Free EPA Brownfields Grant Workshops

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 Brownfields team is hosting three free one-day workshops titled “Improving Your Brownfields Grant Proposal.” Participants will learn about money available to assess and clean up brownfields in their community.

Each one day workshop is designed to cover the basics of submitting a proposal to the EPA Brownfields Program and offer guidance for improving the quality of the proposal. Information on how to register is available at: www.epa.gov/region07/news_events/events

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Individuals from local, state, and tribal governments; nonprofits; coalitions; land clearance authorities; and quasi-governmental entities interested in applying for brownfields assessment, revolving loan fund, cleanup and job training grants.

The dates and locations for the workshops are:

Aug. 15, 2007, 8:45 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Johnson County Office Building, Room 1070
11811 S. Sunset Drive
Olathe, Kan.

Aug. 22, 2007, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Des Moines Botanical Center, Willow Room
909 Robert D Ray Dr.
Des Moines, Iowa

Sept. 12, 2007, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Quality Inn & Suites
2110 W. Crawford St.
Salina, Kan.