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Smart Growth

Smart Growth Resources

Learn about smart growth resources from EPA:

  • Grants and Funding – Grants and other funding opportunities to help communities improve the quality of development and protect human health and the environment.
  • Newsroom – Smart growth press releases, blog posts, and articles.
  • Publications – List of publications on a wide range of smart growth topics.
  • Technical Assistance – Technical assistance programs to help states, tribes, regions, communities, and other public-sector entities implement smart growth approaches. 
  • Tools – Databases, models, scorecards, and other tools to help communities implement smart growth approaches.  
  • Webinars, Videos, and Podcasts – Webinars, videos, and podcasts that explain how communities across the country are using smart growth approaches.