Grant Recipients by Partnership for Sustainable Communitites

U.S. HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Project & Awardee Information

Recipients of HUD Sustainable Community Planning Grants, Fall 2010 (with description of what was funded, names of participants and contact information) This list was compiled by Linda Rosencrance.for Partnership for Sustainable Communities, It will be updated and expanded from time to time. If you are on this list and have corrections to this information, send them to Linda at "admin@p4sc.org" and put SC grantee list in the subject line. For background on the grant program, see the January/February 2011 issue of Sustainable Communities magazine. STATE

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East Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission Through the East Alabama Regional Partnership for Sustainability, the Project will create the Community Livability for the East Alabama Region Plan 2030 (CLEAR Plan) for the ten-‐county region of East Alabama. CLEAR Plan Consortium will identify and break down existing barriers to sustainability throughout the region through its planning process. Various scenario planning and visioning exercises will produce a regional vision that will inform the development and direction of the CLEAR Plan.

East Alabama Regional Partnership for Sustainability; Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama; Coosa Valley RRC&D; Jacksonville State University; United Way of East Central Alabama

Bill Curtis Executive Director bill.curtis@adss.alabama.gov 256-‐237-‐6741

Apache County Through the Apache/Navajo Counties Regional Members of the Consortium: Apache County, Delwin Wengert, Manager, Sustainability Consortium Memorandum of Understanding, the Navajo County, all of the incorporated cities Apache County dwengert@co.apache.az.us. project will develop a single, intergrated 20 year plan for housing and towns of Apache County (Eagar, 928-‐337-‐4364 (low-‐income), water (conservation & development) , Springerville, and St. Johns), all of the infrastructure, transportation (transit), energy development, open incorporated cities and towns of Navajo space and the environment. This will be a three-‐year planning County (Holbrook, Pinetop/Lakeside, Show effort, and will address interdependent challenges and population Low, Snowflake, Taylor and Winslow), growth/decline. It will set 3-‐5 year benchmark targets, and Apache Nation, Navajo Nation, Hopi Nation, delineate strategies to meet performance goals. Moenkopi Developers Corporation, Northland Pioneer College, and Economic Development for Southern Apache County.

TOTAL $225,000

$820,500

AR/MS

Southern Bancorp Capital Partners The largest community-‐development bank in the country will use this Project to support more livable and sustainable communities in neighboring Coahoma County, Mississippi. This new initiative will build economic competitiveness in the county by connecting housing with good jobs, quality schools and transportation. The group will develop a detailed plan for revitalizing the physical and economic infrastructure of neighboring Coahoma County, Mississippi, including the areas of housing, transportation, natural resources, economic development and water systems. Stakeholders and members of the general public will be involved in developing the plan.

The Delta Bridge Project Steering Committee; Joe Black the Aaron Henry Community Health Services President Center; Jonestown Family Center; Clarksdale Southern Bancorp Capital Revitalization, Inc.; Institute for Community; Partners 870-246-9739 Delta State University; City of Clarksdale; and Joseph Black the Coahoma County Board of Supervisors mwbell@banksouthern.com

California State University, Fresno Foundation The 14 cities -‐ Stockton, Modesto, Manteca, Lodi, project is called Smart Valley Places and represents a consortium, Turlock, Merced, Madera, Clovis, Fresno, renewed commitment, and the ‘bridging capital’ to reverse harsh Visalia, Tulare, Porterville, Hanford, and local economic conditions and improve the Valley as an attractive Delano; California State University, Fresno; place to live, work, do business, and participate in California’s California Partnership for the San Joaquin healthy, prosperous, and sustainable future. The regional Valley and the San Joaquin Valley Regional partnership includes Valley jurisdictions to develop shared vision Policy Council (represents all 8 MPOs in the and planning principles; capitalize on the prospective 21st century Valley) California High Speed Rail stops on the main line connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco; develop, adopt, and share state-‐of-‐the-‐ art sustainability land use, transportation, resource efficiency and community leadership planning tools and best practices; and interconnect the region to meaningfully and measurably overcome the deleterious array of local and regional challenges.

Sacramento Area Council of Governments Project Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Joe Concannon will increase the construction of housing and employment Agency, Urban Land Institute Sacramento Data Services Manager opportunities in Transit Priority Areas in a manner that promotes Chapter, UC Davis Center for Regional jconcannon@sacog.org social equity, inclusion, access to opportunity, public health, Change, the Regional Water Authority, Valley 916.340.6234 neighborhood revitalization, and environmental sustainability. The Vision, and local governments in the region effort, which is based off of SACOG's Blueprint, is intended to improve the integration of the housing, land use, and transportation components of the existing Regional Sustainable Development Plan and cross-‐connect the Regional Plan for Sustainable Development to Federal, state, and local housing programs.

