What does EPA look for in applications?
The RFLI will describe the evaluation criteria in detail. Briefly: • The applicant must be eligible as described above. • The community understands and supports the principles of smart growth. Applicants should describe actions that the community has taken to address the location and design of development, regardless of whether they have been successful. EPA is looking for communities that have already learned about the principles of smart growth and now want implementation assistance. • The community must be facing a clear, development-related challenge, whether it involves growth pressures, attracting more development, or planning for the future, and must identify opportunities for changing the way it handles growth. • The community must have a specific, clearly defined project, and there must be a clear role for a team to assist with policy analysis or public participation. • The community must be able to demonstrate how it anticipates using the results from the EPA-led team to impl
