News and events for October 2005
Two Washington projects win Phoenix Awards: Rainier Court , a mixed-use development located south of downtown Seattle, has won the prestigious Phoenix Award for EPA Region 10. Built to provide affordable housing and commercial opportunities, Rainier Court stands on 7 acres of former industrial sites and garbage dumps. In eastern Washington, the redevelopment of a former gas station into the Rosalia Visitor Resource & Interpretive Center has earned Rosalia the Community Impact–UST Award. The Community Impact Awards are a Phoenix Award category. The awards will be presented at the National Brownfields Conference in Denver in November.
Sign up for notification of new grant guidelines The EPA Proposal Guidelines for the next round of grants should be available soon, with proposals likely due in late November. If you want to get notification of the guidelines and the due date, sign up for the EPA Brownfields listserve at http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/listserv.htm.
October: Conference calls help with grant guidelines EPA Region 10 is hosting two conference calls for anyone interested in applying for the next round of Brownfields Assessment, RLF and Cleanup grants.
- The first call will be held Thursday 10/13/2005 01:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time. The phone number is 206-553-4602
- The second call will be held Tuesday 10/25/2005 01:00 PM to 4:00 PM, PDT. The phone number is 206-553-4557
During each call representatives from Region 10 will review guidelines, share tips and answer questions. Summaries of each call will be posted on the Region 10 Web site as soon as possible after the calls.
October 19-20: Northwest Environmental Summit sponsored by Association of Washington Businesses, Tacoma, WA. More information at www.ecwashington.org.
November 2-4: 0th Annual Brownfields Conference, Denver. More information at www.brownfields2005.org.
November 10: ECOSS Annual Giving Thanks Dinner and Auction Event. Contact lora@ecoss.org for more information.
