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• Communities in Action for Asthma-Friendly Environments National Forum
  
  • The 2009 National Asthma Forum will feature:
    
    • How to build effective community asthma control systems and create lasting
      success. 
    • Real-time program assessment exercises to help you evaluate your program
      and compare it to other successful program models.
    • Up-to-date information on the business case for comprehensive asthma
      management.
    • Tips on finding your program's leadership voice and forming powerful and
      lasting collaborations.
    • Technical solutions and empirical data for improving community asthma
      outcomes.
  • June 4-5, 2009
  • Washington, D.C.
  • To register, click here
• "Call to Action to Promote Healthy Housing"
  • June 9, 2009 at 10:00 AM
  • Washington, DC
  • The Acting U.S. Surgeon General, Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., will hold
    an event to release his "Call to Action to Promote Healthy Housing." 
  • Although the event can no longer accommodate additional in-person attendees, it will be Webcast live
    on the Surgeon General's website, www.surgeongeneral.gov.
  • The Call to Action is part of the national Healthy Homes Initiative led by
    the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease
    Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
    Development (HUD).  HUD, CDC and others partners (including the Alliance for Healthy Homes, the National Center for Healthy Housing and the Coalition to
    End Childhood Lead Poisoning) will join the Acting Surgeon General to
    highlight the public health importance of promoting healthy homes.  In
    addition, HUD's Deputy Secretary Ron Sims will announce HUD's Healthy Homes
    Strategic Plan which supports the recommendations outlined in the Call to
    Action.
  • According to the Acting Surgeon General, "the Call to Action looks at the
    ways housing can affect health, and its release will initiate a national dialogue about the importance of healthy homes."
• Approaches to Managing Mold in Buildings
  • Sponsored by the University of Tulsa Indoor Air Program
  • April 27-29, 2009
  • Orlando, Florida
  • Hilton Hotel at Walt Disney World Resort
  • This two and one-half day conference has separate sessions dedicated to mold issues for homes, schools and office buildings.
  • Register by February 2, 2009 and benefit from the Early Bird discount.
  • Visit www.utulsa.edu/iaqprogram for additional information, the complete conference brochure and registration form.
  • Questions should be directed to Brenda Tice, Continuing Engineering and Science Education (CESE), 918-631-3088, cese@utulsa.edu
• NeighborWorks America
  
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • May 4th, 5th and 6th 2009
  • Learn how greening your organization, green economic opportunities and
    cost-effective green building and property management methods are
    essential to surviving and thriving in the current economy.
  • In-depth topical clinics on Monday and Tuesday lead into the Wednesday Symposium featuring leading experts and timely discussion of the latest ideas in green building. Get the tools you will need to succeed in this time of
    change.
  • For more information, click here
• EPA’s Fifth Annual National Sustainable Design Expo
  • April 18-20, 2009
  • Washington DC
  • http://es.epa.gov/ncer/p3/
• American Institute of Architects National Convention and Design Exposition
  • April 30-May 2
  • San Francisco , CA
  • http://www.aia.org/index.htm
• American Planning Association National Planning Conference
  • April 25-29
  • Minneapolis , MN
  • http://www.planning.org
• Environmental Design Research Association
  • March 19-21
  • Boston MA
  • www.efa09.com
• Community Food Security Coalition: 4th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference
  • March 19-21
  • Portand OR
  • http://www.foodsecurity.org/
• Greenprints Conference
  • March 25-26
  • Atlanta GA
  • www.greenprints.org
• Call for Abstracts for the Family and Community Health environmental health issue
  • deadline April 1, 2009
  • www.activelivingresearch.org
• HOME ENERGY CoP training
  
  • Topic:  Writing and Entering  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
    
    • FAQ format, answers, entering, reviewing and uploading;
    • short discussion of obtaining ID and joining the CoP if not already done
  • It will also be recorded for you to play back.  Your computer and phone hookup  is needed for this training so that you can view the training, and communicate questions.  You can also use the box on the left hand of the screen to enter questions during the Webinar time.
  • Go to the following site at the scheduled time and follow the directions to join in: http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/homeenergy/
  • November 14th at
    • EST:  12 noon
    • CST:   11 a.m.  - 12 or 12:30
    • MST:  10 a.m.
    • PST:   9 a.m.
    • Time limit is 1 1/2 hours starting at 11 AM CST
• Housing Justice Network (HJN) biennial Meeting and Training
  • sponsored by the National Housing Law Project
  • held in Washington, DC,
  • December 7-8, 2008.
  • The two-day event brings together low income housing allies, public interest attorneys, and affordable housing advocates from across the nation to build collective capacity to advance housing justice for low income households.
  • Three plenary sessions are planned:
    •  Forty years after Title VIII:  the Future of Fair Housing
    • New Horizons for Federal Housing Policy
    •  Foreclosures Weaken Neighborhoods and Scatter Families
  • Confirmed luncheon speakers are:
    • Cruz Reynoso, former California Supreme Court Justice,
    • David Hall, a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation and a faculty member at Northeastern School of Law.
  • More than 30 workshops on current developments in federal housing programs are designed to advance the housing interests of low income residents. Click here for a list of the workshops
  • In addition, a one-day, substantive training will be held on Saturday, December 6, a day before the HJN meeting. This training is geared towards new advocates and practitioners and will include a comprehensive overview ofthe federal housing programs, as well as sessions on reasonable accommodation, evictions and terminations, recent changes in the federal laws affecting low income housing, Section 1983 and preemption, admission and eligibility.
  • The deadline for early registration is October 31. Click here for registration information