Thomas McClanahan Associate Vice President CSU, Fresno 559.278.0840

$710,900

$4,000,000

$1,500,000

Capitol Region Council of Governments Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Lyle Wray This Project will implementia bi-‐state Sustainable Knowledge Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency Executive Director Corridor in the Hartford and Springfield regions. The bi-‐state City of Hartford, City of New Britain, Central (860) 522-2217 x232 Knowledge Corridor Consortium will will: update and integrate Connecticut State University, Town of Manchester, Town of Windsor, United Way existing regional plans to form a Knowledge Corridor Detailed Execution Plan for a Sustainable Region; build off of major Federal of Connecticut, Partnership for Strong investments in the region—the Springfield-New Haven rail line, the Communities, University of Hartford, University of Connecticut, 1000 Friends of New Britain-‐Hartford Busway, and the CRCOG Sustainability Development Guidelines—to create energy-efficient, affordable Connecticut, Connecticut Fair Housing Center, Connecticut Housing Coalition, housing opportunities near transit and job centers in well-‐ designed, mixed-‐use settings; and (3) establish imaginative new MetroHartford Alliance, Connecticut Economic Resource Center, Greater Hartford efforts such as affordable housing training for zoning Transit District, Goodwin College, Northeast commissioners; incentives for density creation in transit-‐rich locations; studies to help establish pilot feeder bus service to link Utilities, Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, jobs, housing and transit; a web-‐based platform to share information on successful land use strategies and progress toward Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut Department of Environmental a more sustainable Knowledge Corridor, opportunity mapping, and studies on how to harvest increased land values near stations Protection, Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, CT Main Street, Inc., Local and plow it back into affordable housing and transit infrastructure. These initiatives will not only inform policy efforts Initiative Support Corporation, Connecticut but will also provide knowledge-‐sharing models for other regions. Coalition to End Homelessness, Transit for Connecticut Coalition, University of Massachusetts, City of Chicopee, Regional Employment Board of Hampden County, United Way of Pioneer Valley, United Way of Hampshire County, Valley Development Council, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network, and the Mass

Windham Region Council of Governments The Eastern Connecticut Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Consortium will integrate multi-‐regional plans to address workforce development, transportation, housing, economic development, infrastructure, and land use into a multifacted regional plans, and will include an analysis of current plans in the greater Easter Connecticut region.

Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board, Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments, Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments, and Southeastern Connecticut Housing Alliance

Mark Paquette Executive Director director@wincog.org (860) 456-‐2221

$4,200,000

$225,000

South Florida Regional Planning Council Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council The Project's key component is the development of a “2060 Southeast Florida Regional Plan for Sustainable Development” to create cohesive, integrated regional “vision” across issue areas and jurisdictional boundaries for the 2 council region. The plan will 1) serve as the framework for future federal investment; 2) support the efforts of individual counties, municipalities and other regional partners whose plans and projects further the implementation of the regional Vision and Plan; and 3) put the Southeast Florida Region in the best position possible to capture federal funds for critical infrastructure projects designed to improve the region’s sustainability. The project will integrate data, tools, and models to assess the region today, understand the region's future, and track progress toward the vision and the RPSD. A monitoring plan will focus on measuring progress toward specific regional outcomes aligned with all six Livability Principles, plus a seventh climate change principle because of Southeast Florida‘s unique vulnerability to its most severe impacts. The group will build and sustain inclusive leadership and partnerships to strengthen regional collaboration and stewardship, providing a foundation for the region's future long-‐term success. That the Southeast Florida Regional Partnership already has 194 member and supporting organizations and can leverage $136 million in Federal, state, and local funds toward development and implementation of the RPSD, provides a strong testimony to the consortium‘s commitment to creating a region that is economically competitive and prosperous, socially inclusive, and environmentally sustainable.

Michael Busha Executive Director, TCRPC mbusha@tcrpc.org 772.221.4060 Isabel Cosio Carballo Coordinator, Legislative & PA SFRPC isabelc@sfrpc.com (954) 985-‐4416

$4,250,000

Central Florida Regional Planning Council Florida's Heartland Rural Economic Through the Heartland 2060 Consortium, the project will create a Development Initiative, Desoto County, and vision for the future that enables growth while preserving natural Glades County areas and protecting wildlife and agricultural production, supporting sustainable, healthy communities of all sizes, and ensuring a vibrant economic and social life.

Pat Steed Executive Director psteed@cfrpc.org (863) 534-‐7130, ext. 130

$1,400,000

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Diverse consortium This will help fund the implementation of CMAP's GOTO 2040 Plan, which links transportation, land use, housing, economic growth, the natural environment, and human and community development, with the overarching goals of improving livability and bringing about sustainable prosperity. Specifically, it will fund the the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program, which will create new resources for technical assistance and result in a series of innovative, replicable projects that link housing, land use and transportation in the Chicago region that support livability principles and build capacity in local communities.

