Wed Aug 17: Sustainable Communities Grant Program Webinar

We're glad to share this announcement from PolicyLink:

Wednesday
August 17, 2:00-3:00 pm EDT

Sustainable Communities Grant Program: Making Equity in Housing, Transportation, and Jobs the Heart of Your Region's Application

"The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has recently announced its second year of Sustainable Communities funding to allow regions to plan for strengthening their economies. The $65 million HUD-DOT-EPA Sustainable Communities Regional Planning grants and the $28 million HUD-DOT Challenge grants are an important and new opportunity to make this happen. Please see the Notice of Funding Availability. Pre-applications are due August 25th, with full applications due September 26th. A key success factor in the creation of sustainable regions is planning for greater economic and social inclusion of communities, workers, and places that have been left behind.  

Join PolicyLink, HUD, and leading regional planners to discuss best equity practices to drive planning and investments in housing, health, environment, transportation, and other infrastructure needs. And learn about the PolicyLink 2011 Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Guide to help build best practices for addressing equity into a winning application and planning process. The guide also highlights successful applicants from the 2010 grant rounds.

Speakers:

• Dwayne Marsh, Senior Advisor, HUD Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities
• Jeff Taebel, Director, Community and Environmental Planning, Houston-Galveston Area Council
• Tracy Reich, Director, Community Programs, Impact Capital, Seattle Washington

Moderator:

• Kalima Rose, Director, PolicyLink Center for Infrastructure Equity

We look forward to having you on the webinar."