Resources for Revitalization

Vision to Action: Community-Driven End Use Planning for Land Reuse Projects

Community engagement can make or break grant eligibility, community backing, and project success – it’s a process that should not be taken lightly! To assist communities with planning, visioning and community engagement, CCLR offers Vision to Action: an intensive 3-6 month program where you and your community will develop a plan to transform your brownfield site. CCLR is able to offer a limited number of Vision to Actions cost-free within EPA Regions 9 and 10.

View our New Planning & Visioning Webpage to learn more!

Vision to Action... In Action!

This summer, CCLR facilitated Vision to Action services for the City of Plummer, Idaho and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe to develop a plan for a large former brownfield in the center of the community. The community engagement and end-use planning CCLR provided have contributed to a Community Change Grant application and EPA Land Revitalization Funding.



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EVENTS & WEBINARS

November 14 | 1p.m. ET | Federal Tools for Environmental Justice: Understanding and Addressing Health Disparities and Community Impacts. Register today!

And be sure to catch up on the first Silo-Breaking Session, Advancing Equity: A Practical Guide to Engaging and Activating Community Voices. Groundwork USA and the Center for Creative Land Recycling detail practical steps to embed equity and environmental justice principles in every phase of the land reuse process.

New Webinar from CCLR & the Center for Community Energy and Environmental Justice

Save the Date! Oregon Business & The Environment Conference 2024

December 10-11, 2024 | Portland, OR

The Business & The Environment Conference focuses on industry-wide issues and is a collaborative endeavor presented by the Northwest Environmental Business Council, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Washington Department of Ecology. As the “go-to” event for environmental professionals in the northwest, the conference provides you with the latest information and best practices in environmental protection & compliance, new technologies & services, sustainable business practices, and trending policy issues. Visit Website.

In Case You Missed It!

• Slides from the 2024 Washington Workshops
• Slides from the Alaska Brownfields Grant Writing Workshop
• Slides and Recordings of CCLR’s Art of the ARC Webinar are available on our resources page
• Watch recordings of the Oct. 9 EPA Webinar on 2024 Revisions to 2 CFR Part 200 Regulations and read more about the revisions.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Fair Shake and Riverwise have released the first version of their Community Benefit Guide. This guide is for community advocates and leaders who want to implement community benefit agreements, plans, or ordinances.

Watch EPA’s Brownfield Job Training Professional Learning Community Call about Student Recruitment The October PLC call focused on a discussion of the evolving challenges and opportunities of brownfields job training programs as well as four best practices for student recruitment: Planning for Recruitment, Establishing Relationships, Conducting Strategic Marketing, and Focusing on Quality over Quantity.

Next City is hiring an Equitable Cities Fellow for Anti-Displacement Strategies. Learn more about the role here.

Read the River Network’s new Equitable Development Toolkit: Community-Centered Solutions for Green Gentrification and Displacement

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

EJ4Climate: Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience

Proposals due 14 November 2024 (5:00 p.m. EST)

The CEC established this grant program in 2021 to fund projects that target underserved and vulnerable communities, and Indigenous communities, in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, to prepare them for climate-related impacts. Read more and apply!