Randy Blankenhorn Executive Director 312-‐454-‐0400 rblankenhorn@cmap.illinois.gov

$4,250,000

Tri-‐County Regional Planning Commission Illinois Central College, the Economic Through the Heart of Illinois Sustainability Consortium, the project Development Council for Central Illinois, will expand the scope of sustainability planning in this region, and Peoria Park District, Peoria Housing begin implementing recommendations from The Big Plan and Authority, Bradley University, OSF St. Francis develop plans to integrate innovative stormwater management Medical Center and ArtsPartners and public art into public spaces, improve housing choice and affordability, engage the underserved populations of the urban core with culturally-‐relevant economic opportunities, promote local food sustainability through local agriculture, and advance green building practices and green jobs. The Big Plan is an integrated regional plan for transportation, land use, and ecosystem sustainability in the Peoria Tri-‐County region.

Terry Kohlbuss Executive Director tkohlbuss@tricountyrpc.org (309) 673-‐9330

$1,200,000

Rockford Metropolitan Agency for Planning City of Rockford, Winnebago County, the City Stephen Ernst This Project will further the work on "A Blueprint to a More of Belvidere, the City of Loves Park, Boone Executive Director Sustainable and Dynamic Rockford Region," which is an integrated County, the Village of Machesney Park, the steve.ernst@rockfordil.gov 815.987.5628 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan. The goals of the Blueprint Rockford Area Economic Development are enhanced and better-‐integrated planning and investment in Council, the Rockford Housing Authority, housing and transportation infrastructure; more enlightened and Chicago/Rockford International Airport, the sustainable land use planning and investment; a vision for Rock River Development Partnership, Align sustainable growth; a recognition that urban planning can either Rockford and others enhance or damage economic development, and more integrated cooperation among leadership agencies in the Rockford Region.

$600,000

Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization A consortium of government and non-‐profit organizations has been assembled to develop a Regional Plan for Sustainable Development (RPSD) for the greater Evansville region. This new consortium would collaborate to integrate land use, housing, and transportation planning within the region, taking special care to improve the situation of the region‘s marginalized populations, particularly through the provision of more transportation choices and affordable housing. The City of Evansville has already made significant investments to encourage sustainable development and revitalize its urban core.

Evansville Dept. of Metropolitan Development, Housing Authority of Henson, Keep Evansville Beautiful, and Evansville Tarnsportation & Services

Brad Mills Executive Director bmills@evansvillempo.com 812.436.7833

$1,420,300

Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization The Project will create regional planning for sustainable housing, environmental and land use, and will provide the opportunity to produce a long-‐range regional transit plan and a strategic plan for economic and workforce development, both of which are vital components of the central Iowa Regional Plan for Sustainable

Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority, the Greater Des Moines Partnership, the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines and all of the local governments in the area

Tom Kaine Executive Director tjkane@dmampo.org 515.334.0075

$2,200,000

University of Kentucky Research Foundation for Sustainability Community & Economic Development The Project will support more livable and sustainable communities Initiative of Kentucky, Fulton Hickman in western Kentucky and Tennessee, and will target the Delta Economic Development Partnership, City of Region's areas of extreme poverty and poor health. The effort will Fulton, KY, and Obion County, TN also look to build economic competitiveness by connecting housing with good jobs, quality schools and transportation. The funding will benefit five counties: Fulton and Hickman in Kentucky, and Lake, Obion, and Weakley in Tennessee.

Northern Maine Development Commission Washington County Council of Governments, Robert Clark The Project will create an integrated regional plan that addresses Sunrise County Economic Council, Hancock Executive Director housing, transportation, water infrastructure, environmental Community Agency, Aroostook County rclark@nmdc.org planning, economic opportunity, and workforce development. Action Program, University of ME at Machias, 207-‐498-‐8736 NMDC will utilize its strategic planning initiative to provide cross-‐ State of ME, ME DOT, and Four Directions cutting discussions to engage the non-‐profit, municipal and county Development Corporation organizations of Washington and Aroostook Counties, and will engage area residents, organizations, and communities.

Michael Wilcox Asst. Professor Dept. of Agriculture & Resource Economics University of Tennessee mwilcox2@utk.edu 865.974.7410

$680,000

$800,000

Greater Portland Council of Governments 26 government and community organizations Neal Allen The Project will help continue the development of growth plans -‐ Southern ME Regional Planning Executive Director that will strengthen the community and economy, promote equity Commission, Muskie School of Public Service nallen@gpcog.org among area residents, improve transportation and encourage at University of ME, ME DOT, ME State 207-‐774-‐9891 energy conservation. The next several years of the effort will be Planning Office, ME Turnpike Authority, City spent soliciting community input and creating an implementation of Portland, City of South Portland, plan. The RPSD process focuses on developing fact-‐filled Cumberland County, Avesta Housing, Town awareness of the sustainability and equity implications of current of Brunswick, Mid-‐Coast Regional trends in the region‘s development against choice scenarios to be Redevelopment Authority, Town of Kittery, developed through a cooperative process among the multiple Town od Sanford, Trust for Public Land, and municipalities in subareas of the region and for the different Grow Smart ME settings involved: urban core neighborhoods, new transit-‐capable urban neighborhood, suburban nodes, and revitalized village centers.

