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Brownfields Conferences
The National Brownfields 2013 Conference will be held in Atlanta, GA, on May 15-17, 2013. The Conference, cosponsored by U.S. EPA, is the largest and most comprehensive event in the nation that focuses on issues important to community revitalization and the assessment, cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties. For more information on the conference, please go to the Brownfields 2013 Conference website. 
Brownfields Conferences Co-Sponsorship 2013-2017 - Request for Proposals (PDF) (30 pp, 287K, about PDF)
EPA is announcing the availability of funds and soliciting proposals from certain eligible entities, including non-profits, for financial assistance to support the Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization in planning three national Brownfields conferences to be held over a five-year period, beginning in 2012. EPA anticipates awarding one cooperative agreement with total estimated funding of $900,000. The Brownfields conferences provide training, research and technical assistance to communities to facilitate the inventory of brownfield sites, site assessments and remediation of brownfield sites, community involvement, and site preparation. The successful applicant will be the primary non-federal co-sponsor for the conference and EPA will be the primary federal co-sponsor. The deadline for submitting proposals is February 10, 2012.