Smart Growth Network Membership Program, Request for Initial Proposals (RFIP).

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Smart Growth Network Membership Program, Request for Initial Proposals (RFIP).: U.S. EPA is seeking proposals for developing and maintaining a Smart Growth Network (SGN) membership program. This program should create and distribute information resources for its members on successfully incorporating smart growth principles in the development process. The program's activities and products should illustrate how smart growth approaches can support better environmental protection, public health, economic development, and community revitalization outcomes. The program should (1) support the development of smart growth capacity at the local, state, and regional levels, (2) facilitate public discourse about environmentally responsible development, and (3) facilitate information sharing among SGN members and between SGN members and SGN partners organizations. The Smart Growth Network is a coalition of diverse nonprofit, business and government organizations. Called SGN partners, they share a common understanding of the relationship between quality of life and the built environment. The SGN provides a forum for raising public awareness of smart growth and the implications of different development decisions. It promotes smart growth best practices through educational publications and other venues; develops and shares information about innovative policies; fosters collaborative approaches; and works to create opportunities for smart growth. There are currently more than 30 partners in the Network.