Revitalize your Community – Grants and other Resources Workshop Agenda

Contact Information:

For Registration please contact Sheree Walsh at smw@ksu.edu, or 785-532-6519. There is no charge for the workshop, but space is limited, so please register early.

For more information regarding the workshop, please contact Dr. Sabine Martin at smartin1@ksu.edu or 785-532-6474

Sponsored by: Kansas Department of Health and the Environment (KDHE), Kansas State University (K-State) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (U.S. EPA) Region 7

Workshops Dates and Locations:

May 11 - Topeka, KS - KDHE, Curtis State Office Building, Fifth Floor, Room 530, 1000 S.W. Jackson, Topeka, KS 66112

KDHE Offices in Topeka (link)

KDHE Topeka Parking Map (PDF)

KDHE Topeka Parking Map-Satellite View (PDF)

May 12 - Wichita, KS - University of KS, School of Medicine, Meadowlark Room, 1010 N. Kansas, Wichita, KS 67214

KU-Wichita School of Medicine (link)

KU-Wichita School of Medicine Highway Access Map (PDF)

KU-Wichita School of Medicine Parking Map-Satellite View (PDF)

May 19 - Dodge City, KS - KDHE, Dodge City District Office, 302 West McArtor Road, Dodge City, KS 67801

KDHE Dodge City Visitor Parking Directions (link)

KDHE Dodge City Parking Map (PDF)

KDHE Dodge City Parking Map-Satellite View (PDF)

Who should attend:

Local governments, Land clearance authorities or any Quasi-governmental entities, Regional councils, Planning commissions, Economic development entities (i.e., sanctioned by local or state charter), Tribes, Nonprofits, Educational entities, and Health Departments, and others interested in revitalization issues

Workshop Goals: To better inform and provide information to our attendees regarding the various economic, social, health and environmental resources available from the KDHE, K-State and EPA.

Economic and Social Redevelopment

* Addresses blighted properties

* Provides resources for sustainable reuse

* Supports redevelopment & economic stability

* Strengthens local tax base

* Encourages community reinvestment

Healthy Communities

* Provides state and federal government resources that help safeguard community health from environmental risks

* Supports educational outreach and information to better protect community environment, public health and economic resources

* Creates new markets for living-wage jobs

Environmental Benefits

* Delivers resource opportunities that address the creation of community greenspace

* Supports the establishment of local recreational connections and interactions

Addresses contaminated sites through, for example, EPA Brownfields cleanup grants.

AGENDA

8:00-8:30 Sign -In

8:30 – 9:00         Welcome, Agenda Review, Introductions, Ground Rules
                           & Expectations – Brad Vann, U.S. Environmental
                           Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Brownfields Project Officer

9:00 – 9:30         Outline of Kansas Brownfields Program – Whitney Rawls,
                           Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
                           Brownfields Program Coordinator

9:30 -9:50 Federal Brownfields Program – Brad Vann (U.S. EPA)

9:50 – 10:10 Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Program
– K-State – Dr Sabine Martin, TAB Coordinator

10:10 – 10:30 BREAK

10:30 – 10:50     EPA Grants & Community Action for a Renewed
                           Environment (CARE) program – Kathleen Fenton,
                           CARE Program Manager

10:50 – 11:10 Environmental Justice (EJ) grant program overview
– Monica Espinosa, EJ Project Officer

11:10 – 11:30     Environmental Finance Center (EFC) and other finance
                           resource tools – Mehgan Hemenway, EFC Project
                           Associate with the Satellite Office of the EFC of Boise
                           State University

11:30 – 12:00 U.S. Department of Agriculture – Community Resources
available through USDA

12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH BREAK – On your own - A list of local restaurants
will be provided

1:00 – 1:30 Interactive Breakout Sessions – Case studies; relevant
resource applications

1:30 – 2:15 Break-out teams will report-out their findings; Q&A

2:15 – 2:45 Success Stories - How can these resources revitalize
communities - Yes! It can be done!!!

2:45 – 3:30 Wrap-up with (optional) hands on access to various grant
weblinks & additional web-based technical resources