Sustainable Communities Grant Program
Award Announcement
The Sustainable Communities Task Force has awarded 9 grants of between ten and fifty thousand dollars ($10,000 - $50,000). Those proposals having the highest scores were considered for funding within funding limitations. Final awards were made at the discretion of the Task Force.
Eligible Organizations
Applications will be accepted from any regional body, city or county which is part of a regional sustainable development partnership that meets the following requirements:
- The regional sustainable development partnership includes any of the metro regions defined in G.S. §143B-344.38(b). Partnerships may also include any Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Regional Planning Organizations, regional transit agencies, and representation from involved State agencies.
- All members of the partnership must have adopted a jointly developed memorandum of agreement (MOA) describing how coordinated planning activities will be undertaken.
- The partnership must submit a work plan that describes the activities to be funded and the public comment process by which activities are selected and prioritized.
Grants may be used to fund projects that:
- Improve regional planning efforts that integrate housing and transportation decisions;
- Increase the capacity to improve land use; or
- Provide matching funds for a Federal Sustainable Communities Planning Grant or other federal grant related to sustainable development and requiring local matching funds.
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