Good afternoon. The following Press Release was issued by RI DEM this afternoon.
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July 3, 2008
DEM SEEKING COALITION PARTNERS IN PREPARATION FOR UPCOMING EPA BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT GRANT APPLICATION
July 25th Application Deadline Approaching for $1 Million EPA Brownfields Assessment Coalition Partner Proposals
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management is currently seeking municipalities with whom to partner on an upcoming FY 2009 EPA brownfields assessment grant application.
DEM expects EPA’s 2009 brownfields competitive assessment grant application guidelines to include new opportunities for applications called assessment coalitions. An assessment coalition is a group of three or more eligible entities (states and municipalities) that submits one grant proposal under the name of one of the coalition participants. Coalition members can apply for up to $1 million to address properties contaminated with petroleum and/or hazardous substances. DEM plans to submit a proposal in this category and is looking for two or more coalition members to partner with the Department in this effort.
DEM intends to be the manager of the grant and conduct assessment work for the municipal coalition members. It is anticipated that with this funding, DEM would be able to carry out Phase I and Phase II assessments at several sites in each community. Any community interested in being a coalition member with DEM on this grant will need to submit a proposal to DEM no later than July 25th.
Proposals to DEM should include a brief narrative (1-3 paragraphs) indicating why the community is interested in being a member of this assessment coalition and why DEM should choose the community. Applications should also include a list of potential brownfields sites that the community is interested in having assessed and demographic information for the community.
A complete description of this grant opportunity and the specific information DEM is seeking from municipalities can be found on DEM's website, www.dem.ri.gov by clicking on Topics from the homepage, then Grants, then Brownfields Competitive Site Assessment Grant Applications.
Questions about this new coalition assessment opportunity for FY 2009 should be directed to Cynthia Gianfrancesco at 222-4700, ext. 7126 or via email at cynthia.gianfrancesco@dem.ri.gov. Proposals should be submitted to her via email or at DEM's Office of Waste Management, 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908 no later than July 25th.
Cindy and Liz
Cynthia M. Gianfrancesco
Principal Environmental Scientist
RIDEM - Office of Waste Management
(401) 222-4700 x7126
cynthia.gianfrancesco@dem.ri.gov
Elizabeth Stone
RI Department of Environmental Management
235 Promenade Street - Suite 425
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-4700 Ext. 2422
elizabeth.stone@dem.ri.gov
Visit our website at: www.dem.ri.gov
Thursday, July 3, 2008
DEM SEEKING COALITION PARTNERS IN PREPARATION FOR FY 2009 EPA ASSESSMENT GRANT APPLICATION - JULY 25th DEADLINE
Thursday, June 19, 2008
DEM Launches New Listserv Aimed at Increasing Communication About Contaminated Properties
Below is an email sent out by RI DEM earlier today announcing the launch of a new listserv....
DEM Launches New Listserv Aimed at Increasing Communication With Individuals and Organizations About Activities Surrounding Environmentally Contaminated Properties Across Rhode Island
Welcome to the new RI Department of Environmental Management’s (RI DEM) site cleanup listserv. This listserv is a new online tool we are introducing as a way to increase communication with individuals and organizations about activities surrounding environmentally contaminated properties across Rhode Island.
Information about specific contaminated sites, RI’s brownfields program, meeting announcements, regulatory changes, our environmental justice (EJ) policy, and other alerts will be sent to you via this listserv and all those who choose to participate.
We have added you – or your organization – to this listserv because of your involvement and interest in our brownfields/site cleanup program, participation in our EJ workshops at New Commons, and other outreach activities we have hosted in the past year. In a few minutes, you will receive an automatic email from the listserv regarding your subscription. This listserv is set up as a one-way communication tool and subscribers will not be able to reply or use this tool to contact other subscribers with replies or posts.
This listserv is only a part of our new online toolbox and is meant to complement our existing blog which, since early 2007, has served to increase communication about activities within our site cleanup program.
The blog, "DEM Environmental Justice Blog – A Blog for the Rhode Island Community Network for Environmental Justice in the Cleanup and Reuse of Contaminated Properties in Rhode Island" can be found online at http://www.demenvironequity.net/
We encourage you to use the blog (http://www.demenvironequity.net/) to openly discuss any of the topics or issues we will be covering with the listserv. Listserv topics will be posted on the blog for discussion and pertinent information you would like sent out to listserv subscribers can be forwarded to the administrator of the listserv at owner-ejsitecleanupnetwork@listserve.ri.gov
Our goal is to expand the network of Rhode Islanders interested in transforming environmentally contaminated properties into beneficial neighborhood resources.
If anyone you know wishes to subscribe to the list, they can email majordomo@listserve.ri.gov with the following command in the body of the message: subscribe ejsitecleanupnetwork
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
DEM to Hold Public Meeting on June 25th About $400,000 FY 2008 Brownfields Assessment Grant & to Solicit Feedback on FY 2009 Application
Below is an email DEM distributed yesterday about an upcoming public meeting on June 25th at DEM’s offices in Providence
June 16, 2008
Good afternoon:
The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will host a public informational meeting on Wednesday, June 25th to solicit applications and answer questions about how it intends to allocate $400,000 in FY 2008 brownfields assessment funding. The June 25th informational meeting will begin at 3:00 p.m. in Room 300 at DEM Headquarters at 235 Promenade Street in Providence. DEM will also accept written comments on the planned use of the FY 2008 assessment grant until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9th.