$1,600,000

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Through the Metro Boston Consortium for Sustainable Communities, the Project will implement the regional plan, MetroFuture. It will help fund activities ranging from rewriting local zoning bylaws to developing “transit-oriented” neighborhoods, all designed to make Greater Boston a more prosperous and equitable place to live. The project will also develop new tools and models for local implementation of the MetroFuture vision, with a distinct approach for each of four community types. These tools and models will continue to advance MetroFuture long after the funding period ends. The Consortium will also conduct regional and state-‐level policy work designed to remove barriers and create incentives for smart growth. The program will build thecapacity of local leaders through education, workshops, and opportunities for cross-‐ regional dialogue.

$4,000,000

55 municipalities (representing 71% of the region’s residents); state agencies; and more than 50 community based organizations, advocacy groups, academic institutions, business interests, foundations, public housing authorities, and other partners

Marc Draisen Executive Director mdraisen@mapc.org 617-‐451-‐2770

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Metropolitan Planning Organization; City of Nathaniel Karns The Project will develop a plan that integrates all components of Pittsfield; City of North Adams; Berkshire Executive Director the economy into a comprehensive strategy with the Towns; Berkshire Creative; Berkshire Visitors' nkarns@berkshireplanning.org infrastructure, housing, and land use supports needed to achieve Bureau; Housatonic Heritage; Berkshire (413) 442-‐1521 strong economic competitiveness and address sub-‐regional Community Action Council; Berkshire disparities. The economy has seen a steady decline in traditional Housing Development Corporation; Berkshire manufacturing and mill jobs, while at the same time emerging as a County Regional Housing Authority; leader at fostering a "creative economy" atmosphere and Berkshire United Way; Berkshire Health renewed interest in local food production. This will be Systems; Berkshire Natural Resources incorporated into the planning effort. Council; MA Fisheries and Wildlife, Andrew Madden; Center for Ecological Technology

$590,700

Franklin Regional Council of Governments The Project will will conduct a comprehensive planning process to assess the needs of the region -‐ particularly among disadvantaged populations -‐ with respect to housing, transportation, economic development, energy, infrastructure (water, sewer, telecommunications), and natural and cultural resources. The planning process will identify: impediments to fair housing; strategies to increase jobs with living wages; infrastructure improvements needed to support sustainable development patterns; suitable locations for new development and redevelopment; critical resources requiring protection, such as water recharge areas for drinking water supplies and prime farmland for food production; and ways to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The effort will also provide some funding for specific projects within the region's towns, and will place an emphasis on disadvantaged people.

Community Action, the Franklin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, the North Quabbin Community Coalition and the Franklin County Community Development Corp., the Towns of Greenfield, Montague, Orange and Deerfield, Franklin Regional Transit Authority, Greenfield Community College, Franklin-‐Hampshire Regional Employment Board, River Culture, Communities Involved in Sustaining Agriculture, Franklin County Home Care, Franklin Regional Planning Board, and Franklin County Chamber of Commerce.

Linda Dunlavy Executive Director lindad@frcog.org (413) 774-‐3167

$425,000

Southeast Michigan Council of Governments The Project will unify transportation with sustainable housing and redevelopment, and help communities look at how they can be sustainable over the long haul, including better linking workforce training to the business communities; redeveloping older community assets, such as the Ypsilanti Ford plant; and looking at housing, streets, green infrastructure, and energy efficiency. Also necessary is taking a look at infrastructure -‐-‐ those roads, bridges, and water and sewer systems -‐-‐ which is about to reach crisis status.

Livingston County, Macomb County & Economic Development, Monroe County, ERB Family Foundation, Oakland County, St. Clair County Metro Planning Commission, Washtenaw County, Wayne County, Detroit Planning & Development, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, Metropolitan Affairs Coalition, The Kresge Foundation, The Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan, WARM Training Center green

Paul Tait Executive Director tait@semcog.org (313) 961-‐4266

$2,850,000

Metropolitan Council The Project will support development along the region’s growing network of transit corridors in ways that make transit more successful, promote housing and transportation affordability and availability, and make communities more vital. It will include public involvement in creating corridor-‐wide plans and strategies for optimal development along five major corridors, including Southwest LRT, Bottineau, Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit, Northstar Commuter Rail and the Gateway Corridor (I-‐94 East), using “beyond the rail” planning of Central Corridor LRT as a model.

