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Welcome to the latest edition of the EFC eNews! Inside, you'll find recent news from EPA and other partners and organizations on environmental policy and issues, new publications, funding opportunities, and upcoming events.
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Upcoming Smart Management for Small Water Systems Workshops
  Click here to register online. Asset Management Workshop for
Small Water Systems
New Jersey | June 5 & 6 | 9:30am-5pm
Energy Management Workshop, July 9
Rates and Finance Workshop, July 10
St. Thomas, USVI | 9:30-5pm Rates and Finance Workshop, July 9
Energy Management Workshop, July 10
St. Croix, USVI | 9:30-5pm
Save the Date: Asset Management and Financing Workshop for Small Water Systems
San Juan, PR | July 10 & 11, 2013 | 9:30-5pm
New Paltz, NY | June 13-14, 2013 First Day: 9am-5pm | Second Day: 9am-12pm
Audience: Trainings are for drinking water systems serving 10,000 or fewer customers, water system managers, municipal decision makers, elected officials, town managers, and mayors. These programs are being offered through Smart Management for Small Water Systems, a program of the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN), which consists of the Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University and nine other EFC's nationwide. This program is made possible under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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SyracuseCoE CSCS Spring Greening Teacher Conference Wins Awards
The SyracuseCoE Center for Sustainable Community Solutions (SyracuseCoE CSCS) recently received three awards for leading the 3rd Annual Spring Greening teacher conference in April. SyracuseCoE CSCS was honored to receive the following awards community groups in Central New York:
- The Professional Development Award from the CNY STEM Hub and Partners for Education and Business. Partners for Education and Business serves as the CNY STEM Hub Steward, ensuring an emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
- GreeningUSA's "Greening Our Community Advocacy Award" in the education category. GreeningUSA advocates for sustainable communities to the benefit of local economies and environments.
- The "Sign of Sustainability" Award from Sustainable Tompkins, a community-based organization whose mission is to promote the long-term well-being of our region by integrating social equity, economic vitality, ecological stewardship, and shared responsibility.
Spring G reening provides teachers in the greater CNY region with resources to incorporate environmental, sustainability, and related STEM lessons into their current curriculum, and connects educators with each other and environmentally-focused community organizations.
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SyracuseCoE CSCS Hosts 3rd Annual Spring Greening Teacher Conference
On April 30th, SyracuseCoE CSCS hosted the 3rd Annual Spring Greening teacher conference, which provides teachers in the CNY region and beyond with the resources, training, and connections necessary to incorporate environmental, sustainability, and related STEM lessons into their current curriculum.
This year's event attended by 35 teachers from 23 schools in 17 different districts. The event drew 62 attendees in total, including professionals from local community organizations. As a result of training held at the conference, 42 rain barrel or compost tumbler demonstration projects will be established at schools.
A special thanks goes out to project partners GreeningUSA, Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency, Onondaga Community College, and Partners for Education and Business. Funding for this program was provided by the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute through a grant from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
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Workshops, Trainings & Webinars
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Onondaga County and Environmental Finance Center to Present at Long Island Green Infrastructure Conference & Expo
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 | 8:00am-4:00pm Brookhaven National Laboratory
2 Center Street Upton, NY 11973
Expanding on the scope of the successful 2012 conference, this year's conference will deliver cutting edge, realistic solutions for protecting water quality as well as conserving energy. Speakers will show you how they are doing it using Green Infrastructure Technologies.
This Conference will facilitate the successful use of green technologies to manage water quality and energy issues by municipalities, private developers and the general public. General and technical information on cost effective green infrastructure techniques that increase sustainability, cost effective use of renewable energy, increase stormwater infiltration, and preventing adverse impacts to Long Island's valuable water resources will be presented. Regional success stories will show how green infrastructure has been beneficially put into place and how these methods can be funded through difficult economic times. Learn More
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Green Bag Lunch on Energy Usage & Generation
June 14, 2013 | 12:00pm-1:30pm
Syracuse Center of Excellence
727 E. Washington Street, Rm 203
GreeningUSA and the Syracuse Center of Excellence Center for Sustainable Community Solutions are inviting community members and experts in each of the 12 Traitsİ to participate and be recognized for their contributions!
