EPA Brownfields Grant Proposal Writing Strategies
June 12, 2013

Missouri DNR Headquarters,
Lewis & Clark State Office Building, Nightingale Creek Room,
1101 Riverside Dr.
Jefferson City, Missouri

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 is Free, but Registration is required
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/datacollect/hwp/workshop/registration.asp

Map

Agenda

8:45	–	9:00	Registration
9:00	–	9:15	Welcome and Introductions
9:15	–	9:45	EPA Brownfield Grant Applications Process Overview, Whitney Rawls, EPA Region 7	PDF 1.6 MB
9:45	–	10:00	Missouri Brownfields Program Role and Perspective, Catherine Jones, Missouri DNR
10:00	–	10:15	TAB Program and Introduction to TAB-EZ, Wendy Griswold, TAB	PDF 3.6 MB
10:15	–	10:30	Break
10:30	–	11:45	Before You Begin Writing: Moderated Panel
11:45	–	1:00	MERIC: Labor Market Information for Grant Writers, Megan Segura, MERIC (Lunch provided)	PDF 6.8 MB
1:00	–	2:15	Example Proposal Review
2:15	–	2:30	Break
2:30	–	3:45	Tips for Grant Applications
3:45	–	4:00	Summary and Final Q&A

TAB Brochure
Citizens Briefs
TAB-EZ (grant writing tool)
Website Brochure
BIT (brownfields inventory management tool)
Website Brochure
Grant Writing Tips from TAB

Offered by TAB (Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities) & Missouri Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup Program & EPA Region 7