Minnesota Housing, the Counties Transit Improvement Board, Hennepin and Ramsey counties, the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and the McKnight Foundation, University of Minnesota, Central Corridor Funders Collaborative and the Ford Foundation. The Alliance for Metropolitan Stability, Minnesota Center for Neighborhood Organizing and Nexus Community Partners

Peter Bell Council Chair 651.602.1390 peter.bell@metc.state.mn.us

Region Five Development Commission Regional Sustainable Development Cheryal Lee Hills The Project will use collaborative pla+B33nning to encourage long-‐ Partnerships; Initiative Foundation; Central Executive Director term social, economic and environmental sustainability in the CERT-‐ CMAERC; Central MN Housing chills@regionfive.org communities within Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, and Partnership; 1000 Friends of MN; University 218-‐894-‐3233 Wadena counties by bringing together rural communities across of Minnesota Research Centers; Crow Wing central Minnesota. The planning work will support year-‐round County; Central Lakes College; MNDOT; Short economic development within the eco-‐tourism industry, local Elliott Hendrickson, SHE; Department of goods, renewable energy and agriculture while preparing for an Employment & Economic Development; aging population that needs more transportation options. Minnesota Housing Finance Agency; Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; University of Minnesota

Gulf Regional Planning Commission Southern Mississippi Planning and The Project will create the “Constituency for a Sustainable Coast, Development District, the Gulf Coast the Gulf Coast Plan," the firstever comprehensive regional plan for Community Design Studio, Gulf Coast 14 jurisdictions. The plan will focus on equitable housing, Renaissance Corp., Ohio State University and sustaining the economy, integrated land use and modal planning, the Kirwan Institute and the Mississippi climate change for sustainable development, clean watershed, Center for Justice, and Gulfport, Biloxi and food systems, clean air and a locally grown sustainable Pascagoula also will be part of the infrastructure. An example of plan efforts include bringing consortium, as well Harrison, Hancock and housing, economic development, transportation, and social equity Jackson counties. interests together toward the desired outcomes of reducing per capita vehicle miles travelled and uniting sewer and stormwater infrastructure planning with habitat protection in order to address water quality.

Elaine Wilkinson Executive Director egw@grpc.com 228-‐864-‐1167

$5,000,000

$825,050

$2,000,000

East-‐West Gateway Council of Governments The Project will organize a process of community planning and collaboration across jurisdictional boundaries that will rely on citizen and public official participation. The Project will conduct ongoing research, gather data, and involve a consortium of government and non-‐profit partners to devise regional and sub-‐ regional plans to coordinate housing, transportation, the environment and economic development to give the region a better chance to sustain its current affordability and further its economic progress.

City of St. Louis, St. Louis County and FOCUS St. Louis, Trailnet, Citizens for Modern Transit, Metro, Great Rivers Greenway, Metro St. Louis Equal Housing Opportunity Council, Southwestern Illinois Resource Conservation and Development, and the Applied Research Collaborative (St. Louis University, University of Missouri – St. Louis and Southern Illinois at Edwardsville).

Ed Hillhouse Executive Director Ed.Hillhouse@ewgateway.org (314) 421-‐4220

$4,687,750

Mid-‐America Regional Council Over 50 partners -‐ Click HERE The Project, "Creating Sustainable Places," will advance the region's vision of achieving sustainability through the creation of vibrant, green and connected centers and corridors. The proposal represents the continuation of years of work through MARC's Creating Quality Places initiative, Imagine KC citizen engagement process, and Transportation Outlook 2040, the region's newly adopted long-‐range transportation plan. It aims to put tools in the hands of local communities.

David Warm Executive Director dwarm@marc.org 816/474-‐4240

$4,250,000

Regional Plan Association Through the New York-‐Connecticut Metropolitan Sustainable Communities Consortium, the Project will integrate housing, economic development, transportation and environmental planning in the bi-‐state metropolitan region. It will also develop livable communities and growth centers around existing and planned transit to enhance affordable housing efforts, reduce congestion, improve the environment and continue to expand economic opportunities. At the local level, the Consortium will support project planning to engage residents and stakeholders in developing implementation strategies.

Chris Jones Vice President for Research chris@rpa.org (212) 253.5763

$5,000,000

Cities of New York, New Haven, Bridgeport, Norwalk, Stamford, Yonkers, White Plains, New Rochelle, and Mount Vernon; Nassau and Suffolk Counties; New York Metropolitan Transportation Council; South Western Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization; Greater Bridgeport/Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization; South Central Regional Council of Governments; and Long Island Regional Planning Council

Land of Sky Regional Council Through the Western North Carolina Livable Communities Consortium, the Project will develop a twenty-‐year Actionable Implementation Strategy (AIS) that comprehensively integrates or “weaves” the regions many existing planning documents in comprehensive and holistic guide for regional sustainable development. The effort will involve participation from populations that are traditionally left out of regional planning processes (including rural mountain landowners, farmers, urban minority populations, small business owners, seasonal second homeowners, health care providers) to solicit their input and commitment to the planning process and the final plan.

French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization; Land-‐of-‐Sky Rural Planning Organization; City of Asheville; Buncombe County; State of North Carolina; The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina; Advantagewest; Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce; Renaissance Computing Institute of the University of North Carolina at Asheville; Asheville Housing Authority; Asheville-‐Buncombe Sustainable Communities; Initiative of the Asheville HUB; and Asheville Design Center

Joe McKinney Executive Director jmckinney@landofsky.org (828) 251-‐6622

$1,600,000

Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation The Project will create a comprehensive, integrative plan that includes all factors realting to the quality of life in the Triad, and develop usable tools that counties, cities, towns, communities, neighborhoods and families can use to create a more sustainable lifestyle. The effort will encourage investments in revitalization and redevelopment in major cities and smaller towns, focusing on deteriorating neighborhoods and abandoned manufacturing areas.

