Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program Advance Notice

Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Funding Opportunity Number: FR-5559-N-01
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jun 20, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jul 21, 2011
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Zuleika K. Morales-Romero, Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, telephone number 202-402-7683 (this is not a toll-free number,) or e-mail Zuleika.K.Morales@hud.gov. If you are a hearing- or speech-impaired person, you may reach the above telephone number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339. Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities

The Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program (Program) supports metropolitan and multijurisdictional planning efforts that integrate housing, land use, economic and workforce development, transportation, and infrastructure investments in a manner that empowers jurisdictions to consider the interdependent challenges of: (1) economic competitiveness and revitalization; (2) social equity, inclusion, and access to opportunity; (3) energy use and climate change; and (4) public health and environmental impact. The Program places a priority on investing in partnerships, including nontraditional partnerships (e.g., arts and culture, recreation, public health, food systems, regional planning agencies and public education entities) that translate the Livability Principles (Section I.C.1) into strategies that direct long-term development and reinvestment, demonstrate a commitment to addressing issues of regional significance, use data to set and monitor progress toward performance goals, and engage stakeholders and residents in meaningful decision-making roles.