Build Brownfields Capacity Amongst Local Government Leaders Upcoming solicitation EPA intends to award one$l million grant expected November 2022. over a 5-year period to Build Brownfields Grant award expected Capacity amongst Local Government Spring 2023. Leaders EPA intends to solicit applications for five new grant opportunities: National Technical Assistance Opportunities: 1.Nationwide Technical Assistance for Brownfields RLF Programs 2.Nationwide Technical Assistance to Nonprofits Seeking to Reuse Brownfields 3.Nationwide Technical Assistance to Local Government Leaders on Developing and/or Operating Brownfields Programs Within Their Jurisdictions (Focus of this flyer) National Research opportunities: 4. Minimizing displacement and gentrification resulting from brownfields reuse 5. Land bank strategies as tools for brownfields revitalization Grant 3: Nationwide Technical Assistance to Local Government Leaders on Developing and/or Operating Brownfields Programs Within Their Jurisdictions Goal: Build capacity amongst elected officials and staff by educating them on how brownfields cleanup and reinvestment can help their community, and the resources available to support this work. Capacity building will include engagement with elected leaders and staff who have brownfields experience, introducing the breadth of stakeholders and subject matter experts who are necessary partners in brownfields redevelopment, as well as demonstrating how local leadership is critical throughout the brownfields reuse process. Types of Activities that can help build capacity amongst elected and appointed local government officials and staff on how brownfields cleanup and reinvestment can help their community, and the resources available to support this work may include: • Conducting research • Developing relevant informational materials • Encouraging peer networking, • Providing technical assistance directly to local government leaders Interested applicants can apply for one or multiple opportunities. See list of eligible entities for technical assistance and research grants. Each grant will be awarded as a cooperative agreement. More details will be provided when the grant solicitation opens! Please keep an eye on EPA's Brownfields Program website under Open Solicitations, ------- |