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Sustainable Communities Partnerships Grantee and Application Lessons Learned (So Far)

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:

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Sustainable Communities Partnerships Grantee and Application Lessons Learned (So Far)

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  1. Sustainable Communities PartnershipsGrantee and Application Lessons Learned (So Far) Abby Thorne-Lyman Project Director August 2, 2011

  2. 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

  3. Overview of Grant Recipients www.reconnectingamerica.org

  4. Regions receiving multiple grants Regional Planning AND Community Challenge Recipients www.reconnectingamerica.org

  5. Regions receiving multiple grants Regional Planning AND TIGER II Recipients www.reconnectingamerica.org

  6. 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 www.reconnectingamerica.org

  7. The application process: other issues identified by grantees • Collaboration involved integrating many different “cultures” • Start early, meet often • May need a neutral party • Defining target communities • Corridor / Multijurisdictional area of greatest need • One idea: vote for the “most competitive idea, aside from your own” • Making the most of pilot or demonstration projects • Heuristics • Game changers www.reconnectingamerica.org

  8. www.reconnectingamerica.org“Analysis of Federal Sustainable Communities Grants”“Tips for Crafting Strong Collaborative Applications”www.policylink.org“2011 Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Guide” Abby Thorne-LymanProject Director Reconnecting AmericaEMAIL: athorne@reconnectingamerica.orgPHONE: 510.268.8602 ext.206 WEB: www.reconnectingamerica.org

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