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 |
9:00 – 9:15 |
Welcome and Introductions – Dave Kleis, Mayor of St. Cloud |
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9:15 – 9:45 |
Overview of the EPA Brownfield Grant Applications Process |
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9:45 – 10:00 |
State Role and Perspective |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
TAB Program and Introduction to TAB-EZ |
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10:15 – 10:30 |
Break |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Demographics/Data strategies |
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11:00 – 11:45 |
Before You Begin Writing: Moderated Panel (EPA, DEED, MPCA, MNBF, TAB) |
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11:45 – 1:00 |
Lunch (on your own) |
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1:00 – 1:15 |
Afternoon Session Instructions |
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1:15 – 2:15 |
Small Groups Review Example Proposal
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2:15 – 2:30 |
Break |
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2:30 – 3:45 |
Group Reports (Discussion of example proposal with tips for grant applications) |
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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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