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Fall 2024 MAP Recipients

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This Fall semester, the selected Fall MAP recipients will be working alongside UConn students who are participating in our service-learning Brownfields Course. During this, the municipalities will be receiving free-of-charge support on their FY25 Brownfield Grant applications.  To learn more about our Municipal Assistance Program: https://tab.program.uconn.edu/map-acc/
The following 14 entities applied and were selected to participate in the Fall 2024 MAP.  Of these, 57% of the entities represent environmental justice communities throughout New England. We are excited to continue to collaborate and support the efforts to create healthy and sustainable communities! If you were unable to participate in our Fall MAP, you can still get grant support from UConn TAB! Keep an eye out for our grant reviews, webinars, and grant writing work sessions!

Fall 2023 MAP Recipients

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We had a lot of interest in our Fall Municipal Assistance Program. We are happy to report that we have accepted and will be helping 12 communities this Fall through MAP. These projects represent communities in CT and MA and support all types of EPA MAC Grants. If you were not a part of our Fall Municipal Assistance Program there are still opportunities for you to receive UConn TAB support on your grant application. Please see our internal review process and our online bootcamp.

UConn TAB Spring 2023 Municipal Assistance Program Recipients

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We are excited to announce the UConn TAB Spring Municipal Assistance Program (MAP) recipients!

This Spring semester, our students will be working with communities across New England on brownfield redevelopment projects through the activities of the course Brownfields Redevelopment Practicum. The municipalities will be receiving free-of-charge technical assistance to advance brownfields redevelopment in their communities. The list of projects includes the 4 development of brownfields inventories, 3 record reviews and 6 site reuse assessments.

The following communities are selected to participate in the Spring 2023 MAP:

UConn TAB Hosts Community Event in Claremont, NH

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On September 29th, UConn TAB helped their Summer MAP recipient, the Town of Claremont, with a public workshop on . During the workshop, UConn TAB, gave a presentation that briefly gave background information on brownfields and a site reuse assessment for the Sugar River Land sites of interest. The Summer MAP project worked with UConn TAB student intern Aaron Hinze to investigate and determine possible reuse options based on zoning, land restrictions, community input, and more. The initial results of this investigation were shown via digital renderings. Following the presentation of these renderings, UConn TAB led a group discussion wherein community members were asked specific questions regarding how these renderings fit the needs and priorities of the Town. Ideas were shared on sticky notes and then a representative from each group shared their thoughts out loud. These ideas were recorded and documented in the final report UConn TAB will be sending to the Town of Claremont. We hope that this report helps articulate the wants of Claremont for these sites and provides guidance for future reuse and redevelopment of the site. 

UConn TAB at Region 1 Brownfields Summit

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If you are attending the Brownfields Summit on May 18th – May 19th be sure to stop by and attend our session.


Session 1

Date: May 18th
Time: 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM 
Session: Concurrent Session 3B
Topic: Community Engagement & Environmental Justice

Agenda:

4:30 PM – 4:55 PM Unraveling Environmental Justice in New England
Nefeli Bompoti, UConn TAB
4:55 PM – 5:20 PM  Brownfields Are for Everyone
Rupal Parekh & Randi Mendes, UConn TAB
5:20 PM – 5:45 PM
 Community Perspectives on Community Engagement in New London, CT
Tom Bombria, City of New London & Kathleen Barrett, Freedom Trail Neighborhood Association Moderator: Charles Springer, TRC

Session 2

Date: May 19th
Time: 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM 
Session: Concurrent Session 5B
Topic: You Can Bank On It!

Speakers: Wayne Bugden, Eastern Connecticut Land Bank; Rick Dunne, Connecticut Brownfields Land Bank
Moderator: Marisa Chrysochoou, UConn TAB

 

UCONN TAB Spring Webinar Series

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UConn TAB would like to bring your attention to our upcoming webinars. All webinars will be held on the respective dates below from 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM.

Registration for future webinars will become live as dates approach!

Topic: Brownfield Inventories: A Practical Guide on How to Develop One Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4138201548224466960
Topic: Effective Community Engagement Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3332480527211159819
Topic: Land Use and Brownfields
Topic: Planning and Funding Site Investigations(6/8)
Topic: Public Health and Risk Communication for Brownfield Sites (6/29)

UConn TAB Spring 2022 Municipal Assistance Program Recepients

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We are excited to announce the first UConn TAB Municipal Assistance Program (MAP) recipients!

This Spring semester, our students will be working with communities across New England on brownfield redevelopment projects through the activities of the course Brownfields Redevelopment Practicum. The municipalities will be receiving free-of-charge technical assistance to advance brownfields redevelopment in their communities. The list of projects includes the development of brownfields inventories, community engagement materials, and reuse scenarios for brownfield sites.

The following communities are selected to participate in the Spring 2022 MAP:

  • Town of Athol, MA
  • City of Attleboro, MA
  • Town of Monson, MA
  • Waterbury Development Corporation, CT
  • Bethlehem Reimagined, Inc., NH
  • Town of Lyndon, VT