• National Radon Action Month Webinar,  "State Radon Program Innovative Approaches"
  • hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
  • October 21, 2008
  • 1:00 - 2:30 PM (EDT) 
  • To register for the Webinar, click here 
  • Speakers will be featured from states that used innovative approaches to achieve measurable results from their activities and events in January 2008.
    • Speakers will address the key steps they followed for a specific activity or event.
    • The audience will have the opportunity to pose questions to speakers.
      
      Speakers:
  • Carol Bell of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will
    present "Ordering (Free) Radon Test Kits Online from the State Radon
    Program,"
  • John Hultquist of the Utah Division of Radiation Control will present
    "Piloting New Methods to Reach Employees,"
  • Kathy Glapa of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation will present "Partnering with Electric Utility Cooperatives,"
  • Nikolas Webster of the New York State's Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection will present "Reaching Out to Physicians and Pediatricians"
  • Send questions to radonevents@cadmusgroup.com
• Lead, Crime, and Healthy Housing:
  An Ounce of Prevention = A Ton of Benefits
  • Monday, October 20, 2008, 5 - 8 p.m.
  • Soft drinks and sandwiches provided beginning at 5PM
  • Program begins at 5:30PM
  • Audience Q & A at 7:30PM
  • Location: HSC Pediatric Center, 1731 Bunker Hill Road, NE, Washington DC 20017
  • Program presented at no charge. No registration required, but seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis
  • Presented by the Government of the District of Columbia in collaboration with The HSC Foundation and with Lead Safe
  • Click here to download the flier
• Sustainability Speaker Series schedule for the Fall 2008 semester
  • Sponsored by the Office of Sustainability
  • Microbiology room 1207
  • We invite you to bring your lunch and enjoy an intriguing presentation from noon to 12:50pm on the following dates:
    • 9/10- An Overview of Sustainability at the University of Maryland
    • 9/24- Do-It-Yourself Home Energy Conservation: Jim Conlon
    • 10/01- (Special Session) Presidential Candidate`s Environmental Platforms
    • 10/08- Sustainability-Minded: New Academic Departments on Campus
    • 10/22- Green Construction on Campus
    • 11/05- Engaged University
    • 11/12- (Field Trip) LEED-Certified Platinum: Sidwell Friends School
    • 11/19- Responsible Purchasing Network: Chris O`Brien
    • 12/03- Sustainability Open Forum
• Up On The Roof lecture series
  • Thursday, September 11, 2008 at
    6 p.m. in 1140 Plant Sciences Building
  • The Landscape Architecture Program will host a lecture series that will focus on green roofs and roof top gardens.
  • The speakers:
    • Ed Snodgrass
    • Angie Durhman
• Extension Disaster EducationNetwork (EDEN) Annual Meeting
  • November 4-7
  • Burlington, VT
  • For more information  please email: Sam.comstock@uvm.edu
• Association of Home Equipment Education Annual Meeting
  • October 22-24, 2008
  • Knoxville, TN
  • For more information please email: Judith.Barber@bshg.com
• Housing Education & Research Association Annual Meeting
  • October 7-10, 2008
  • Indianapolis, Indiana
  • For more information please email: HLCampbell@bsu.edu

• Children's Health and Environmental Pesticide Exposures
  • An AAIDD teleconference
  • presented by Elizabeth A. Guillette, PhD.
  • Tuesday September 9th, 2008
  • 2-3pm Eastern Time
  • COST: FREE!
  • For complete details click here
  • See also the AAIDD teleconference website www.ehinitiative.org
  • For more information contact: Laura Abulafia at Laura@aaidd.org 

