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RESOURCES FOR REVITALIZATION
JULY 2025
Emily Good Joins CCLR as Region 10 Program Manager
We are happy to introduce Emily Good, Region 10 Program Manager. In this role, Emily will work to enhance CCLR’s program and execution of services in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska and build strong collaborative relationships between tribal entities in both Regions 9 and 10.
Claire met with key partners and EPA grantees, toured brownfield sites at every stage of redevelopment, and connected with CCLR Board Member, Kristina Kelcher, from the Port of Portland and our new R10 Program Manager Emily Good. She even had a bonfire on Manzanita beach with Executive Director Jean Hamerman who was in the Portland area on a family vacation!
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CCLR NEWS!
CLIF Family Foundation Awards $35,000 to CCLR
The CLIF Family Foundation envisions a healthy, just, ecologically thriving world for all people. And CCLR’s dedicated work in brownfield reuse helps achieve that goal! Thank you to the CLIF Family Foundation for continuing to support CCLR and the communities we support.
Need a group who has your back as you navigate brownfields redevelopment in your community?
CCLR manages several peer groups to bring brownfield practitioners together, and one may be right for you. Learn about our Peer Group Initiative
Join CCLR at the National Leadership Breakfast, Brownfield Karaoke and TEN sessions during the 2025 National Brownfield Training Conference in Chicago!
We’ll cover Brownfields 101, efficient outreach strategies, applications for AI in reuse planning, rural redevelopment, new life for old mines, procurement best practices and more! Read more on CCLR’s schedule of sessions.
National Leadership Breakfast Aug. 7, 7:00 a.m.
Join colleagues for a delicious breakfast, industry insights, a cutting-edge panel offering legal and environmental perspectives on emerging contaminants and recognition of three standout leaders who have helped shape our field. Read more and register today!
Community Reception Aug. 6 7:30 p.m.
After a day of professional development, join us to watch fireworks from atop the world’s largest rooftop and enjoy views of Lake Michigan and Chicago’s famed skyline! Get tickets or add to your existing reservation
The TAB and Friends Social Aug. 7, 7:00 p.m.
CCLR is co-hosting Brownfield Karaoke at the Staley Bar in Chicago! Join us for a sing along to your favorite songs with a brownfields twist!
EVENTS & WEBINARS
From Brownfield to Bright Future: Telling Your Success Story
Thursday, Aug. 14 | Zoom Webinar | 11:00 a.m. PT | 2:00 p.m. ET
A brownfield reuse project’s progress can hinge on who knows, and is telling, your success story. Join CCLR and New Jersey Institute of Technology (TAB provider for Regions 2 and 4) for a webinar to help you share your brownfield successes to maintain project momentum, boost project support, and ensure future funding opportunities. Read more and register today!
Farmworker Housing Conference in Stevenson, WA
Register | July 29–July 31 (Tue-Thu) | Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, WA
Housing owners, developers, property managers, policy makers, designers, and builders, connect with peers and discuss challenges and opportunities in farmworker housing and community development. Co-sponsored by Casa of Oregon and Office of Rural & Farmworker Housing.
Registration is open for the 2025 Infrastructure Assistance Coordinating Council (IACC) Conference
This webinar will highlight EPA's Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Communities. Each regional TAB provider will share a short presentation about their technical assistance support and how they work with communities.
This webinar will highlight EPA's nationwide topic-specific technical assistance providers. Each technical assistance provider will share a short presentation about their specialized technical assistance support and opportunities.
Using the NEW Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Quarterly Report Template Training
This training is for RLF Grant recipients and project officers. Team ACRES will walk through the revamped RLF Quarterly Report Template, to be used for submitting quarterly performance reports for RLFs operating under an open cooperative agreement.
ACRES Training on Entering Leveraged Dollars and Jobs
This training is recommended for Brownfields grant recipients and contractors who enter leveraged data for cleanup and redevelopment in ACRES. Consultants for grant recipients may attend as well.
FUNDING & ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Arrested Mobility: Barriers to Walking, Biking, and E-Scooter Use in Black Communities in the United States
Land reuse practitioners can read about principle 2, “Embrace pedestrian, bike, and e-scooter infrastructure as a tool to reduce unwanted encounters with police, promote safety, and encourage mobility,”here.
The National Association of Development Organizations releasedEDDs in Action, a short video to help explain the valuable work of Economic Development Districts (EDDs) to community partners.
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Disaster Supplemental Program is offering grants of up to $50 million to support regions experiencing severe economic distress or other economic harm resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, and other natural disasters.Read more.
The Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) Food Access and Retail Expansion (FARE) Fund is offering grants and technical assistance to support food retail and supply chain projects that expand access to healthy foods in underserved communities. Read more.
Loan and Technical Assistance inquiries will be accepted on a rolling basis. Implementation grant letters of intent are due by August 4, 2025 and full applications are due by March 3, 2026.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) program is offering up to $100,000 to support arts and culture projects that expand public access to the arts, foster artistic excellence, and celebrate America’s cultural heritage in communities nationwide. Read more.
Part 1 applications for Grants for Arts Projects are due by July 17, 2025, with full applications due by July 29, 2025.
Business Oregon Housing Infrastructure Support Fund Program Opening for Applications
The complete program guidelines and Request for Grant Application will be posted on the HISF webpage on July 7, 2025. The application round closes on September 30, 2025, with awards to be announced between late October and early November 2025.
Grant applicants may be Oregon municipal entities or technical assistance providers, and the award funds may be used for a variety of purposes. Contact Becky Baxter, Program and Policy Coordinator, at 503-931-4403 or becky.baxter@biz.oregon.gov with program or application questions.
Thriving Communities Grantmakers non-compete grants: Due August 1
Eligible applicants organizations based in EPA Region 10 with budgets under $500,000 or those serving areas with populations of 50,000 people or fewer. If you'd like to be considered, complete a non-compete intake form by 8 p.m. Friday, August 1. Learn more about Thriving Communities Grants.
