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EPA Brownfields Grant Proposal Writing Strategies Workshop

August 12, 2013
8:45 am to 4:00 pm

St. Cloud City Hall, Council Chambers
St. Cloud, Minnesota, 56303

This one-day Grant Writing Workshop is designed for communities and their grant writers primarily interested in applying for an EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant (Community-Wide, Site-Specific or Coalition) or Cleanup Grant. The workshop will assist participants in detailing response strategies to Threshold and Ranking Criteria as well as utilizing the TAB EZ on-line grant writing tool and discuss the planning process, specifically engaging the community and partners in the Brownfields initiative.

Who should attend: local and regional government officials, not-for-profit economic and community development organizations and anyone interested in learning about brownfields.

Cost: Free! (Registration is required)

To register, please email the location and/or date of the workshop, and the name, organization, address, phone, and e-mail address for each registrant to:
StCloudMN Workshop <chsr@ksu.edu> (preferred), or by phone: 785-532-6519

Parking at City Hall is free. Map link

Hotels within 1 block of St. Cloud City Hall:
– GrandStay Residential Suites Hotel- Saint Cloud (213 6th Avenue South )
– Best Western Plus Kelly Inn (100 4th Ave S)
– Le St-Germain Suite Hotel (404 W Saint Germain Street)

For questions, please contact:
Martha Faust, mfaust@mnbrownfields.org, 651-307-4371 or
Blase Leven, baleven@ksu.edu, 785-532-0780

AGENDA

8:45 – 9:00

Registration

Handouts to print
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9:00 – 9:15

Welcome and Introductions – Dave Kleis, Mayor of St. Cloud

9:15 – 9:45

Overview of the EPA Brownfield Grant Applications Process
– Linda Mangrum, US EPA Region 5



PDF
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9:45 – 10:00

State Role and Perspective
– Meredith Udoibok (DEED),
– Gary Krueger (MPCA)


PDF 296KB
PDF 1.2MB

10:00 – 10:15

 TAB Program and Introduction to TAB-EZ
– Blase Leven, Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Program


PDF 1.3 MB

10:15 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 11:00

Demographics/Data strategies
– David Wall, Chair, Dept. Geography, St.Cloud State University


PDF 5.7MB

11:00 – 11:45

Before You Begin Writing:  Moderated Panel (EPA, DEED, MPCA, MNBF, TAB)

11:45 – 1:00

Lunch (on your own)

1:00 – 1:15

Afternoon Session Instructions

1:15 – 2:15

Small Groups Review Example Proposal

  • Group 1 – Community Need
  • Group 2 – Project Description and Feasibility of Success: Project Description and Budget
  • Group 3 – Project Description and Feasibility of Success: Tracking and Measuring and Programmatic Capability
  • Group 4 – Community Engagement and Partnerships
  • Group 5 – Project Benefits

 

2:15 – 2:30

Break

2:30 – 3:45

Group Reports (Discussion of example proposal with tips for grant applications)

3:45 – 4:00

Summary and Final Q&A

TAB Program Brochure
Citizens Briefs
TAB-EZ (grant writing tool) Website Brochure
BIT (brownfields inventory management tool) Website Brochure

Grant Writing Tips from TAB

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This workshop made possible with funding provided by the US EPA
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Last modified August 7, 2013