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Leveraging Financial Resources: Opportunities & Programs at EPA

Leveraging Financial Resources: Opportunities & Programs at EPA. Presented by: Mary Kay Santore TCSP Workshop September 14-15, 2000 Washington, DC. Innovative Community Partnerships. Promote Smart Growth and cleaner more livable communities Priority consideration for:

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Leveraging Financial Resources: Opportunities & Programs at EPA

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  1. Leveraging Financial Resources: Opportunities & Programs at EPA Presented by: Mary Kay Santore TCSP Workshop September 14-15, 2000 Washington, DC

  2. Innovative Community Partnerships • Promote Smart Growth and cleaner more livable communities • Priority consideration for: • restoration and protection of community watersheds and airsheds • integrated community planning for environmental results • environmentally responsible redevelopment and revitalization • Proposed in President’s FY01 Budget; $4.4 million For more information visit: http://www.epa.gov/livablecommunities/grants/

  3. Smart Growth INDEX pilots • Program provides GIS-based modelling tool & technical assistance for communities engaged in: • long range comprehensive planning • infill or brownfields redevelopment • updating transportation plans • Communities selected based on: • technical capacity and staff resources • commitment to Smart Growth For more information contact: Mary Kay Santore, USEPA, 202-260-8745 or visit www.crit.com

  4. Mobile Source Outreach Assistance • $550,000; 6 grants; air pollution control agencies & multi-state organizations supporting those agencies • Program emphasis: voluntary measures, commuter choice, and transportation choices • Criteria: improves AQ, public health message, transferability, evaluation For more information contact: Susan Bullard, 202-564-9856

  5. “It All Adds Up to Cleaner Air” • DOT and EPA partnership • 12 Demonstration communities: • documented AQ problem • committed public awareness campaigns • strong community partnerships • dedicated personnel & financial resources • Federal support includes: • limited funding • creative materials & resource toolkit http://www.epa.gov/oms/transp/ For more information contact: Joann Jackson-Stephens 734-214-4276

  6. Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative • Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots • 362 pilots, $200,000 over 2 years • testing redevelopment models, removing regulatory barriers, and bringing together broad base of affected parties. • 56 pilots received supplemental funding ($150K for expanding efforts & $50K for assessment or greenspace purposes.) • In FY01, EPA plans to provide $10 million in assessment pilot funding For more information visit: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields

  7. Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative (cont.) • BF Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund • Community need for more clean-up funds • EPA provides $500K to pilots to establish RLF • Loan repayments fund new cleanup loans • In FY01 EPA plans to award $40 million in grants • Job Training and Development Pilots • Prepare trainees for future employment in environmental field • $200K/2yrs: universities, non-profit training centers, states, Tribes, community job-training organizations For more information visit: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields

  8. For More Information • Websites: • www.livablecommunities.gov • federal initiative on livable communities • www.smartgrowth.org • www.epa.gov/livability • EPA grants focused on community issues • Roundtables, Friday Sept 15th

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