Events

Virginia's most substantive ground-mounted solar development and land use conference returns to Richmond, VA on May 13-15.  Join TAB as we exhibit and present on brownfields and brightfields.

Learn about brownfield redevelopment, network with others, and explore the delightful city of Lynchburg, VA at this state conference hosted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the City of Lynchburg Office of Economic Development & Tourism.

Join WVU TAB as we partner with the Town of Brownsville, PA for an interactive webinar that breaks down what it takes to voice your community’s story, leverage opportunities for development, and secure EPA grant funding! Together, we will teach you how to maximize your capacity and ensure that you are ready to lock in your ‘final answer’ when applying.

Is your neighborhood full of abandoned properties and eyesores?  Find out what you can do to address this issue and fix up your town! We’ll cover what properties are considered brownfields, how to address them, and what free resources and grants are available.

From state grants, RLFs, federal funding opportunities, to finding investors, funding your brownfield project from start to finish is no simple task. Come join us in our virtual discussion covering topics in financing brownfield projects. Come share your successes and challenges in your brownfield financing roadmap and learn from other communities, stakeholders, and professionals in your field. Walk away with tips and tricks that worked for other communities, or maybe a new direction for your funding scheme.

Are you resilience ready?! Join us as we kick of the first in a 6-part Resiliency Webinar Series as we provide an overview of Resiliency. Resiliency in Practice (Resiliency 101) will define resiliency and provide an overview of how to begin incorporating resiliency planning in your community. This session will highlight FEMA's Community Lifelines and the Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard, which are tools available to assist communities in preparation of resilience planning and preparation. 

If you're a grantee who’s struggling to understand or use ACRES, we've got you covered. Join us for a lively webinar on January 17th to learn how to effectively utilize the ACRES system for EPA brownfield grant reporting. The dynamic duo of Sydney Adams and Brett Gilmartin from EPA Region 3 are eager to help you master this reporting system!

Get the lowdown on brownfields in this webinar with the Southwest Section of the PA Chapter of the American Planning Association and WVU TAB! Discover their opportunities and hurdles, follow the redevelopment process, find out about funding sources, and explore WVU TAB's services for planners and communities. Plus, get a sneak peek at real-life redevelopment scenarios and tips on using assessment grants for planning activities.

Interested in learning more about recent changes to EPA Brownfields Grants relating to climate change? Need help navigating language in the eco-friendly department?

Do you know how much money it takes to run your project or program? Do you know all the expenses you’ll need to cover to ensure success? Do you know how to submit your expenses on a federal SF424A Budget Information Worksheet as part of a federal grant application? If you want answers to these questions, please join NPS Chesapeake and West Virginia University for an introductory webinar on budgeting and the federal budget submission process with presenter Carrie Staton (Director, West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center at WVU).

This webinar is hosted by MD Department of Planning, MD Department of the Environment, and WVU TAB. It reviews EPA Brownfields Grant requirements as well as Maryland resources and tips.

This two-part webinar co-hosted by the PA DEP will cover all the basics about EPA Brownfields MARC grants, including who is eligible, what the application process is, and other helpful information.

For most EPA brownfields grantees, procurement is often looked upon with dread, trepidation, and confusion, and often frequently becomes one of the most time-consuming administrative tasks of their grant. While some recipients have procurement offices to help navigate the rules and regulations others are figuring it out themselves.  For all, it is essential for all grantees to also know, understand and apply them to be successful grant administrators. 

Do you have properties in your community that are impacted by real or perceived environmental contamination? Perhaps your community has a workforce with unemployed and under-employed residents of areas affected by the presence of brownfield sites. EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Grants allow nonprofits, local governments, and other organizations to recruit, train, and place workers in green jobs within the environmental workforce. Please join the National Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Programs for a free webinar about preparing an application for the FY24 EPA Brownfields Job Training grant.

This webinar will cover all the basics about EPA Brownfields MARC grants, including who is eligible, what the application process is, and other helpful information.

Learn all about brownfield redevelopment, network with others, and explore the marvelous city of Danville, VA at this state conference.

All Appropriate What? All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI)! 

Join WVU TAB as we cover the suggested timeline to prepare for a fall EPA brownfield grant submittal. Topics will include administrative tasks, tips for identifying brownfield sites, other sources of funding, and keys to application success.

Which Public Health Issues Plague Your Town?

Is your neighborhood full of eyesores and abandoned properties?  Find out what you can do to address this issue!

Are you a new recipient of an EPA brownfields grant? Join this webinar to learn more about reporting requirements and get your questions answered!

Join this free webinar with WVU TAB and Ayres Associates Inc to explore your community development toolkit and discuss strategies for integrating new and innovative tools into your brownfields assessment grant.

Come learn more about WVDEP’s new $2M EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant at this webinar.

Join us to learn about the new guidelines for the EPA brownfield grants.

Join us to learn about the new guidelines for the EPA brownfield grants.

Join us for the latest installment of the WVU TAB Hot Topics Series! This time - what is All Appropriate Inquiry, why do you need it, and how can you do it?

The Brownfields Conference features a dynamic educational program of speakers, discussions, mobile workshops, films and other learning formats that are calibrated to provide you with case study examples, program updates, and useful strategies for meeting your brownfield challenges head on.

EPA’s Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB) Program help communities tackle the challenge of assessing, cleaning up, and preparing brownfield sites for redevelopment, especially underserved/rural/small and otherwise distressed communities. One component of this program is to develop an inventory of brownfield sites in communities.

Watch the West Virginia University (WVU) Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB) team as they provide information on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) TAB program and introduce themselves as the new TAB provider for EPA Region 3!

The inaugural Maryland statewide brownfield conference will provide a forum for local governments, consultants, attorneys, developers, and non-governmental organizations to learn and share information about brownfields and to promote increased awareness about the processes and technologies that move brownfields toward beneficial reuse in Maryland’s communities.

Review EPA Brownfield grants with the PADEP, US EPA, and WVU TAB!

US EPA hosted informational webinar on FY 2022 Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund (RLF), and Cleanup Grant Guidelines.

Review EPA Brownfield Grants with Virginia DEQ, US EPA, and WVU TAB!

Review the webinar hosted by DNREC, US EPA, and WVU TAB to learn more about brownfields, state resources, and EPA Brownfield Grants and technical assistance.