the engineering, scientific, legal, political, and ethical dimensions of environmental sustainability. An internationally recognized team of chief executive officers, senior environmental consultants, professional engineers, and LEED accredited professionals will lead participants through the body of knowledge needed to practice in the 21st century and beyond as sustainable environmental development program managers. Click here for more information and to register Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention American Recovery Reinvestment Act of 2009 Communities Putting Prevention to Work Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DP09- 912ARRA09 CFDA Number(s): 93.724 -- Prevention and Wellness- Communities Putting Prevention to Work Applications due December 1, 2009 The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has published a funding opportunity announcement entitled, "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Communities Putting Prevention to Work". Approximately $373 million will be available in fiscal year 2009 to fund thirty to forty awards. The purpose of this FOA is to create healthier communities through sustainable, proven, population-based approaches such as broad-based policy, systems, organizational and environmental changes in communities and schools. Awardees funded under this FOA will work collaboratively to promote and sustain policy change efforts in communities and schools. It is recommended that awardees include a strong focus on the needs of populations who suffer disproportionately from the burden of disease. Proposals should focus on implementing broad-based policy changes that are chosen from the prescribed set of evidence-based interventions. Each community will address all 5 evidence-based MAPPS strategies (Media, Access, Point of decision information, Price and, Social support services) for each application: tobacco and/or obesity/physicaI activity/n utritio n. Go to the announcement at Grants.gov for eligibility, additional information and application requirements. 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. brownfields Add me to What's New updates! Remove me from What's New updates! 2 of 2 ------- |