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![]() January 15, 2016Public meeting planned for draft Enka Partners brownfields agreementThe N.C. Division of Waste Management has scheduled a public meeting for 6-8 p.m. Feb. 4 at Asheville Buncombe Community College to gather peoples' feedback on a proposed brownfields agreement in Asheville. Enka Partners has proposed redeveloping the property that once served as a landfill for recreational purposes, concessions, public restroom facilities, open space, greenways, parking and associated driveways.
![]() November 3, 2015EPA Provides Summary of Changes to 2016 Grant GuidanceA summary of changes to the EPA Fiscal Year 2016 Brownfields CERCLA 128(a) Grant Guidance Document can be accessed by clicking HERE.
![]() November 3, 2015EPA announces 20016 Request for Proposals - FY 2016 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant GuidelinesThe brownfields grants may be used to address sites contaminated by petroleum and hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum). Opportunities for funding are as follows: Brownfields Assessment Grants (each funded up to $200,000 over three years; Assessment Coalitions are funded up to $600,000 over three years), Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund Grants (each funded up to $1,000,000 over five years), and Brownfields Cleanup Grants (each funded up to $200,000 over three years). The proposal submission deadline is December 18, 2015. Grant writing tips can be found HERE.
![]() November 2, 2015The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has announced it is soliciting applications from applicants in rural and urban areas to provide investments that support construction, non-construction, technical assistance, and revolving loan fund projects under EDA’s Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance programs.Grants and cooperative agreements made under these programs are designed to leverage existing regional assets and support the implementation of economic development strategies that advance new ideas and creative approaches to advance economic prosperity in distressed communities.
![]() October 12, 2015The Redevelopment Now Program is Accepting ApplicationsThe NC Brownfields Program is accepting Redevelopment Now applications to the program. Please submit your application with your fee payment and the Consent Form.
October 2, 2015The EPA Region 4 Brownfields Program invites you to participate in a Webinar focused on Applying for Cleanup GrantsThe EPA Region 4 Brownfields Program will be hosting a webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 14th, 2015, which will focus on the process for applying for cleanup grants. Topics to be covered are:
The Webinar may be accessed by cliking HERE, or at the following Link: http://epawebconferencing.acms.com/r4bf/
Please contact the following individuals if you have questions prior to the webinar: March 31, 2015Brownfields 2015 Slated for September 2-4 in ChicagoEver want to get inside the mind of a developer? Want to understand how environmental liability works, both within and outside of a brownfields context? Want to know what is important to lenders on brownfields projects? Community outreach and planning? Land banking? Leveraging investment? Going from grants to brick and mortar? Learning brownfields lessons from others who have lived it? Whether you are a brownfields veteran or a novice just becoming acquainted with redeveloping contaminated property, you will benefit by attending the greatest brownfields learning opportunity on earth when Brownfields 2015 comes to Chicago, September 2-4. Make your plans now! |
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