Burlington-‐Graham Urban Area Metro. Planning Org, City of Burlington, City of Greensboro, City of High Point, City of Winston-‐Salem, Greensboro Urban Area MPO., High Point Urban Area MPO, Northwest Piedmont Triad Council of Governments, Northwest Piedmont Triad Rural Planning Organization, Piedmont Triad Partnership (PTP), Piedmont Triad Council of Governments, Piedmont Triad Rural Planning Organization, Winston-‐Salem Urban Area

Brent McKinney Executive Director brentm@partnc.org 336-‐662-‐0002

$1,600,000

Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency Through the Northeast Ohio Consortium, the Project will be used to create a cooperative regional sustainability plan addressing equitable housing, land use, transportation, community development, water and sewer infrastructure, and economic development issues for a 12-‐county planning area. The effort will work to cultivate a 21st-‐century workforce to lift up economically disadvantaged communities, engage residents and businesses in planning that establishes Northeast Ohio as a place of choice to live and work. It will also coordinate land use planning to foster a sustainable tax base in all communities through ongoing collaboration and dialogue across functions and political boundaries. Additionally, the Agency will promote equitable, affordable housing; adopt a "fix-‐it first" housing strategy that minimizes blight and creates affordable alternatives for all income brackets; and provide mobility counseling for low-‐income residents to promote zip codes of opportunity.

Counties of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Howard Maier Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Executive Director Summit, Stark, Trumbull and Wayne; Akron hmaier@mpo.noaca.org Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (216) 241-‐2414 (AMATS); Eastgate Regional Council of Governments (Eastgate); Stark County Regional Planning Commission/Stark County Area Transportation Study (RPC/SCATS); Cities of Akron, Canton , Cleveland, Warren, and Youngstown; Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority; Cleveland State University Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs; Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority; Fund for Our Economic Future Regional Prosperity Initiative; and Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority

Lane Council of Governments Lane County, the cities of Eugene and George Kloeppel The Project will used to implement and refine Metro Plan which, is Springfield, Housing and Community Services Executive Director the region's guiding land use policy document and already Agency of Lane County, the Lane Transit gkloeppel@lcog.org District, t he U niversity o f O regon, t he C entral includes a sustainability plan. By building regional capacity for 541.682.4395 more collaborative discussions the Council will be prepared to Lane MPO, St. Vincent de Paul of Lane take on the content-‐specific gaps in their existing plan, which County and Oregon Housing and Community include climate change, public health, and social equity. Services, ODOT

Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation The OST Office of the President; The Oglala Nick Tilsen Trough the Oglala Sioux Tribe consortium, the organization, which Sioux (Lakota) Housing Authority (OSLHA); Executive Director works to empower youth and families through a focus on health, The OST Partnership for Housing (OSTPH); nick@thundervalley.org culture, and the environment, will develop a plan builds on Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial, Inc. 605-‐455-‐2700 current efforts to work with communities on the Pine Ridge Lakota (MOOFI); OST Environmental Protection Sioux reservation to integrate housing, improve transportation, Program (OST-‐EPP); The OST Rural Water and increase workforce opportunities for tribal members. This will Authority (OSTRWA); The OST Health take place in the remote, rural portion of southwestern South Administration (OSTHA); The OST Office of Dakota within the geographic boundaries of the Pine Ridge Indian Economic Development (OSTOED); The OST Reservation. Land Office (OSTLO), Pine Ridge Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Pine Ridge Area Chamber of Commerce (PRACC); Lakota Funds

$4,250,000

$1,450,000

$996,100

City of Knoxville, TN The Project will develop a comprehensive plan for a more sustainable East Tennessee which will cover wide range of issues including air and water quality, economic and workforce development, healthy living, housing issues, land use and transportation. It will focus on getting local governments and key organizations in Knox, Blount, Anderson, Union and Loudon Counties to develop the region's capacity to work together for a more sustainable future. The last step is adopting a regional plan for sustainable development and a regional implementation plan with a focus on five demonstration communities one in each county of the Knoxville MSA.

Knox, Blount, Loudon, Anderson and Union Counties, the Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC), University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville Area Urban League, East Tennessee Community Design Center, The East Tennessee Development District, Knoxville's Community Development Corporation, Maryville College and the East Tennessee Quality Growth Organization.

Madeline Rogero Community Development Director, City of Knoxville mrogero@cityofknoxville.org 865-‐215-‐2865

$4,327,500

Houston-‐Galveston Area Council The Project will develop a sustainable development comprehensive plan through stakeholder-‐driven efforts that support and enrich workforce improvements, facilitate job growth and attract new residents, conserve the natural environment and enhance the built environment, and enable the pursuit of federal funding for implementation of transportation, housing, hazard mitigation, and community and economic development projects that further sustainability in the region.

