sustainable communities partnerships grantee and application lessons learned (so far)
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Sustainable Communities Partnerships Grantee and Application Lessons Learned (So Far). Abby Thorne-Lyman Project Director August 2, 2011. Overview of Grant Recipients. 199 HUD Sustainable Communities and DOT TIGER grants 72 recipients included public transportation and/or TOD in grants: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Sustainable Communities PartnershipsGrantee and Application Lessons Learned (So Far)
Abby Thorne-LymanProject DirectorAugust 2, 2011
Overview of Grant Recipients
199 HUD Sustainable Communities and DOT TIGER grants
72 recipients included public transportation and/or TOD in grants:
• Regional Planning Grants (26)• Community Challenge Grants (17)• Joint HUD Community Challenge/TOD TIGER II (10)• TIGER II (15 – 11 planning, 4 capital)• Feb 2010 TIGER I (4)
59 of 100 largest regions received some sort of award
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Overview of Grant Recipients
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Regions receiving multiple grants
Regional Planning AND Community Challenge Recipients
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Regions receiving multiple grantsRegional Planning AND TIGER II Recipients
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Common Themes in Winning Applications
Equity: true integration of affordable housing, grassroots engagement into planning processes
Transit Corridor and Station Area Planning: Category 2 grant recipients narrowed focus to a few corridors; Community Challenge recipients focused on a single corridor. Station area planning with replicability also a focus.
Connectivity: Complete streets, trails, last-mile connections (Challenge and TIGER II)
Collaborative, Multidisciplinary Planning: Integration of actors from multiple disciplines, formation of new partnerships key. Healthy eating, food access a focus of several recipients.
Data Sharing, Modeling: Category 1: regional data repositories, improvement of data sharing across communities, data driven comprehensive planning
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The application process: other issues identified by grantees
Collaboration involved integrating many different “cultures”Start early, meet oftenMay need a neutral party
Defining target communitiesCorridor / Multijurisdictional area of greatest needOne idea: vote for the “most competitive idea, aside from your own”
Making the most of pilot or demonstration projectsHeuristicsGame changers
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“Analysis of Federal Sustainable Communities Grants”“Tips for Crafting Strong Collaborative Applications”
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“2011 Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Guide”
Abby Thorne-LymanProject DirectorReconnecting AmericaEMAIL: [email protected]: 510.268.8602 ext.206WEB: www.reconnectingamerica.org