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2013 Archive

DEADLINES:

April 9, 2013
DEADLINE: U.S. EPA FY13 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant Proposals

For further questions, please contact Joseph Bruss, Environmental Justice and Job Training Coordinator, U.S. EPA, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, Phone: (202) 566-2772.

April 15, 2013
DEADLINE: Brownfields 2013 Scholarship Applications

A limited number of scholarships for environmental justice and other community participants will be distributed among organizations and communities.  Visit the conference website for more information:  

April 19, 2013
DEADLINE: 2013 Indiana Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence

Nominations to recognize exemplary, innovative projects across Indiana that support environmental protection efforts and demonstrate significant and measurable results.

May 31, 2013
DEADLINE: Indiana Office of Community & Rural Affairs (OCRA) Community Focus Fund (CFF)/MSRP Applications

June 3, 2013
DEADLINE: IDEM Recycling Market Development Program
Grant Applications
The State of Indiana has released a total of $500,000 to IDEM's Recycling Market Development Program.  This money will be made available through grants to aid private businesses purchase equipment specifically needed to remanufacture recyclable materials into finished products or industrial feedstocks.  Grants will range from $25,000 up to $200,000 with a required 50 percent match.  The grant round is expected to be competitive.

June 3, 2013
DEADLINE: DOT TIGER Grant Application

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has grants for National Infrastructure Investments (known as TIGER Discretionary Grants) to be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant impact on the nation, a metropolitan area, or a region.

Deadline Extended:  July 12, 2013
DEADLINE: Brownfield Renewal Awards Nominations

Five award winners will be announced in October and will be for projects that represent the gold standard of development across five distinct industry categories:  environmental impact; economic impact; social impact; sustainability impact and brownfields for energy/brownfield to "brightfield."  The Renewal Awards program is completely free; there is no fee for submitting a nomination.

July 16, 2013
WEBINAR:  HUD Funding Availability for Sustainable Communities Program

2:00 - 3:00 pm ET                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announce a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for $4.5 million in capacity building grants for the Sustainable Communities program.  The purpose of these grants is: 1) to assemble a consortium of capacity building service providers to work directly with Sustainable Communities Grantees; and 2) to maintain a national coalition and leadership network of Sustainable Communities Grantees that will facilitate the exchange of successful strategies, lessons learned, emerging tools and public engagement strategies, and approaches for avoiding or minimizing pitfalls.

September 13, 2013
DEADLINE: Funding (cycle 1) for Green Economic Development Projects
The Economic Development Administration's (EDA) Public Works Program provides grants to support job creation in economically distressed areas of the United States. EDA grants can support local renewable energy, green building, energy efficiency, and recycling projects.

September 23, 2013
DEADLINE: The Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge Registration 

The Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge will provide communities (50,000 population or more) with technical support and resources for developing and implementing plans for urban resilience.  Winning cities will receive membership in the 100 Resilient Cities Network, funding for a Chief Resilience Officer and support to create a resilience plan, along with tools and resources for implementation.  

September 26, 2013
EPA Brownfields Workshop

Evansville, IN 

November 1,  2013
DEADLINE: Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) Rental Housing Tax Credit Application Round

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2013
TRAINING (4 days): Indiana Office of Community & Rural Affairs (OCRA)

Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis
8:30am-5:00pm

May 7-9, 2013
Northwest Indiana Environmental Boot Camp Workshop

NIRPC Office in Portage

May 8, 2013
Webinar: Brownfields BUILD Act

2:00pm EDT
Smart Growth America will host a webinar on the Brownfields Utilization, Investment and Local Development (BUILD) Act, recently introduced by Senators Lautenberg (D-NJ), Inhofe (R-OK), Crapo (R-ID), and Udall (D-NM).  The BUILD Act of 2013 would reauthorize U.S. EPA's Brownfields Program.  It would also expand non-profit eligibility to receive brownfields grants and allow the U.S. EPA to award flexible multipurpose grants to take into account the varied nature of many projects.

May 15-17, 2013
The National Brownfields 2013 Conference
Atlanta, GA
The Conference, cosponsored by U.S. EPA, is considered the largest and most comprehensive event in the nation that focuses on issues important to community revitalization and the assessment, cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties.

