Grant Due Date: May 8, 2008
Smart Growth Implementation Assistance 2008 Request for Applications (RFA)
The Development, Community and Environment Division (DCED) in U.S. EPA’s Office of Policy Economics and Innovation is seeking applications from states, regions, and communities that want to develop in ways that meet environmental and other goals. EPA will provide technical assistance to successful applicants as described below. Eligible entities are tribal, local, regional, and state governments and nonprofit organizations that have a demonstrated partnership with a governmental entity. Development practices that reflect the principles of smart growth support national environmental and public health goals by protecting sensitive watersheds, minimizing water quality impacts from development, reducing air emissions by increasing transportation choices, lowering greenhouse gas emissions through more compact development patterns, and encouraging clean-up and sustainable redevelopment of brownfields. Smart growth is often characterized by a common set of principles:
For more information on smart growth, please visit the DCED web site at:
www.epa.gov/smartgrowth.
Application guidelines near the bottom of http://epa.gov/smartgrowth/2008_sgia_rfa.htm:
If you have questions about this solicitation, please contact:
Brett VanAkkeren
Vanakkeren.brett@epa.gov
202-566-2865
or
Ilana Preuss
Preuss.ilana@epa.gov
202-566-2853
