Brownfield Workshops

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be hosting brownfield grant writing workshops across the state in August and September. Brownfields are real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. EPA plans to offer millions of dollars in Brownfields Redevelopment Grants for the upcoming year. Brownfields funding is from $200,000 to $1,000,000 to help assess and cleanup properties.

At the workshops there will be a presentation designed to empower communities and stakeholders to work together in a timely manner to assess, safely clean up, and reuse brownfields in a sustainable manner. EPA's Brownfields Program provides financial and technical assistance for brownfields revitalization, including grants for environmental assessments, cleanups, and job training. The workshop will also include a hands-on class exercise on how to write specific sections of a brownfields grant, followed up by discussion on what constitutes a winning grant proposal.

Please RSVP to Paula Larson by August 24, 2012 at Paula.Larson@tn.gov or 615-532-0926 with your name, contact information and the workshop location you’d like to attend. General information about brownfields is at www.epa.gov/brownfields

The workshop schedule is as follows:

Memphis, August 28th
Rhodes College
Paul Barret Jr Library, Room 051
2000 N Parkway
1 PM to 3:30 PM

Jackson, August 29th
Southwest Tennessee Development District Office (SWTDD)
102 East College Street
9 AM to 11:30 AM

Knoxville, September 5th
Chamber of Commerce
Markethouse Room
17 Market Square, #17
9 AM to 11:30 AM

Nashville, September 6th
Nashville Public Main Library
Conference Room 2
615 Church Street
9:30 AM to noon