Bay City Community Development Corporation, Blueprint Houston and Center for Houston's Future, Bolivar Blueprint/Peninsula Development Coalition, Inc. (PenDeCo.), Brazoria County, Chambers County, City of Galveston, City of Houston, City of Huntsville, Fort Bend County, Greater Houston Builders Association, Gulf Coast Economic Development District, Harris County, Houston Advanced Research Center, Houston Tomorrow, Houston Wilderness, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO), Montgomery County, Neighborhood Centers, Inc., Port of Houston Authority, Texas Southern University, United Way of Greater Houston, VN TeamWork, Inc. and Waller County Economic Development.

Jack Steele Executive Director Jack.Steele@h-‐gac.com 713-‐993-‐4509

$3,750,000

Capital Area Council of Governments Capital Area MPO, Envision Central Texas, The Project will use the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning City of Austin, City of Round Rock, City of San Organization 2035 Long-‐Range Transportation Plan, which Marcos, University of Texas at Austin envisions future regional growth, to create a network of 37 mixed-‐ use, mixed-‐income, walkable, connected and transit-‐supportive Activity Centers. The centers will provide a balanced mix of jobs, housing, and services, primarily within the context of existing communities. The concept is designed to improve the region’s livability in the areas of transportation, air and water quality, social equity and opportunity.

Betty Voights Executive Director bvoights@capcog.org 512-‐916-‐6008

$3,700,000

Salt Lake County The Project will create an affordable housing plan, the study of six transit-‐oriented development sites, and the creation of sustainability blueprints that can be used locally, regionally and nationally. Additionally, the project will fund potential transit-‐ oriented development sites, how governments are going to incentivize more future transit-‐oriented developments, and retooling of land use regulations to promote the sustainability goals the federal government envisions for the future.

Wasatch Front Regional Council, Mountainland Association of Governments , the Utah Department of Transportation, Utah Transit Authority, Salt Lake City, University of Utah's Metropolitan Research Center, the U.'s Bureau of Economic and Business Research, the American Planning Association's Utah Chapter, ET+ Modeling Researching, and Day-‐to-‐Day Research.

Andrew Gruber Executive Director, WFRC agruber@wfrc.org 801-‐363-‐4230

$5,000,000

Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission The Project will execute an agreement for work under this grant; distill the common vision, policies and implementation strategies from the existing and emergent plans for Chittenden County; conduct new analyses of housing, economic sectors, and energy; update existing regional plans; and implement consolidation of CCRPC and Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization to address state legislation and municipal and regional objectives.

Northwest Regional Planning Commission, Charlie Baker Chittenden County MPO, City of Burlington, Executive Director cbaker@ccrpcvt.org Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation, Burlington District Office of the Vermont 802-‐846-‐4490 Department of Health; University of Vermont‘s Center for Rural Studies; Vermont Housing Finance Agency; Vermont Legal Aid; Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity; Chittenden County Transportation Authority; Vermont Energy Investment Corporation; Smart Growth Vermont; Champlain Housing Trust; Northern Vermont Resource Conservation Development Council.

$995,000

New River Valley Planning District Commission The Project will allow for the adoption of sustainability plans over the next three years through research and public meetings, and will include the development of revitalization for communities in need, called rural sustainability hubs. Additionally, the effort will provide for studies and development plans for regional transportation, water, broadband and energy infrastructure, arts and culture, workforce and agricultural development and sustainable use of natural resource.

Counties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery and Kevin Byrd Pulaski and the towns and cities located Executive Director within those areas, Virginia Tech; the kbyrd@nrvpdc.org Community Housing Partners; the NRV 540-‐639-‐9313 HOME Consortium; New River Valley Community Action; the National Committee for the New River; the Community Foundation of the New River Valley and the Metropolitan Planning Organization, a transportation policy-‐making organization for Blacksburg, Christiansburg and Montgomery

Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission Charlottesville-‐Albemarle Metropolitan The Project will result in a full regional implementation plan, “the Planning Organization (MPO), City of Charlottesville Region Sustainability Implementation Plan,” which Charlottesville and Albemarle County, and will build on the region’s 1998 Sustainability Accords to integrate the University of Virginia as a consulting strategies for land use, transportation, housing, economic partner, Jefferson Area Board for Aging, development, air and water quality, and energy use. The project Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic will move sustainability in the region from a regional goal to actual Development, Rivanna River Basin implementation through products resulting from this planning Commission, and the Local Energy Alliance effort include Sustainability Baseline and Performance Program Measurement System; Common Land Use – Transportation Vision for the Charlottesville/Albemarle Region; Integration of Sustainability Strategies into Comprehensive Plans and the Long Range Transportation Plan; Code and Ordinance Sustainability Recommendations; and, Plan for Behavior Change Processes.

