2012 EPA National Award for Smart Growth Achievement Application Period Now Open

[Carlton Eley]

Equitable development returns as a category for the 2012 National Awards
for Smart Growth Achievement. It was first introduced in 2006.

Another indicator that equitable development is gaining traction.

Carlton

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From: Environmental-Justice@EPA
To: Carlton Eley/DC/USEPA/US@EPA
Date: 02/17/2012 04:16 PM
Subject: [epa-ej] 2012 EPA National Award for Smart Growth
Achievement Application Period Now Open



Environmental Justice Mailing List


2012 EPA National Award for Smart Growth Achievement Application Period
Now Open



Deadline April 6, 2012


EPA is pleased to announce that the application period for the 11th
annual National Award for Smart Growth Achievement is now open. This
competition is open to public- and private-sector entities that have
successfully used smart growth principles to improve communities
environmentally, socially, and economically. Winners will be recognized
at a ceremony in Washington, DC, in December 2012.
There is only one application form for all three categories
listed below.
Programs and Policies
Equitable Development
Main Street or Corridor Revitalization


In addition, the review panel will choose an Overall Excellence winner
from those that apply in these three categories.
Application deadline: April 6, 2012.
Public-sector winners will receive one complementary
registration to the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in
2013.
EPA will film short videos of the winning projects, which will
be shown at the awards ceremony in 2012 and the New Partners for
Smart Growth Conference in 2013 and posted on the EPA smart
growth website.
All entries must be submitted using the application form.
The application can be submitted by either a public-sector or
private-sector entity, but all applications must include a
public-sector partner.


The official award guidelines and entry form can be found here:
http://epa.gov/smartgrowth/awards.htm Note that an updated entry form
will be posted here by March 2012 with information on where to send the
applications.


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