August 27, 2013
9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Coralville Marriott, 300 E. 9th St
Coralville, Iowa
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:
Coralville Grant Writing Workshop <chsr@ksu.edu> (preferred), or by phone: 785-532-6519
How to find us: Google map link (cut and paste this link into your browser - making sure there are no spaces in the link address - if it does not work by clicking on it): http://goo.gl/maps/5voLf
Parking is available in the parking garage adjacent to the hotel (0.75 cents hourly, $8 daily).
Hotel: A block of rooms is available if you’d like to stay at the hotel the evening before. Call the Marriott at 1 (800) 228-9290 or 319-688-4000 to make a reservation under “Iowa DNR Brownfield Grant Workshop” with a rate of $77+ tax.
Hotel reservations must be received on or before Monday, August 12, 2013!
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/CIDIC-Coralville-Marriott-Hotel-and-Conference-Center
For questions, contact:
Mel Pins, Mel.Pins@dnr.iowa.gov, 515-281-8489 or
Terrie Boguski, tboguski@ksu.edu, 913-780-3328
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Parking available in the parking garage adjacent to the hotel.
Agenda
8:30 –8:45 |
Registration/Sign-in |
Handouts to print |
8:45 – 9:00 |
Welcome and Introductions |
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9:00 – 9:30 |
State Brownfields Role and Perspective |
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9:30 – 10:00 |
Overview of the EPA Brownfield Grant Applications Process – Whitney Rawls, US EPA R7 |
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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, Iowa DNR, 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 |
Small Group Reports and tips for grant applications |
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3:45 – 4:00 |
Summary and Final Q&A |
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TAB Program Brochure
Citizens Briefs
TAB-EZ (grant writing tool) Website Brochure
BIT (brownfields inventory management tool) Website Brochure
Grant Writing Tips from TAB
This Workshop is being
offered by: TAB (Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities),
Iowa Brownfields Redevelopment Program and EPA Region 7.
Refreshments sponsored by Impact 7G – environmental consultants – Johnston, Iowa
This workshop made possible with funding provided
by US EPA
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