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Resources for Revitalization
JANUARY 2025
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CCLR’s Data Tools and Platforms Guide:
Resources to Jump Start Your Journey to Revitalization
Think of this guide as your go-to resource for finding and using brownfields data. Find the guide on our Resources page. Then develop a compelling narrative about your community needs, educate project partners and strengthen funding applications!
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In December, 2024 EPA announced the selection of 16 organizations to receive nearly $7.5 million in grants for environmental job training programs across the country.
Join EPA for two listening sessions about the FY26 Brownfields Job Training NOFO:
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Listening Session 1: January 14, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. EST, Zoom link
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Listening Session 2: January 15, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. EST, Zoom link
And schedule a meeting with CCLR to get your organization ready for the next round of job training funding.
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DTSC Equitable Communities Revitalization Grant Success Stories | | |
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California's ECRG program has provided more than $129 million to vulnerable communities to facilitate the assessment, investigation and cleanup of brownfields. To celebrate these successes, CCLR and DTSC created a 5 minute video showcasing the grant and grantees. Join us in congratulating all ECRG grantees on their hard work to address environmental justice concerns, energize public participation, and promote equitable reuse. | | | |
Review the basics of brownfield redevelopment, equitable planning and engagement, and current funding opportunities. | |
Plus, the Region 9 Thriving Communities Grantmaker (TCGM) partner, Liberty Hill, will enlighten on the new, highly-anticipated TCGM grant program. Learn how to access this key funding source, where to find technical assistance, and leave the webinar with resources and actionable next steps for funding and technical support. Thank you to Wells Fargo for supporting this webinar! | |
Join CCLR and EPA Region 9 staff for a three-part webinar series on brownfield revitalization for beginners! | |
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January 29 Introduction to Brownfields: Starting, Structuring, and Navigating Land Reuse in Your Community
March 26 Empowering Community Voices: Effective Outreach, Engagement, and Visioning for Brownfield Projects
May 28 Funding Brownfield Revitalization: Identifying Sources, Crafting Proposals, and Building Partnerships
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National Brownfields Training Conference Call for Sessions Open Until January 13, 2025.
NBC attracts over 2,000 stakeholders in brownfields redevelopment and cleanup to share knowledge about sustainable reuse and celebrate the EPA brownfields program’s success. Submit a session proposal and register today!
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Save the Date!
CCLR's 2025 Northern California Workshops
June 3rd in Sacramento and June 5th in Fresno
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FUNDING SOURCES & ADDITIONAL RESOURCES | |
Thriving Communities Grantmakers Program Round 2 is open! | | |
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Philanthropy Northwest is distributing $40 million in grants to chronically underinvested communities that have been negatively impacted by environmental changes. | Round 2 Applications close February 28, 2025. Read more and apply! | |
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California Energy Commission – Reliable, Equitable, and Accessible Charging for Multi-family Housing 3.0 for large-scale deployment of EV charging infrastructure capable of maximizing access and EV travel for MFH residents. Read more and apply.
Submission Deadline: Jan. 22
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California Coastal Conservancy Grants
Each year, the Coastal Conservancy issues millions of dollars in grants for projects that restore and protect the California coast, expand public access to it, and enhance its resilience to climate change. Read more.
Submission Deadline: Rolling
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Introducing the Center for Community Energy and Environmental Justice (CCEEJ) Hub!
CCEEJ Provides technical assistance to conduct environmental and energy justice needs assessment and analyses, facilitate navigation of government systems, identify grant opportunities, and increase grant getting and administration capacity. On the CCEEJ Community Hub, you can:
- Search for grants
- Access background information/handouts/quick guides
- Find EJ screening and mapping tools
- Read archived CCEEJ newsletters and announcements
- Access past webinar recordings and associated handouts
- Discussion Board where you can network with other organizations
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The Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant Provides states and territories with grants to public water systems in small or disadvantaged communities to address emerging contaminants, including PFAS.
Learn more. Submission Deadline: Rolling
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One Billion available to provide support in adopting, implementing, and enforcing clean energy codes. Submission Deadline: Rolling. Learn more | |
2025 Cancer and Environment Mini-Grants National Center for Healthy Housing funding to help communities build capacity and advance scientific understanding of unusual patterns of cancer or efforts to understand potential relationships with environmental hazards. Read more and apply. | | |
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Read: PolicyLink’s New Resource Repairing Roots: Historic Black Towns and Spatial Reclamation
Repairing Roots champions a forward-looking perspective that sees reparative spatial justice as an opportunity to heal historical wounds, bridge divides, and create equitable, vibrant, and inclusive communities for future generations. Historic Black towns and settlements are not just sites of memory; they are living examples of cultural stewardship, community power, innovation, and spatial justice.
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Do you need technical assistance with a land reuse project? | | |
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