The Main Street Now 2023 conference will be held in Boston, Massachusetts from March 27 – 29! Register today and join fellow commercial district revitalization leaders from across the country for three days of education sessions, special events, mobile workshops, and opportunities to explore the host city, including 20 Main Street neighborhoods. Whether you come from an urban business district, small rural downtown, or somewhere in between, the Main Street Now Conference offers solutions to common problems and new techniques to help your community thrive.

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Join UConn TAB for our Spring Webinar series. Links to register for the webinars as well as more information will be updated continuously.

Register for the webinars:
February 22nd – Communicating Risk in Brownfields Webinar: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uconn-tab-webinar-risk-communication-tickets-522992613987

March 1st – Leveraging EJ Funds Webinar: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leveraging-ej-funding-to-promote-equitable-development-tickets-557057312417

March 22nd – Citizen’s Lab Platform Webinar:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uconn-tab-webinar-citizen-lab-community-engagement-platform-tickets-522999203697 

April 26th – Opportunities for Public-Private Partnership in Brownfield Redevelopment: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/working-with-and-finding-developers-for-brownfield-redevelopment-tickets-590317434337

If you missed one of our webinars, you can view the recording here: https://tab.program.uconn.edu/workshops-webinars/

UConn TAB is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2023 Municipal Assistance Program (MAP). The MAP is open to all New England communities at no cost to the applicant. 

Spring RFP

• Dates: January – May
• Services Provided:  Technical Support on Brownfields Redevelopment including brownfields inventories, summaries of environmental records, site reuse assessments, sampling plans, and community engagement materials
• Applications deadline: December 14th
• Application Link: https://tab.program.uconn.edu/request-for-proposals-spring-2023/

The proposals will be supported through the University of Connecticut Spring 2023 UConn Brownfield Redevelopment course.  If you have any questions before applying, please reach out to us at uconn-tab@uconn.edu

Learn how to take your grants to the next level by taking our EJSCREEN short course. This course is designed to be completed in  4 to 6 hours. You can stop and return to the course at any time. You must complete the course within 3 weeks in order to receive a certificate of completion.

Register for the short course: https://uconn.geniussis.com/Registration.aspx?AffiliateID=4D9KE1

The UConn TAB team will provide reviews for the upcoming EPA assessment, cleanup, multipurpose, and revolving loan fund grant cycle. We provide reviews of the narrative and application package, offering two rounds of review upon time availability.

Deadlines for submission will be announced upon EPA grant solicitation release.

1st round of review(Deadline: Oct. 25th): It consists of comments on how the narrative addresses EPA’s guidelines, suggestions on how to address these comments, and resources to identify data. Reviews will be provided in a written format, as an annotated document of your submitted text. You may also schedule a follow-up call with the team member to walk you through the comments.

2nd round or review(Deadline: Nov. 8th): After the feedback of the 1st round of review is addressed, the 2nd round will provide additional feedback to fine-tune the narrative and provide feedback on the complete application package.

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We know that preparing EPA grants can be difficult! So this year we are offering 2 MARC Grant Bootcamps. During these bootcamps, municipalities will work with our team to increase their chances of success.

Bootcamp 1: October 14th @ UConn Storrs Campus
Bootcamp 2: October 21st @ Department of Environmental Services Concord, NH

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The FY23 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, and Cleanup Grant Guidelines are now available in www.grants.gov and on the OBLR MARC Grant Application Resources webpage along with other General Program Resources. The application submission deadline is November 22, 2022. Prospective applicants can also access the information through the Brownfields Newsroom and Solicitations for Brownfield Grants pages.

Two Regional Application Outreach sessions are planned for this year. Specific times for the regional meetings will be announced soon.

• Wednesday October 5, 2022 in person meeting at the Regional Lab in Chelmsford, MA
  • 11 Technology Drive, North Chelmsford, MA
  • 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST
  • In order to enter the Chelmsford Lab, you must preregister and let us know your name and anyone else in your group. Please email R1Brownfields@epa.gov with this information.

• Thursday October 6, 2022 virtual Teams meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST via Teams link (Link to join will be sent out later through R1Brownfields@epa.gov).
  • Multiple presentations will be taking place throughout the day. A more specific schedule will be confirmed soon.

The FY23 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, and Cleanup Grant Guidelines are now available in www.grants.gov and on the OBLR MARC Grant Application Resources webpage along with other General Program Resources. The application submission deadline is November 22, 2022. Prospective applicants can also access the information through the Brownfields Newsroom and Solicitations for Brownfield Grants pages.

Webinar 1: FY23 EPA MARC Grant Open Solicitation

Date: September 29th
Time: 2 PM EST

This webinar will discuss the FY 2023 guidelines for entities applying for:

• Multipurpose Grant funding
• Community-wide Assessment Grant funding
• Assessment Coalition Grant funding
• Community-wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes funding

Link to join: https://usepa.zoomgov.com/j/1601605033#success

 

Webinar 2: FY23 Cleanup Grant Guidance

Date: October 4th
Time: 2 PM EST

Link to join: https://usepa.zoomgov.com/j/1615031487#success

 

Webinar 3: FY23 RLF Grant Guidance

Date: October 6th
Time: 2 PM EST

Link to join: https://usepa.zoomgov.com/j/1607942977#success

When: Monday, June 13th, 1.00 pm
Where: Virtual

Who: Marisa Chrysochoou, TAB Program Director and William “Bill” Lariviere, EPA Region 1, Brownfields Project Officer

This webinar will provide an overview of the EPA Brownfields Job Training Program for potential partners in EPA Region 1 interested in submitting a proposal for the  FY23 solicitation with a deadline of August 2nd, 2022. EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Grant Program is refocusing the competition on training activities that support assessment, cleanup, and preparation of brownfield sites for reuse. As part of that change, the former Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Program will now be called the Brownfields Job Training Program.

Join our webinar on Monday June 13^th to find out about how you can prepare a competitive proposal for a JT grant and help build the workforce in your community. Topics covered will include:

• Overview of brownfield JT grants provisions in the solicitation
• Building effective partnerships
• Resources to build and execute a successful JT program
• Case studies of successful grantees

Register Here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8576263687669223181

Note: This webinar is hosted by UCONN TAB , in addition to the national outreach webinar for JT grants hosted by EPA on June 15th at 2 pm EST.

During our Fall Municipal Assistance Program (MAP), UConn TAB and UConn undergraduate students helped 8 communities prepare EPA Grant proposals. Of those 8 communities, we are pleased to announce that 6 received the grants they applied to. Four of these were cleanup grants and two were assessment grants. If you are getting ready to prepare for an EPA grant this year, we encourage you to apply for our upcoming Fall MAP! To learn more and apply, Click HERE.