Smart Growth Newsroom
This page features press releases, blog posts, and articles about the work of EPA's Office of Community Revitalization in support communities, Tribes, states, territories, and regions.
All press releases from this office from 2018 and prior are available in the EPA Archive.
2021
- EPA Commits to Helping 13 Communities Revitalize Neighborhoods by Developing Local Food Systems (6/2/21)
- Biden Administration to Support Local Food Initiative, Environmental Protection, and Community Revitalization in Culebra, Puerto Rico (Region 2) (6/2/21)
- Biden Administration to Support Local Food Initiative, Environmental Protection, and Community Revitalization in Jersey City, New Jersey (Region 2) (6/2/21)
- Biden Administration Pledges to Assist City of Norfolk in Tackling Food Insecurity (Region 3) (6/3/21)
- Biden Administration to Support Local Food Initiative, Environmental Protection, and Community Revitalization in Tennessee (Region 4) (6/2/21)
- EPA Will Help Wyandotte Nation, Tulsa’s Restoration Collective Revitalize Neighborhoods by Developing Local Food Systems (Region 6) (6/3/21)
- Jefferson City, Missouri, Receives Federal Assistance to Support Local Food Initiative, Environmental Protection, and Community Revitalization (Region 7) (6/2/21)
- Biden Administration to Support Local Food Initiative, Environmental Protection, and Community Revitalization in Fort Collins, Colorado (Region 8) (6/2/21)
- EPA Commits to supporting Las Vegas Area Food Hub (Region 9) (6/3/21)
- EPA Commits to Helping Sacramento Food Hubs (Region 9) (6/3/21)
- EPA, USDA to support local food initiative, community revitalization in the Skyway-West Hill neighborhood near Seattle (Region 10) (6/3/21)
2020
- Trump Administration Provides Assistance for Community Revitalization, Local Food Economy (05/14/2020)
- EPA Selects Woonsocket Group for Technical Assistance for Community Revitalization, Local Food Economy (Region 1) (05/14/2020)
- Harrisburg, Pa. among communities receiving assistance for community revitalization, local food economy (Region 3) (05/15/2020)
- Pelican Rapids to Receive EPA Technical Assistance to Spur Economy with Locally-Produced Foods (Region 5) (05/14/2020)
- Springfield to receive EPA Technical Assistance for Downtown Food Space (Region 5) (05/14/2020)
- Evansville to Receive EPA Technical Assistance to Spur Economy with Locally-Produced Foods (Region 5) (05/15/2020)
- EPA Provides Assistance to North Lake Charles and Opelousas, La., for Community Revitalization, Local Food Economy (Region 6) (05/15/2020)
- U.S. EPA Provides Assistance for Community Revitalization, Local Food Economy in Redding, Calif. (Region 9) (05/14/2020)
2019
- Trump Administration to Help Rural Communities Grow Recreation Economy (4/11/2019)
- Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization, Local Food Initiatives (5/07/2019)
- Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization in Indianapolis (5/07/2019)
- Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization in Little Falls, Minnesota (5/07/2019)
- Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization in Duluth, Minnesota (5/07/2019)
- Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization in Malone, New York (5/07/2019)
- Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization in Saint Paul, Minnesota (5/07/2019)
- Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization in Mt. Pulaski, Illinois (5/07/2019)
- Aliquippa Economic Development Corp. gets federal support for community revitalization, local food initiatives (5/07/2019)
- Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization in Fort Pierce, Florida (5/07/2019)
- Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization in Peoria, Illinois (5/07/2019)
- Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization in Frankfort, Kentucky (5/07/2019)
- Two Virginia communities -- Charlottesville & Pulaski –- get federal support for revitalization, local food initiatives (5/07/2019)
- Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization, Local Food Initiatives in Russellville, AR (5/07/2019)
- Local Foods, Local Places Call for Applications
- Call for Applications: Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization, Local Food Initiatives (Region 2) (8/06/2019)
- Call for Applications: Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization, Local Food Initiatives (Region 3) (8/07/2019)
- Call for Applications: Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization, Local Food Initiatives in the Southeast (Region 4) (8/06/2019)
- EPA Calls for Applications to Support Community Revitalization, Local Food Initiatives (Region 5) (8/07/2019)
- Call for Applications: Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization, Local Food Initiatives (Region 6) (8/06/2019)
- Call for Applications: Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization, Local Food Initiatives (Region 9) (8/06/2019)
- EPA to Hold Local Foods, Local Places Technical Assistance Workshop in Frankfort, Kentucky on Sept. 24-25 (9/04/2019)
- Trump Administration Partners with Rural Communities to Grow Outdoor Recreation Economy (10/07/2019)