EPA Regional Office Building, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas
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Cost: Free - Registration Required.
Workshop Invitation

To register: Please e-mail Sheree Walsh at chsr@ksu.edu

For more information: Please contact:
Wendy Griswold at 785-691-7192, griswold@ksu.edu

This one-day Grant Writing Workshop is designed for communities 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 grant writing tool and discuss the planning process, specifically engaging the community and partners in the Brownfields initiative.

Parking
Jack Reardon parking lot and Lot C, located in the 700 block of Armstrong are hourly pay lots with the honor box system. Boxes are located at the entrances. The fee schedule will be as follows 1-2 hours/$2, 2-4 hours/$4, 4-6 hours/$6, 6-8 hours/$8. (See map link above.)

Security at the EPA Regional Office
● Visitors must enter through the front entrance, not through a parking level entrance.
● Visitors must present a photo ID. They will receive a visitor badge, valid for that day only, from the security guard, which must be displayed in plain site at all times. By accepting this badge, visitors agree to follow visitors procedures while in the facility. Visitors will not be allowed entry without valid photo ID. 

AGENDA

8:45	9:00	Registration
9:00	9:15	Welcome and Introductions
9:15	9:45	EPA Brownfields Grant Purpose, Types, Amounts, Selection Process	PDF (1 MB)
9:45	10:00	Lessons Learned from 2012 ARC Grant Competition	PDF (400 KB)
10:00	10:30	Kansas Brownfields Program Role	PDF (3 MB)
10:30	10:45	Break
10:45	11:15	TAB Program and introduction to TAB-EZ	PDF (7 MB)
11:15	11:30	Where do I get needed data for my application? *  Sources of information, state specific	PDF (500 KB)
11.30	11:45	Q &A
11:45	1:15	Lunch  (on your own)
		Welcome to the Afternoon
1:15	2:15	Small Groups - Example Proposal Review
		Group 1 - Community Need
		Group 2 - Project Description and Feasibility of Success
		Group 3 - Community Engagement and Partnerships
		Group 4 -  Project Benefits
2:15	2:30	Break
2:30	3:30	Group Reports/Discussion of Example Proposal
3:30		Questions and Adjourn

Grant Writing Tips from TAB PDF (102 KB)
TAB EZ Flyer PDF (46 KB)