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NNEMS Project 2008-403
Program Announcment
Identifier: EPA-EED-08-01
NNEMS Catalog for 2008
(EPA 171-B-07-003)
[PDF, 2.6 MB, 92 pages]
NNEMS Application Materials
[PDF, 1.1 MB, 16 pages]
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Category:
Public Relations and Communications
Preferred Project Period:
6/2/08 - 8/29/08
Desired Education Level(s):
- Graduate Student
Project Title:
Superfund Community Involvement and Outreach Branch
Sponsoring Office:
Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, Community Involvement and Outreach Branch
Project Overview:
The Community Involvement Program seeks to build capacity in communities so that citizens may effectively participate in the Superfund process. Building capacity in communities may focus on providing technical assistance or on providing communities the opportunity to form advisory groups to discuss site activities and resolve issues. In addition, the Community Involvement and Outreach Branch works to establish dialogue with the public on critical issues facing communities near Superfund sites. This project with the Community Involvement and Outreach Branch requires that the student become familiar with the Superfund process and how public participation processes are implemented during cleanups. The student's project will focus on emerging issues. Students applying for this fellowship must have good writing skills and be able to perform basic research, critical analysis, and synthesis of information from multiple sources. In addition, the students should have knowledge of community involvement and conflict resolution.
Project Goals:
The student will learn about critical issues facing a government agency as it seeks to involve the public in decision making. The student will also learn to analyze emerging issues and topics and will work with EPA staff in developing strategies for managing the issues topics.
Final Product of the Project:
The student will develop a lessons-learned summary and a report on his or her research.
Project Location:
EPA Headquarters, Arlington, VA
Project Officer Information
Suzanne Wells
Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, Community Involvement and Outreach Branch
Office Mission/Responsibility
The mission of the Superfund program is to reduce risks to people and the environment by cleaning up the nation's worst hazardous waste problems. The mission of the Superfund Community Involvement Program is to advocate and strengthen early and meaningful community participation during Superfund cleanups.
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