February 5, 2022
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TOP NEWS
NEWS
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE BOARDS
ASLA CONFERENCES

  TOP NEWS  
  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Now Available  
 

ASLA recently publicized that the U.S. Department of Transportation has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $1.5 billion in grant funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program. The popular program helps large and small communities around the country carry out infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact, including active transportation, Complete Streets, Transit-Oriented Development, and other projects. RAISE discretionary grants, which were originally created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as TIGER grants, can be used for a wide variety of projects. 

The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. EST on April 14, 2022, and selections will be announced no later than August 12, 2022. ASLA encourages landscape architects and firms to work with state and local governments, non-profits, and other community groups to apply for funding under this NOFO to bring your innovative transportation infrastructure projects to fruition. Recent examples of funded projects, like the Washington Street Livability Project, Tracks to Trails: Reconnecting Atlanta Communities, and others are available for review.

 

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  NEWS  
  State Legislative Update  
 

Staff is tracking more than 125 occupational licensing bills and working with chapters on advocacy responses where needed, particularly on legislative proposals that may have a negative impact on the profession. 

 

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  Build Back Better Legislation  
 

ASLA continues to work with coalitions and advocacy partners to urge passage of the Build Back Better legislation. Recently, ASLA joined in sending a letter to the House and Senate expressing strong support for the conservation program investments included in the Build Back Better Act, including proposed substantial investment in the Forest Legacy Program and urban parks funding, which will advance natural climate solutions and increase access to the outdoors for all. 

 

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  CLARB - 2022 Job Task Analysis (JTA) Survey  
 

The Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) needs YOUR help! CLARB recently launched its Job Task Analysis (JTA), a survey of the practice of landscape architecture which forms the basis of the Landscape Architecture Registration Exam (L.A.R.E.) and informs the legal scope of practice in every jurisdiction across the United States and Canada. This survey is conducted every 5-7 years and CLARB is depending on you to make this year's the best JTA yet.

This survey is open to all professionals within landscape architecture (including licensed landscape architects, non-licensed professionals, students, and educators). If you have questions about the JTA, please feel free to contact Mariela Wagner at CLARB at mwagner@clarb.org.  

 

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  LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE BOARDS  
  Board Seat Vacancies  
 

Please help us fill open vacancies on state landscape architecture boards, both professional and public member vacancies. If you, or a public individual you know, submits an application for a vacancy, please kindly inform ASLA Government Affairs staff

Indiana
Public Member (1) - Please contact Board staff for information on the vacancy. 

New Hampshire
Professional Members (2) & Public Member (1) - If you are interested in becoming an OPLC Board Member, please contact Customer Support at customersupport@oplc.nh.gov.

Oregon
Public Members (2) - If you are interested in Board membership, you can read more about Executive Appointments and download an Interest Form (PDF) at the Governor´s website. Or you may contact the Board office for more information on Board membership.

Pennsylvania
Professional Member (1) & Public Member (1) - Please contact Board staff for information on filling the vacancies. 

South Carolina
Professional Member (1) & Public Member (1) - Please contact the Board office at (803) 896-4580 or at Contact.LSA@llr.sc.gov for more information. 

Vermont
Professional Member (1 Advisor) - To apply for an Advisor position, please fill out this form.

Do you know of a board seat vacancy? Please kindly inform ASLA Government Affairs staff

 

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  ASLA CONFERENCES  
  2022 Conference on Landscape Architecture  
 

The Call for Presentations for the ASLA 2022 Conference on Landscape Architecture in San Francisco is open. Proposals are due by Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 12:00 NOON PT. Please visit the submission site to learn more about the 2022 education tracks, submission criteria, review process, and key dates.

 

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