You will not only be helping our community move toward sustainability, but you will be helping to create a model for communities across the country to use!
This event is free! Bring your own lunch, drinks will be provided.
Contact: Peter Arsenault, peter@jaarch.com
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Webinar: Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Training Academy Listening Session
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 | 3:00pm-4:00pm Eastern
EPA delivers technical assistance through Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities. As part of this effort, we have developed 12 workshop tools that address common challenges faced by communities working to create more sustainable neighborhoods, cities, and regions. The next step is to create a training program for staff from public agencies and nonprofit organizations that provide technical assistance to communities. The training program will help these staff understand the Building Blocks tools and incorporate them into their technical assistance. During this listening session, we will gather input from key stakeholders on how best to design the training program and request feedback on specific questions such as:- Who is the best target audience for this kind of training?
- Should it be a one-day training, two-day training, or some other format?
- Should training sessions be coordinated with major national conferences or held as separate events?
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WaterSMART: Cooperative Watershed Management Program Grants for FY 2013
The objective of this FOA is to invite States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, local governmental entities, non-profit organizations, existing watershed groups, and local and special districts (e.g., irrigation and water districts, county soil conservation districts) to submit proposals for Phase I activities to establish or expand a watershed group. Funding provided under this FOA must be used to develop a mission statement, project concepts, and a restoration plan.
Funding Agency: US Department of Interior
Amount: Up to $100,000
Deadline: June 11, 2013
Eligible Applicants: States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority located in the western United States, existing watershed groups
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Advancing the Understanding of Potential Coastal Green Shoreline Infrastructure Strategies in New York City
NEIWPCC, in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Estuary Program, and the New York City Department of City Planning, is soliciting proposals for development of a plan to identify the necessary scientific and technical research to advance the understanding of potential coastal green infrastructure strategies in New York City under current and projected sea-level rise scenarios.
Funding Agency: New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) and the Environmental Conservation Hudson River Estuary Program
Amount: $80,000 available total
Deadline: June 28, 2013
Eligible Applicants: Private non-profit organizations and institutions, for-profit organizations, and educational institutions.
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National Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program
The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council seeks innovative (new, cutting-edge or builds upon existing studies) grant proposals for program development, study, and collaboration that will address strategies in the Ten Year Action Plan.Specifically for this Request for Proposals, the Council is considering proposals to address the following priority issues: Making Urban Trees and Forests More Resilient to the Impacts of Natural Disasters and the long-term Impacts of Climate Change; Green Infrastructure Jobs Analysis; Utilizing Green Infrastructure to Manage and Mitigate Stormwater to Improve Water Quality Organizations
Funding Agency: US Department of Agriculture
Amount: $900,000 total available funding
Deadline: July 15, 2013
Eligible Applicants:
Local governments, tribal agencies, partnerships
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The Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University facilitates the development of sustainable and resilient communities across US EPA Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and eight tribal nations).
Located at the SyracuseCoE Center for Sustainable Community Solutions, EFC enhances the administrative and financial capacities of state and local government officials, nonprofit organizations, and private sectors to make change toward improved environmental infrastructure and quality of life.
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EFC Staff
Ana V. Arache
Program Coordinator
Aimee Clinkhammer Project Scientist
Khristopher Dodson
Senior Program Manager
Kathy Forrest
Budget Administrator
Mark Lichtenstein
Executive Director and
Principal Investigator
Mandy Westerdahl
Communications Manager
Melissa Young
Senior Program Manager
Tara Baron
Laura Cardoso
Paul Esposito
Gabi Levinson
Danielle Preiss
Lisa Ruggero
Tracy Verrier
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Environmental Finance Center programs and projects are supported in part by funding from USDA-RD and EPA.
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, sex, and familial status.
To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6582 (TDD).
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