Stephen Williams Executive Director (434) 979-‐7310

$1,000,000

$999,000

Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission Through the Roanoke Area Sustainability Consortium, the Project will begin with a broad analysis of local and regional plans, including municipal comprehensive plans, neighborhood plans, energy and water plans, and others to see where gaps exist between and within plans. With public input, a final result of both a comprehensive regional sustainability plan, as well as a sustainable planning framework will be developed for future

Council of Community Services, Roanoke Wayne Strickland Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Executive Director the cities of Roanoke and Salem; the counties wstrickland@rvarc.org of Roanoke, Craig, and Franklin; and Virginia (540) 343-‐4417 Western Community College

$625,000

Puget Sound Regional Council A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH), City Bob Drewel The Project will support efforts to capitalize on the more than $15 of Bellevue, Cascade Land Conservancy (CLC), Executive Director Community Development bdrewel@psrc.org billion investment in new high capacity transit systems serving 206-‐464-‐7090 places where job and housing growth will be focused in the future. Collaborative/Impact Capital Equity Partnership, City of Everett, King County, The new program — Growing Transit Communities: A Corridor Action Strategy for the Central Puget Sound Region — will support King County Housing Authority, North Seattle neighborhood planning for more sustainable communities around Community College, Public Health—Seattle & as many as 100 new transit centers that are expected in the region King County, City of Redmond, City of Seattle, in the next 20 years. The new program will take a big picture Seattle Housing Authority, City of Tacoma, approach, ultimately putting jobs and opportunity closer to where Tacoma-‐Pierce County Health Department, people live, while sustaining a healthy environment and a healthy UW—Runstad Center, and ULI—Seattle District Council economy in the decades to come. A significant goal of this program is to identify unique roles and opportunities associated with transit investments through the coordination and direct involvement of a wider array of stakeholders, both public and private.

$4,999,700

Thurston Regional Planning Council Region's cities, town and County, Tribes, Lon Wyrick The Project will convene the regional consortium to begin work on Economic Development Council, Intercity Executive Director the Sustainable Plan which will address housing, economic Transit, LOTT, fire districts, public utility 360.956.7575 development, transportation and environmental quality in an district, school districts, state Departments of integrated fashion. The Plan will be aimed at increasing Commerce and General Administration, transportation choices, reducing combined housing and Thurston Climate Action Team, Pacific transportation costs for families, improving the quality of life in Mountain Work Force, Thurston County communities, and improving the natural and built environment. Chamber of Commerce, Washington State University, League of Women Voters Education Fund, The Evergreen State College, and the Housing Authority of Thurston County

$1,500,000

Capital Area Regional Planning Commission Madison Area Transportation Planning Board The Project will help exploring the potential for enhanced bus and (Metropolitan Planning Organization); City of rail transit and transit-‐oriented development in the Madison, WI Madison; Dane County; City of Fitchburg region.

Steve Steinhoff Senior Community Planner steves@capitalarearpc.org 608.266.4593

$1,997,500

Northwoods NiiJii Enterprise Community Inc. Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior The mission of the group is to to build sustainable communities by Chippewa, the Menominee Indian Tribe of empowering citizens to foster partnerships and mobilize resources Wisconsin and the Sokaogon Chippewa for the elimination of poverty for future generations, and to Community of Mole Lake , eight municipal bridge business development between Native and non-‐Native governments in Wisconsin, and Shawano communities. Northwoods NiiJii Enterprise Community has County Economic Development Progress, Inc. adopted the Empowerment Zone / Enterprise Community principals of economic opportunity, sustainable development, community-‐based partnerships, strategic vision of change, and a grassroots approach, and woven these through every thread of its activity.

Patricia O'Neill Executive Director poneil@niijii.org (715) 588-‐9325

$525,000

Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission East Central Intergovernmental Association/ This Project will produce several outcomes that are critical for Dubuque Metropolitan Transportation Study regional sustainability. First, it will develop a robust regional data (DMATSMPO); Southwestern Wisconsin repository that can be accessed by the public via the internet. It Community Action Program (SWCAP); will forge a partnership at a regional scale, unlike anything that Southwest Wisconsin Workforce has been done before in southwestern Wisconsin. It will create Development Board (SWWDB); University of the Sustainable Development Framework. It will implement a Wisconsin-Platteville (UWP); LIFT-Southwest Wisconsin Transit Team (LIFT); City of active public participation plan that makes use of the latest technology. Finally, it will produce the Plan itself. In the Plan, the Platteville; City of Monroe; Grant County; Commission will place emphasis on the issue of transportation in Green County relationship to housing and employment centers, while addressing all six of the Livability principles. This Plan will guide the region into the future and help assure that Southwest Wisconsin is ready to address the 21st Century in a self-sufficient, resilient, and sustainable way. The Commission intends to accomplish all this by modeling a successful, replicable ―bottom-upǁ‖ regional planning approach, where the planning process is guided by the plethora of local plans that have come before.

Lawrence Ward Executive Director wardla@uwplatt.edu (608) 342-‐1713

$475,000