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Environmental Justice Small Grants from U.S. EPA
| U.S. EPA is seeking applications for Environmental Justice Small Grants of up to $30,000 each. These grants enable nonprofit organizations to conduct research, provide education, and develop solutions to local health and environmental issues in communities overburdened by harmful pollution. Applications are due by January 7, 2013. EPA will host four pre-application calls on October 30, November 14, December 1, and December 13 to help applicants understand the requirements. See this page for more information.
For more information, contact Beth Zgoda, Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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FHWA Webinar: How to Build and Strengthen Transportation and Environment Partnerships
| The Federal Highway Administration will host a webinar on Wednesday, October 31, from 1:00-2:00 EST, to discuss how to create successful partnerships between transportation departments and agencies responsible for the environment. Speakers from North Carolina's Departments of Transportation and Environment and Natural Resources will describe their interagency coordination. Register here, or view past webinars from FHWA's Eco-Logical series here.
For more information, contact Beth Zgoda, Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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NEMW Region-Based Study on Crop Rotation Highlighted in NYT
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A study by researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the University of Minnesota, and Iowa State University, noted in The New York Times, showed that
synthetic agrichemical inputs do not need to "drive" agroecosystem performance.
Instead, they can be used to simply "tune" it. The researchers showed that diversified cropping systems can be combined effectively with lower agrichemical inputs to control weeds and maintain crop productivity. The authors state that such an approach is capable of "meeting or exceeding the [agroecosystem] performance of less diverse systems."
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"Our Town" Grants from National Endowment for the Arts
| Our Town grants, which range from $25,000 to $200,000, fund creative projects in which communities partner with local artists to improve quality of life, strengthen community identity, and revitalize economic development. The National Endowment for the Arts application deadline for these grants is January 14, 2013, and materials are available here. NEA will host webinars to provide more information on November 6 and 13, 2012, at 3:00 EST at arts.gov.
For more information, contact Beth Zgoda, Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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