The Temple-Villanova Sustainable Stormwater Initiative (T-VSSI) is excited to announce an informational workshop, “Financing Opportunities for Green Infrastructure”.  T-VSSI is a research initiative that includes Temple University’s Center for Sustainable Communities and Villanova University’s Urban Stormwater Partnership.  This program is made possible through funding from the William Penn Foundation under a new T-VSSI grant. The workshop seeks to provide municipal officials and others in Southeastern Pennsylvania and surrounding areas with detailed information about federal and state green infrastructure (broadly defined to include stormwater, alternative energy, green buildings, energy conservation, etc.) programs.

Financing Opportunities for Green Infrastructure
Monday, March 29 2010: 1-4 pm
Temple University Ambler Campus Learning Center Auditorium

Preliminary Agenda

Welcome/Introductions

• Jeffrey Featherstone, T-VSSI Co-Principal Investigator and Research Professor,  Department of Community and Regional  Planning, Temple University.

Overview of Financing Opportunities Available Through the Commonwealth

• Jim Creedon, Secretary Department of General Services and Chief Implementation Officer for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Green Infrastructure Financing Programs (speakers to be announced)

• PA Department of Environmental Protection: Upcoming Request for Proposals for ARRA funded energy opportunities in Green Building and Geothermal
• PA Department of Community and Economic Development:  Progress and status of the Weatherization Assistance Program, and an overview of the ARRA Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds and Recovery Zone Facility Bonds
• PA Department of General Services: Overview of the ESCO concept, its success in the Capitol complex and how local governments can use this concept

Success Stories (speakers to be announced)

PENNVest 2009 Stormwater project awards and early results

Who Should Attend?

County and municipal officials, planners, engineers and others engaged in funding, planning, designing and managing green infrastructure projects and programs.

Registration

Registration for this free workshop is required.  To register please send an e-mail with your name, title and name of organization to Judy Shatz at judy.shatz@temple.edu

Directions

Directions to the Ambler Campus and Ambler Learning Center (building 2 on the campus map) are available here.

Funding, green infrastructure ARRA, BMPs, green infrastructure, PA DEP, stormwater best management practices