June 11, 2013
Listening Session:  U.S. EPA Seeks Input on Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Training Academy  

U.S. EPA Office of Sustainable Communities will hold a listening session on the design of the new Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Training Academy. Through the Building Blocks program, U.S. EPA delivers short-term, targeted technical assistance to communities wishing to create more sustainable neighborhoods, cities, and regions. U.S. EPA now wishes to create a training program for staff from public agencies and nonprofit organizations that provide technical assistance to communities for land use and planning. The training program will help these staff understand the Building Blocks tools and incorporate them into their technical assistance. The session is open to the public.  

July 16, 2013
WEBINAR:  HUD Funding Availability for Sustainable Communities Program

2:00-3:00 pm ET 
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for $4.5 million in capacity building grants for the Sustainable Communities program.  The purpose of these grants is:  1) to assemble a consortium of capacity building service providers to work directly with Sustainable Communities Grantees; nd 2) to maintain a national coalition and leadership network of Sustainable Communities Grantees that will facilitate the exchange of successful strategies, lessons learned, emerging tools and public engagement strategies, and approaches for avoiding or minimizing pitfalls.  

July 23, 2013
IRTC Green & Sustainable Remediation
2:00-3:00 pm ET 
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The National Brownfields 2013 Conference will include the Economic Redevelopment Form - Stakeholder Marketplace.  As in past conferences, each state can include a delegation of stakeholders to showcase brownfield properties (ones with known or perceived contamination) and brownfield incentives offered statewide.  If you are interested in joining the Indiana delegation, then please contact Michele Oertel at moertel@ifa.in.gov.  Stakeholder Marketplace information is available at the conference website: 

August 20, 2013
IACT Workshop:  In the Weeds - A Thorough Review of Abandoned Property and Foreclosure Laws and Creative Solutions for Cleaning up Your Neighborhoods
Monon Community Center, Carmel, IN 
The economic hardships of the last decade left its mark in the form of abandoned and problem properties that scatter neighborhoods across the nation.  Indiana is not alone.  But, many communities are taking action to reverse the blight and engage the community.  At this day-long workshop, learn how recent legislation passed by the Indiana General Assembly can aid your city and town.  Hear how others are using data to guide their strategies.  Gain practical ideas for tackling the touch challenge of rehabilitating and re-purposing properties.  For more information:

August 27, 2013
Ball State University Economic Redevelopment Resources for Blighted Properties Workshop
Indianapolis, IN

August 28, 2013
U.S. EPA Brownfield Grant Proposal Writing Strategies Workshop
Indianapolis, IN


September 12, 2013
American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Indiana Seminar Brownfields Session
Marriott East, Indianapolis, IN

If you have a brownfield property in Indiana that is ripe for redevelopment, then please consider listing it on the Brownfields 2013 Economic Redevelopment Forum Brownfields Property Map; this interactive Google map is a free service.  

September 25-26, 2013
2013 Annual Pollution Prevention Conference and Trade Show
Plainfield, IN 
Due to the growing interest in pollution prevention across the country and beyond, this year the conference will be a two-day event as the Indiana Partners for Pollution Prevention joins forces with the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) in an effort to broaden the scope of the conference and bring it to a national level.  Both days of the conference will consist of three concurrent tracks.  Day one offers the option of a full day of GreenScreen™ Training which is a special addition to this year's agenda.  

October 3, 2013
WEBINAR:  EPA's Brownfield Grant Opportunities:  Funding for Assessment, Cleanup and Planning hosted by Climate Communities
2:00 pm EST

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon seek applications for its Brownfields Grants.  The webinar will provide an overview of the grant opportunities, highlight the types of projects that can be implemented with Brownfields funding, and answer questions about this funding.

October 6-8, 2013
IACT Annual Conference & Exhibition

JW Marriott Downtown Indianapolis, IN 

October 10-11, 2013
GreenTown Conference - Michiana

South Bend, IN 
Topics to be discussed include Health and Wellness, Sustainability, Energy and the Built Environment, Transportation, Sustainable Business, Food and Waste, and Water.

November 7,2013;                                             
Webinar: Spurring Local Economic Development with Clean Energy Programs

This U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)  webinar discusses how communities can use energy efficiency and renewable energy programs for local economic development. Efforts to improve energy efficiency and generate renewable energy can benefit a local economy in much the same way as other development activities. In fact, unlike financial incentive programs and speculative infrastructure investments that depend on positive business responses to yield benefits, many clean energy investments produce immediate economic returns to localities—and thus can be attractive options for local economic development organizations. This webinar reviews these often overlooked returns on investment and the factors that shape their local economic impacts.