Partnership for Sustainable Communities
Partnership in Action
February 2011
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In October of 2010, the Partnership for Sustainable Communities
announced a series of grants and other assistance totaling $409.5
million in funding to support more livable and sustainable
communities. Together, these federal investments reach over 200
communities across the country. The grants were highlighted in a
joint press conference with White House Director of Domestic Policy
Council Melody Barnes, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, DOT
Secretary Ray LaHood, and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan at the
National Press Club on October 21st.
Coordinating federal investments allows for multiple objectives to
be met per dollar spent. Through this spending, the Partnership is
helping communities create vibrant, healthy neighborhoods that
provide more housing options, economic opportunities, and more
efficient transportation while reinforcing existing investments.
"We're working to change the way
government works, and that means
investing tax dollars wisely and well.
We want to make sure that when
we're building infrastructure, we're
considering how housing,
transportation, and the environment
all impact each other. These grants
are designed to get our biggest bang
for our tax dollar buck."
-President Barack Obama, October 21,
2010
The map below shows the location of all 2010 grant recipients and more information about each type of assistance awarded is
detailed on the second page.
Partnership for Sustainable Communities 2010 Grantees
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O Joirt DOT/HUD Grams
DOT TIGER II Plaining Grants
HUD Community Challenge Grams
DOT TIGER II Coital GranCs
FTA Lrwabity and Alternatives Aralyss Grants
EPA Sustainable Communrjies TA and Browmrefcs Grants
33 tQ Regional Grantees
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All grants noted below were awarded in 2010. Please follow the links provided below for additional information.
HUD and DOT Announce Joint Funding
Totaling nearly $69 million, grants to 61 local and regional partnerships will be awarded by HUD and DOT to help stimulate a new
generation of sustainable and livable communities. The two agencies created a joint application to create one point of entry to
federal resources. HUD is awarding $40 million in Sustainable Community Challenge Grants to help support local planning and DOT is
awarding nearly $28 million in TIGER II Planning grants to implement plans that lead to projects that integrate transportation,
housing and economic development. More information: HUD and DOT Award $68 Million to Create Sustainable Livable Communities
DOT Announces TIGER II Grants
Through the TIGER II program, seventy five projects in 40 states will receive grants from DOT. About $550 million will be spent on 42
capital construction projects and 33 planning projects. Applications were received from all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District
of Columbia with requests totally more than $19 billion. More information: Secretary LaHood Announces More Than 70 Innovative
Transportation Projects Competitively Funded Under TIGER II
EPA's Smart Growth Implementation Assistance Program
In collaboration with HUD and DOT, EPA will provide technical assistance to eight communities through the Smart Growth
Implementation Assistance program. The projects will focus on several key topics: cross-departmental coordination of policies, cities
undergoing economic transition, infrastructure financing, historic preservation and downtown revitalization, and climate change
adaptation as part of long-term planning. More information: EPA to Provide Technical Assistance on Sustainable Growth and
Development; SGIA Communities Selected in 2010
Brownfield Area-Wide Planning in 23 Communities
EPA will provide $4 million in assistance to 23 communities in 18 communities and one territory, many in underserved and
economically disadvantaged areas, to develop area-wide plans for the reuse of brownfields properties. HUD and DOT will collaborate
with EPA to help these communities create a shared vision for brownfields redevelopment. More information: EPA Awards $4
Million For Brownfields
FTA Alternative Analysis Grants
FTA announced $25.7 million in competitively awarded grants will be awarded to 23 communities through the Alternative Analysis
grant program to help community officials in 16 states and the District of Columbia evaluate and select the best options to help
place new or expanded transit systems in their communities. The Alternatives Analysis grant program is the first key milestone in the
FTA New Starts process - the primary source for federally funded transit projects. More information: FTA Alternative Analysis
Grants
FTA Bus Livability and Urban Circulator Grants
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a $293 million investment that will help residents in dozens of communities
nationwide to soon enjoy major transit improvements, including new streetcars, buses, and transit facilities. Six new streetcar and
bus rapid transit projects will be funded with $130 million from the Federal Transit Administration's Urban Circulator Program, and
47 additional projects aimed at upgrading bus services and facilities are slated to receive more than $163 million from the FTA's Bus
and Bus Livability Program. More information: FTA Bus Livability and Urban Circulator Grants.
HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grants
HUD announced that it is awarding close to $100 million in Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grants to 45 regional areas
across the country. The new initiative will assist State, local, and tribal governments to create and implement regional plans that
integrate affordable housing, economic development, land use and transportation to build livable, sustainable communities. Both
EPA and DOT helped develop this program and reviewed applications. More information: HUD Awards Nearly $100 Million in New
Grants to Promote Smarter and Sustainable Planning for Jobs and Economic Growth
http://www.hud.gov/sustainabilitv
More information and updates on each agency's efforts:
http://www.dot.gov/livabilitv
http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth
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