• The National Healthy Homes Festival
  • September 12-14, 2008
  • Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, MD
  • learn more at www.leadsafe.org or call 1-800-370-5323
• North Central Housing Specialist Meeting
  • June 9-10,2008
  • St. Paul, Minnesota
  • For more information email: MBruin@umn.edu
• Essentials for Healthy Homes Practitioners Training in Baltimore City
  • May 13-14
  • $45 registration fee
  • see healthyhomestraining.org for details
• May is Asthma Awareness Month:
  • Join the US EPA in the national effort to raise awareness about asthma!
  • This Asthma Awareness Month, host activities to educate people in your community about comprehensive asthma management.
  • Download EPA’s new Asthma Awareness Month Event Planning Kit featuring new ideas for outreach and awareness activities, tips for working with the media, success stories, and much more!
  • Once you have planned your activities, share them using the online Activity Submittal Form to promote your event at no cost and gain exposure for your important work on EPA’s national Web site!
• Going Green at Home Workshop:
  • April 30, 2008 at 7PM
  • White Oak Middle School, Silver Spring
  • Anja Caldwell, Architect, LEED, and Green Building Manager for MCPS will be giving a workshop for the MCPS Parent Academy about green building and remodeling, materials, energy and water conservation, easy home audits and greener cleaning options. Attendees will learn easy ways to significantly reduce their utility bills and environmental footprint, as well as live a healthier life by applying easy best practices-today. Workshop graduates will receive an “MCPS Green Parent Certificate”. Non MCPS parents are also welcome. MCPS offers child care if needed.
  • Click HERE to register!
• Tour of LEED Gold School:
  • March 31, April 23, & June 3, 2008
  • Join us for a green building tour at the first LEED certified school in Maryland, Great Seneca Creek ES in Germantown
  • Free Registration!
  • Click HERE to register and for more information
• 2008 EPA's NATIONAL ASTHMA FORUM
  • May 1-2, 2008 in Washington DC
  • Join committed asthma leaders from across the nation to share best practices and discuss effective strategies for managing asthma in your community.
  • Register Today: www.epaasthmaforum.com/registrationinfo.aspx

Previous Conference Opportunities

• September 18-19
• at the Perelman Quadrangle
• University of Pennsylvania 
• For more information: www.gwu.edu 
• To register: click here

Home Environmental Exposures and their Effect on Children's Health

Saturday, May 17, 2008, 8:00 am - 12:30 pm
Gallaudet University
Register by May 8th
Click here for Registration Form

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Previous Funding Opportunities

Smart Growth Implementation Assistance

deadline April 23, 2009 at 5:00 pm EST

http://epa.gov/smartgrowth/2009_sgia_rfa.htm

deadline March 28, 2009

to apply click here

Organizations who are interested in developing conservation programs among youth ages 15 to 25. Project objectives include developing a program involving cooperative efforts in cultural and natural resource conservation related to projects such as trail development and maintenance, historic, cultural, forest and timber management, minor construction work, archeological conservation, and native plant habitat restoration and rehabilitation. Eligible applicants: State governments, county governments, city or township governments, public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS other than institutions of higher education, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS other than institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education.

2009 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement

deadline April 23, 2009

to apply click here

 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting applications for the eighth annual National Award for Smart Growth Achievement. This competition is open to  public-sector or private sector applicants that have used the principles of smart growth to create better places. Private-sector applicants are encouraged to submit applications for projects that demonstrate a significant public-private partnership.

This year, applications will be accepted in five categories: Built Projects; Policies and Regulations; Smart Growth and Green Building ; Smart Growth Streets; and Overall Excellence in Smart Growth.

Interested parties are encouraged to submit applications for smart growth activities that have shown significant activity between April 23, 2004, and April 23, 2009. Successful applicants will have incorporated the principles of smart growth to create places that respect community culture and the environment, foster economic development, and enhance quality of life and public health.

This year, the public sector winners will receive support for further implementing smart growth strategies in their communities. In addition, public sector winners will receive one complementary registration to the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in 2010.

Applications are due on April 23, 2009. Up to five winners will be recognized at a ceremony in Washington , D.C. in December 2009.

EPA Seeks Grant Proposals to Help Improve Environmental Quality of Life for Active Aging

As part of its Aging Initiative, EPA is seeking grant proposals that train older adults to be environmental leaders, and demonstrate how greenways and sustainable streets can improve the quality of life and environmental quality for the active aging. The solicitation opened Sept. 24 and closes Nov. 21.

States or state agencies, the District of Columbia, territories, American Indian Tribes (federally recognized), and possessions of the United States are eligible to apply. It is also open to public and
private universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, other public or private nonprofit institutions and 501 (c)(3) organizations.

EPA will award two grants totaling $200,000 in the winter of 2009.

