The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is offering two one-day training sessions on brownfield redevelopment on August 1 and 2 in Catonsville, MD. The courses are part of NJIT’s Technical Assistance to Brownfield Communities Program (TAB).
TAB Background
Basic background on the program is provided by an NJIT TAB Flyer:
NJIT provides free technical assistance to state, regional, county, tribal, and local government entities and nonprofit organizations interested in learning about, identifying, assessing, cleaning up, and redeveloping brownfield sites in EPA Region 1 (New England), Region 3 (Mid-Atlantic), and Region 4(Southeast).
Types of Assistance provided by NJIT TAB include (but are not limited to):
- Guidance on funding opportunities
- Explaining laws and regulations
- Navigating regulatory programs
- Consultant Procurement (review of draft RFPs, creation of evaluation criteria, consultant selection)
- Review and critique of grant applications
- Interpretation of technical and scientific reports and data (such as site characterization results)
- Development of Strategic Plans
- Development of community specific site evaluation and prioritization processes
- Development of Corridor Assets and Needs Studies
- Development of Site Redevelopment Visions
- Explaining clean-up technologies
- Design and conduct of community engagement activities
- Educational workshops such as Brownfields 101
- Seminars, Webinars, and Boot Camps on specific brownfield related topics
- Community planning and visioning workshops
- All-EPA Brownfield grantee meetings
- And much more!
All services under TAB are provided free of charge.
Brownfield Basics Seminar
Date & Time: August 1, 2018, 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: 5522 Research Park Dr. Catonsville, MD 21228
Basic Information from the Brownfield Basics Flyer:
WHAT: Join us in learning about Brownfields, methods for grant writing, and funding sources available for brownfield redevelopment.
WHO: This workshop is open to Communities and non-profit groups from the Mid-Atlantic area interested in learning about Brownfields and federal funding programs to support Brownfields revitalization community efforts.
The cost of the seminar is free but attendees must register in advance.
Brownfields Green Infrastructure Boot Camp
Date & Time: August 2, 2018, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Location: 5522 Research Park Dr. Catonsville, MD 21228
Basic information from the Brownfields Green Infrastructure Flyer:
WHAT: This boot camp will be a hands-on session which will provide attendees with an understanding of the challenges, applications, techniques, and benefits of using Green Infrastructure (GI) on any project site, including the challenges of implementing GI on brownfield sites.
WHO: This boot camp seeks to engage community stakeholders, municipal officials, redevelopment authority staff, and planners.
There is no cost for the boot camp but attendees must register in advance.
If you have questions about TAB or either of the sessions, please contact Gary White at gwhite@njit.edu.