In accordance with the FY 2008 grant, brownfields sites in seven Rhode Island communities are eligible to benefit from this funding. The communities include Woonsocket, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Warwick, West Warwick, Cranston, and Coventry. These are the same seven communities covered by the EPA assessment grant DEM received in 2007. Under the FY 2008 grant, $200,000 will be used for the assessment of sites contaminated with hazardous substances and $200,000 will be used for the assessment of sites contaminated with petroleum. The deadline for submitting applications to DEM is October 15, 2008.
In addition, at the public meeting on June 25th, DEM would also like to discuss the upcoming FY 2009 Brownfields Assessment Grant which will be due to EPA this fall. We expect EPA’s FY 2009 competitive grant application guidelines to include new opportunities for assessment applications, called coalition assessments. An assessment coalition is a group of three or more eligible entities (states and municipalities) that submits one grant proposal under the name of one of the coalition participants. Coalition members can apply for up to $1 million to address petroleum and/or hazardous substances. RI DEM plans to submit a proposal in this category and is looking for two or more coalition members (municipalities) to partner with the Department in this effort. An EPA fact sheet which addresses the coalition assessment for FY 2009 is attached (and found online at: http://mail1/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/publications/arc_factsheet.pdf )
A copy of DEM’s press release about the June 25th Public Meeting is attached and can also be found at: http://www.dem.ri.gov/news/2008/pr/0613082.htm
We intend to post all relevant notices and documents about the FY 2008 and FY 2009 grants on the DEM website at: http://mail1/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.dem.ri.gov/bfassess/index.htm
In order to help us get the word out about the grant and the upcoming public meeting, we have attached a 1-page public meeting announcement (online at: http://mail1/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.dem.ri.gov/bfassess/pdf/0608pnot.pdf ) that can be posted in your office/building. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone you believe might be interested in attending on the 25th and contact us if you have any questions.
Thank you, and we hope to see you on the 25th.
Cindy and Liz
Cynthia M. Gianfrancesco
Principal Environmental Scientist
RIDEM - Office of Waste Management
(401) 222-4700 x7126
cynthia.gianfrancesco@dem.ri.gov
Elizabeth S. Stone
Office of the Director
RI DEM
(401) 222-4700 x2422
elizabeth.stone@dem.ri.gov
Visit our website at: http://mail1/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.dem.ri.gov/
June 16, 2008
Good afternoon:
The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will host a public informational meeting on Wednesday, June 25th to solicit applications and answer questions about how it intends to allocate $400,000 in FY 2008 brownfields assessment funding. The June 25th informational meeting will begin at 3:00 p.m. in Room 300 at DEM Headquarters at 235 Promenade Street in Providence. DEM will also accept written comments on the planned use of the FY 2008 assessment grant until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9th.
In accordance with the FY 2008 grant, brownfields sites in seven Rhode Island communities are eligible to benefit from this funding. The communities include Woonsocket, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Warwick, West Warwick, Cranston, and Coventry. These are the same seven communities covered by the EPA assessment grant DEM received in 2007. Under the FY 2008 grant, $200,000 will be used for the assessment of sites contaminated with hazardous substances and $200,000 will be used for the assessment of sites contaminated with petroleum. The deadline for submitting applications to DEM is October 15, 2008.
In addition, at the public meeting on June 25th, DEM would also like to discuss the upcoming FY 2009 Brownfields Assessment Grant which will be due to EPA this fall. We expect EPA’s FY 2009 competitive grant application guidelines to include new opportunities for assessment applications, called coalition assessments. An assessment coalition is a group of three or more eligible entities (states and municipalities) that submits one grant proposal under the name of one of the coalition participants. Coalition members can apply for up to $1 million to address petroleum and/or hazardous substances. RI DEM plans to submit a proposal in this category and is looking for two or more coalition members (municipalities) to partner with the Department in this effort. An EPA fact sheet which addresses the coalition assessment for FY 2009 is attached (and found online at: http://mail1/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/publications/arc_factsheet.pdf )
A copy of DEM’s press release about the June 25th Public Meeting is attached and can also be found at: http://www.dem.ri.gov/news/2008/pr/0613082.htm
We intend to post all relevant notices and documents about the FY 2008 and FY 2009 grants on the DEM website at: http://mail1/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.dem.ri.gov/bfassess/index.htm
In order to help us get the word out about the grant and the upcoming public meeting, we have attached a 1-page public meeting announcement (online at: http://mail1/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.dem.ri.gov/bfassess/pdf/0608pnot.pdf ) that can be posted in your office/building. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone you believe might be interested in attending on the 25th and contact us if you have any questions.
Thank you, and we hope to see you on the 25th.
Cindy and Liz
Cynthia M. Gianfrancesco
Principal Environmental Scientist
RIDEM - Office of Waste Management
(401) 222-4700 x7126
cynthia.gianfrancesco@dem.ri.gov
Elizabeth S. Stone
Office of the Director
RI DEM
(401) 222-4700 x2422
elizabeth.stone@dem.ri.gov
Visit our website at: http://mail1/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.dem.ri.gov/
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