[From nobody Mon Apr 10 07:52:50 2006 Return-Path: <Eley.Carlton@epamail.epa.gov> Delivered-To: vazquezl@rci.rutgers.edu Received: (qmail 14375 invoked from network); 15 Mar 2006 17:11:28 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO annwn5.rutgers.edu) (unknown) by unknown with SMTP; 15 Mar 2006 17:11:28 -0000 Received: from localhost (localhost.rutgers.edu [127.0.0.1]) by annwn5.rutgers.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B00944D05 for <vazquezl@rci.rutgers.edu>; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:03:53 -0500 (EST) Received: from annwn5.rutgers.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (annwn5.rutgers.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 04804-06 for <vazquezl@rci.rutgers.edu>; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:03:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from marconi.rtp.epa.gov (marconi.rtp.epa.gov [134.67.208.99]) by annwn5.rutgers.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id E02F444389 for <vazquezl@rci.rutgers.edu>; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:03:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from epahub11.rtp.epa.gov (epahub11.rtp.epa.gov [134.67.213.52]) by epamail.epa.gov (PMDF V5.2-32 #42056) with ESMTP id <0IW60089BIDVKU@epamail.epa.gov> for vazquezl@rci.rutgers.edu; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:10:43 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:10:41 -0500 From: Eley.Carlton@epamail.epa.gov Subject: National Award for Smart Growth Achievement 2006 Call for Entries To: Leonardo Vazquez <vazquezl@rci.rutgers.edu> Message-id: <OFD648795B.86AFED67-ON85257132.005E410E-85257132.005E5C68@epamail.epa.gov> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 6.5.2 June 01, 2004 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on EPAHUB11/USEPA/US(653HF66|November 02, 2004) at 03/15/2006 12:09:54 PM X-Virus-Scanned: Virus Scanned by NBCS X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.2 tagged_above=-50.0 required=6.3 tests=NO_REAL_NAME X-Spam-Level: Please forward the following message to all relevant email lists and list serves. Please cc me for my records. 2006 Call for Entries National Award for Smart Growth Achievement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the fifth annual National Award for Smart Growth Achievement. This competition is open to local or state governments and other public sector entities that have used th= e principles of smart growth to create better places. Smart growth development serves the economy, the community, and the environment. Smart growth approaches to development create clear environmental benefits, including improved air and water quality, preservation of critical habitat and open space, and more cleanup and re-use of brownfield sites. This year, applications will be accepted in five categories: =B7 Built Projects =B7 Policies and Regulations =B7 Small Communities =B7 Equitable Development =B7 Overall Excellence in Smart Growth Interested parties are encouraged to submit applications for smart growth activities that have shown significant activity between May 1, 2001, and May 1, 2006. Successful applicants will have incorporated th= e 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. Applications are due on May 1, 2006. Up to five winners will be recognized at a ceremony in Washington, DC in November 2006. For more details about the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement,= including an application packet, visit: http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/awards.htm. _________________________________________ Carlton Eley U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation (1807T) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 email - eley.carlton@epa.gov ph - 202-566-2841 fax - 202-566-2868 _________________________________________ Development, Community, and Environment Division: http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth A partner in the Smart Growth Network: http://www.smartgrowth.org APPLY FOR THE 2006 NATIONAL AWARD FOR SMART GROWTH ACHIEVEMENT: http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/awards.htm= ]