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Public and Farmer Attitudes on Food, Farming, and Biofuels Are Americans aware of the connections between what they eat and the environmental impact of farming? What are the approaches to reforming farm policy that enjoy broadest support? Is there a set of issues that can draw on the growing interest in "good food" and leverage shifts in policy? What are production scale farmers concerned about? Are there areas of common ground between Big Ag and reformers? Additional Materials THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION School Food: A Lever to Change the World or Just a Great Opportunity to Do Good? The First Lady’s recent announcement of a campaign against childhood obesity has raised the awareness of most Americans for the importance of school food. But it’s not just a hot topic. School food is a multi-billion dollar business that reverberates across the economy and all of society. For funders, more of our interests intersect at school food than perhaps at any other funding opportunity. Whether your foundations mission is health, education, environment or social justice whatever you care most deeply about its affected by, and affects, how we feed our children at school. Additional Materials Listen to Call Recording - AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE 24
WK Kellog Foundation PRIs Food Scan: Opportunities, Challenges, and Perspectives WKKF conducted a Program Related Investments (PRIs) Food Scan recently to examine the range of possibilities for making non-gift commitments for sustainable food enterprise. The Food Scan included an online survey, interviews of funders making PRIs and interviews of non-profits with strong potential for receiving PRIs. Over 160 organizations representing a diverse array of approaches, experiences, and capacity completed the online survey. Fourteen were interviewed to collect in-depth information. Six funders that make or will make PRIs in sustainable food enterprise were interviewed. The preliminary findings from the Scan was be presented. Speakers: Additional Materials
Low-Hanging Fruit: Helping ensure better access to urban markets through increasing and reforming federal food assistance Sponsored by SAFSF and The Funders Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities Additional Materials Keypad Instructions
Innovative Financing to Promote Sustainable Fisheries Sponsored by SAFSF and PRI Makers Network Additional Materials Films Mentioned During the Call THE END OF THE LINE THE FISH BELONG TO THE PEOPLE
Sponsored by SAFSF Additional Materials
Brownfields and Urban Agriculture Co-sponsored by SAFSF and The Funders Network on Smart Growth and Livable Communities
Additional Materials Example Brownfield Clean-ups: Frequently Asked Questions Q.1. Who do we contact to learn more about the brownfields program or our local contacts? A.1. You can contact the Brownfield Coordinator at each of the EPA Regional Offices or contact the State or Tribal Brownfield program to learn more. Their contact details and a great deal of other information about the EPA Brownfields program can be found on the EPA Brownfields page - www.epa.gov/brownfields. State and Tribal response program contacts can be found on the Brownfields program website at: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/state_tribal.htm. You can also identify the communities in your area that have successfully applied for Brownfield grants in FY2008 and in previous years. Here is a list of EPA Brownfield coordinators as of January 2009. Click here to see the listing of Regional Brownfields Coordinators. Q.2 What kind of brownfield grants does EPA award and how can they be used to make sure gardens and urban farms are safe? A.2. To learn more about the types and funding levels of brownfield grants, please go to the EPA Brownfields page - www.epa.gov/brownfields. Under the grants section, you can find the most recent version of EPA BF grant guidelines. EPA plans to award an estimated ~$70 million in competitive brownfield grants in FY2009. This include assessment, revolving loan fund and clean up grants. EPA also plans to award an estimated $2 million in job training grants in January 2009 selected through a national competition. Communities could apply for EPA brownfield grant funds to assess or clean new sites that are being acquired or expanded to create community gardens or farms. Communities can also apply for loans or subgrants from existing revolving loan fund pool previously awarded and already established. Communities and organizations working on their behalf can also contact state and tribal program to see if existing response program funds can be directed to new or existing sites. EPA plans to award an estimated ~$50 million in grants to state and tribal response programs in FY2009. Q.3. What tools exist to protect an organization from liability issues related to contamination they did not cause? A.3. Under CERCLA there is protection from EPA enforcement through the All Appropriate Inquiry due diligence standards established by EPA. Most states manage Prospective Purchaser Agreement programs that protect a purchaser from State enforcement and to some extent third party lawsuits. View the AAI fact sheet.
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