Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference, Oct 13-15, in Cleveland
Help your community realize its potential by participating in the Reclaiming Vacant Properties conference! This year's conference will be held in Cleveland, October 13-15 at the historic Renaissance Cleveland Hotel.
Join hundreds of your peers from communities from the Sunbelt to the Rustbelt, to learn about the policies, tools, and strategies to catalyze long-term, sustainable revitalization. Share your experiences and insights, and become a part of the only national network focused on building the knowledge, leadership, and momentum to reclaim vacant and abandoned properties to foster thriving neighborhoods.
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EDA Proposes Grant Improvement Process
From the EDA press release:
For 45 years, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has partnered with distressed communities throughout the United States to foster job creation, collaboration and regional innovation. The agency's mission is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting competitiveness and preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy.
Just as economic development practitioners must adapt to changes in the economic environment, so must the federal government's only agency solely devoted to economic development. The challenges posed by a severe global recession and immense economic, social and environmental changes require the agency to improve the way it does business to continue to meet the needs of American communities.
Specifically, EDA is improving its grant approval process so that it is more competitive, transparent and efficient: - Applicants will receive an answer in less than 90 days.
- Set funding cycles and standardized assessment tools will make the process more competitive.
- EDA's strong level of customer service will be unchanged. Regional office staff will work closely with applicants prior to submission deadlines.
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July Mississippi River Basin Update Released
The July Update from the Northeast-Midwest Institute on Mississippi River Basin issues is now available on-line. This month's Update contains the following items:
RIVER BASIN NEWS AND NOTES - Mississippi River Policy Manager Position Announcement
- Gulf of Mexico 2010 Dead Zone Prediction
- National Academies' Report on Farming Sustainability
- Place Effects on Environmental Views
- Environmental Defense Fund's latest issue of Delta Dispatches
- Upcoming Conferences, Events and Workshops
LEGISLATION Safe Treatment of Polluted Stormwater Runoff Act Flood Insurance Reform and Priorities Act Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration Legislation Multiple Peril Insurance Act Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act
BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS For more information contact Mark Gorman at the Northeast-Midwest Institute. |
Brownfields Conference 2011: Call for Session Proposals, New Deadline July 30
The 14th National Brownfields Conference is coming to Philadelphia on April 3-5, 2011. Cosponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), the National Brownfields Conference attracts more than five thousand registrants and hundreds of exhibitors. The conference is the largest, most comprehensive event focused on cleaning up and redeveloping abandoned, underutilized, and potentially contaminated properties in the nation. Conference organizers are now accepting proposals for the more than 100 educational sessions. The planning committee wants to encourage more interactive educational sessions in hopes to have at least 60 percent using the always popular marketplace/roundtable format and the newly established public dialogue/debate format. To submit your session proposal by the deadline of July 30, 2010 go to www.brownfields2011.org. For more information please contact Julie Butler at jbutler@icma.org or see the conference website. |
