The Department of Community Affairs announces environmental review training for participants of the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Disaster Recovery Programs. The training will be held on March 25 and 26, 2008, in
The training will be conducted by staff of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Participants will be trained on the laws, rules and regulations that relate to the environmental review process set out in 24 CFR 58. Forms and instructions will be provided that explain how to conduct a review for housing related projects, infrastructure projects, activities that will occur in a floodplain, and other reviews required for the release of funds for CDBG activities. Persons who prepare environmental reviews for CDBG projects must participate in the training in order to ensure that all environmental reviews meet current federal regulations.
If your local government has a Small Cities CDBG or Disaster Recovery contract that funds have not been released for OR if you plan to submit an application to the Florida Small Cities CDBG Program for the federal fiscal year 2008 funding cycle, you should attend the training. The Department will consider paying a portion of the travel costs for local government staff responsible for the administration of CDBG contracts.
The training will be held on March 25 and 26, 2008, at the following location:
Florida Hotel and
Telephone (407)859-1500
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. on March 25, 2008, and the training will begin at 9:00 a.m., and conclude at 4:30 p.m. The training will resume on March 26, 2008, 8:30 a.m., and conclude at 3:00 p.m. Participants must attend both days in order to receive a certificate.
Contact the hotel directly to make hotel reservations. To register for the training, call the CDBG Program at (850)487-3644, visit our website: http://www.floridacommunitydevelopment.org/cdbg/index.cfm, or send a written request to:
Florida Small Cities CDBG Program
Department of Community Affairs
If you have questions, please contact Judy Peacock at judy.peacock@dca.state.fl.us or Sean Lewis at sean.lewis@dca.state.fl.us.
Any person requiring a special accommodation at the workshop because of a disability or physical impairment should contact Mrs. Pat Harvey at the Department of Community Affairs, (850)487-3644, at least seven days before the workshop to request the accommodation. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Department of Community Affairs using the Florida Dual Party Relay System, which can be reached at 1(800)955-8771 (TDD).
