Small Communities Get Help With Blight

The Ohio EPA is offering a free workshop to inform small and rural communities of the state and federal resources available to help redevelop brownfields, or blighted properties. The workshop will be held on Tuesday, October 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Fort Piqua Plaza Banquet Center, 308 N Main St, Piqua, OH 45356. 

The speakers will present strategies for identifying and prioritizing brownfield properties; grants, loans and services available to help communities with brownfield redevelopment; and computer programs for brownfield management and grant writing.

Registration and the full agenda can be found here.

Speakers from Ohio EPA, City of Piqua, Ohio Development Services Agency, JobsOhio, U.S. EPA, Great Lakes RCAP, USDA, and the Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Program (which provides assistance to small communities through a U.S. EPA grant) will address the following topics:

• U.S. EPA Brownfield Grants and Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Program
• Great Lakes Rural Community Assistance Program
• Ohio Development Services Agency’s (ODSA) Brownfield Program
• USDA Rural Development and Urban Agriculture Resources
• JobsOhio Revitalization Program
• Ohio EPA's Voluntary Action Program (VAP), Small and Rural Community Brownfield Assistance, and Targeted Brownfield Assessments

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