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Consumer Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program

Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act the new program Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program, Model Recycling Program Toolkit and School Curriculum is being developed.

Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia

Details for the Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia.

Communities in the East St. Louis Area and Sanitary Sewer Overflows

EPA Region 5 Centreville and adjacent communities in the East St. Louis area (ESLA) have experienced chronic sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) issues in residential areas for many years. More information about SSOs can be found at Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO)

Chicago Lead in Drinking Water Study

EPA Region 5 and the Chicago Department of Water Management conducted a study on field sampling protocols for lead in drinking water. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the method used by public water systems to monitor lead levels.

UST Performance Measures

EPA collects data from states and territories regarding underground storage tank (UST) performance measures.

319 Grant: Historic Guidance

collection of historic 319(h) grant guidance

Memorandum of Agreement between EPA and the Department of Homeland Security /Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA)

This MOA coordinates activities between EPA and FEMA for sustainable, resilient, disaster recovery planning and hazard mitigation.

Smart Growth and Infill Brownfields Redevelopment

This page discusses how brownfields cleanup and reuse can improve communities and links to resources.

Smart Growth Publications

This page links to publications and tools on a variety of smart growth topics.

Smart Growth and School Siting

This page explains how smart growth strategies can help site schools to bring multiple benefits to communities. It lists relevant resources from EPA and other organizations.

Greening America's Communities

Technical assistance program to help cities and towns develop an implementable vision of distinctive, environmentally friendly neighborhoods using green infrastructure and other sustainable design strategies.

Smart Growth and Water

This page contains resources that communities can use to integrate green infrastructure into streets and neighborhoods to reduce stormwater runoff, use water more efficiently, and protect water from pollution.

Location and Green Building

This page explains the relationship between a building's location and its environmental and community impacts.

Attracting Infill Development in Distressed Communities: 30 Strategies

This report gives 30 strategies distressed communities can use to attract infill development to help revitalize their neighborhoods.

Leveraging Opportunity Zones for Community Revitalization

Tools to help communities use Opportunity Zone (OZ) designation to advance plans and visions for redevelopment and revitalization while prioritizing specific needs and preserving community character

Smart Growth Topics

Links to pages that explain how smart growth strategies relate to various topics.

About Smart Growth

Overview of smart growth and its environmental benefits, and how EPA works on smart growth and sustainable communities issues.

Smart Growth and Equitable Development

This page discusses how smart growth, environmental justice, and equitable development can improve communities and provide economic, environmental, health, and social benefits to underserved communities.