Contact: Enesta Jones, (202) 564-4355 / jones.enesta@epa.gov

HOPE VI Main Street Grants

Funding Opportunity Number:            FR-5212-N-01
Posted Date:                                 Jun 26, 2008
Creation Date:                               Jun 26, 2008
Closing Date for Applications:           Aug 15, 2008  
Expected Number of Awards:            4
Estimated Total Program Funding:     $4,000,000
Summary: Affordable Housing Development in Main Street Rejuvenation Projects
   
Program Contact:  Lawrence Gnessin 202-402-2676

For more information click here 

 Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinators Program

US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Funding Opportunity Number:           FR-5200-N-14
Creation Date:                              Jun 12, 2008
Closing Date for Applications:          Aug 14, 2008   
Award Ceiling:                             $28,000,000
Description:The purpose of the Public and Indian Housing Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) program is to provide grants to public housing agencies (PHAs), tribes/tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs), Resident Associations (RAs), and nonprofit organizations (including grassroots, faith-based and other community-based organizations) for the provision of a Service Coordinator to coordinate supportive services and other activities designed to help Public and Indian housing residents attain economic and housing self-sufficiency. This program works to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under the Public Housing program with public and private resources, for supportive services and resident empowerment activities. These services should enable participating families to increase earned income, reduce or eliminate the need for welfare assistance, make progress toward achieving economic independence and housing self-sufficiency, or, in the case of elderly or disabled residents, help improve living conditions and enable residents to age-in-place. A Service Coordinator ensures that program participants are linked to the supportive services they need to achieve self-sufficiency or remain independent. Funds in this program will no longer be allowed to be used for the direct provision of these services. This program is similar to the Public Housing FSS program (PH FSS), however, the PH FSS program is open only to PHAs and Tribes/TDHEs, has a requirement of an escrow account for its participants and is one-year funding. The ROSS SC program is open to non-profit and Resident Association applicants, is three-year funding, includes admin expenses and training as eligible uses of the funds and requires a 25% match by statute. A PHA or Tribe may receive grants in both programs.

Program Contact: Anice Schervish 202.402.2341

For more information click here

HOPE VI Revitalization Grant

Funding Opportunity Number:       FR-5198-N-01
Posted Date:                            Mar 28, 2008
Creation Date:                          Mar 28, 2008
Closing Date for Applications:       June 20, 2008  Estimated Total Program Funding:   $97,000,000

 For more information click here

Healthy Homes Demonstration Program 

Funding Opportunity Number:      FR-5200-N-17
Posted Date:                           May 06, 2008
Closing Date for Applications:     July 17, 2008  
Award Ceiling:                         $4,375,000

For more information click here 

Funding Opportunity Number:     FR-5200-N-15
Posted Date:                           May 06, 2008
Closing Date for Applications:     July 17, 2008  
Award Ceiling:     $1,500,000

For more information click here 

Funding Opportunity Number:     FR-5200-N-09
Posted Date:     May 04, 2008
Closing Date for Applications:     July 18, 2008      
Award Ceiling:     $12,000,000

For more information click here 

 LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL GRANT PROGRAM, LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM, OPERATION LEAD ELIMINATION ACTION PROGRAM

Funding Opportunity Number:       FR-5200-N-06
Posted Date:                            May 06, 2008
Applications deadline:                July 10, 2008

For more information click here 

 Update on 2008 Healthy Homes grant funding

Funding will be handled through Auburn University this year.  As of this writing the CSREES money has not been released to Auburn for their release to individual state grants.  We will keep you posted on the status of these funds.

ELIMINATION of HEALTH DISPARITIES  THROUGH TRANSLATION RESEARCH

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is intended to solicit applications that support dissemination and implementation of public health research into public health practice activities in health disparity populations and to contribute to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2010" and to measuring program performance as stipulated by the Government Performance and Review Act (GPRA).  This FOA addresses “Healthy People 2010” priority area(s) of Prevention Research (Chapter 23, Section 17) and is in alignment with CDC’s performance goal(s) to support prevention research to develop sustainable and transferable community-based behavioral interventions.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE

EPA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM

•  Funding Opportunity Number:                              EPA-OECA-OEJ-08-01
•  Closing Date: June 30, 2008
•  See website: www.epa.gov

The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) established the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program (EJSG) in fiscal year (FY) 1994. The purpose of this grant program is to support and empower communities that are working on local solutions to local environmental and/or public health issues. The EJSG Program is designed to assist recipients in building collaborative partnerships that will help them understand and address the environmental and/or public health issues in their communities. Successful collaborative partnerships with other stakeholders involve well-designed strategic plans to build, maintain and sustain the partnerships, and to work towards addressing the local environmental and/or public health issues.

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