Community Challenge Planning Grants And The Department Of Transportation's Tiger Ii Planning Grants

 

The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s ("HUD") Community Challenge Planning Grant Program ("Program") fosters reform and reduces barriers to achieving affordable, economically vital, and sustainable communities. Such efforts may include amending or replacing local master plans, zoning codes, and building codes, either on a jurisdiction-wide basis or in a specific neighborhood, district, corridor, or sector to promote mixed-use development, affordable housing, the reuse of older buildings and structures for new purposes, and similar activities with the goal of promoting sustainability at the local or neighborhood level. This Program also supports the development of affordable housing through the development and adoption of inclusionary zoning ordinances and other activities to support plan implementation. The Community Challenge Planning Grant Program differs from HUD’s Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program. While the latter program is designed to support regional planning efforts, the Community Challenge Planning Grant Program focuses on individual jurisdictions and more localized planning.

Deleted 09/09/2014 (Archived.) 14.704 Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office: Office of Sustainable Housing and Community Cooperative Agreements Fiscal Year 2013: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2014: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2015: No Current Data Available Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, Executive Order The Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 112-10, approved April 15, 2011) (Appropriations Act), provided a total of $100,000,000 to HUD for a Sustainable Communities Initiative to improve regional planning efforts that integrate housing and transportation decisions, and increase the capacity to improve land use and zoning. Of that total, $70,000,000 was available for the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program, and $30,000,000 was available for the Community Challenge Planning Grant Program. , Title 12, Section 2240, Public Law 112-10, Stat. 158-159. State and local governments, including U.S. territories, tribal governments, and political subdivisions of state or local governments, and multistate or multijurisdictional groupings. State and local governments, including U.S. territories, tribal governments, and political subdivisions of state or local governments, and multistate or multijurisdictional groupings. See NOFA. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. The competitive Notification of Funding Availability (NOFA) The Community Challenge Planning Grant Program provides information about the application procedure. HUD's review and awarding procedures are explained in the NOFA. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. See NOFA. Potential applicants should consult the NOFA for available grant funding, particular requirements and restrictions, and application due dates. Submission information is provided in the NOFA. Program reports are not applicable. Cash reports are not applicable. Applicants that receive awards will be expected to report on the progress of the project and outcomes realized at the mid-way point and at the end of the term of the grant. See NOFA. See NOFA. Not Applicable. No Data Available. This program has no statutory formula.
Matching Requirements: Percent: 20.%. Applicants must provide 20 percent of the requested funding amount in match in the form of cash and/or verified in-kind contributions or a combination of these sources. In-kind contributions may be in the form of staff time, donated materials, or services. See Section III.B.2. below for a more detailed description of possible in-kind contributions. All contributions provided to meet this requirement must be identified in the application by their dollar equivalent based upon accepted salary or regional dollar values. Cash contributions may come from any combination of local, state, and/or private and philanthropic contributions dedicated to the express purposes of the proposal. Applicants will receive credit for leveraging resources greater than the 20 percent required match amount. If an applicant does not include the minimum 20 percent match with appropriate supporting documentation, that application will be considered ineligible. Federal funds are not eligible as match unless otherwise permitted in their authorizing statutes (e.g., Community Development Block Grant funds (CDBG) can be used as match). Applicants submitting multiple applications for different projects must secure independent matching funds for each proposal submitted. Note that applicants may not submit multiple applications for the same project.
For all matched or leveraged resources, the applicant must support each source of contributions, cash or in-kind, both for the required match and additional leverage amounts, by a letter of commitment from the contributing entity, whether a public or private source. Such supporting documentation must be provided in the form of 1) letters of firm commitment, 2) memorandums of understanding, or 3) other signed agreements to contribute from those entities identified as partners in your application. Each letter of commitment, memorandum of understanding, or agreement to participate should include the organization's name, the proposed level and type of commitment, and the responsibilities as they relate to your proposed program. The commitment must be signed and dated by an official of the organization legally able to make commitments on behalf of the organization. If the applicant does not provide letters from contributors specifying details and the amount of the actual contributions, those contributions will not be counted.
This program does not have MOE requirements. The Community Challenge Planning Grant Program award is up to 36 months. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Cost Reimbursable. None. Sunaree K Marshall 451 7th Street SW
Room 10180, Washington, District of Columbia 20410 Email: Sunaree.K.Marshall@hud.gov Phone: 2024026011 Fax: 2027080465 http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/sustainable_housing_communities 86-0162-0-1-451 - For FY 10 and FY 11 obligation code 86-0162-0-1-451. (Cooperative Agreements) FY 11 $28,641,834; FY 12 est $0; and FY 13 est $45,080,000 up to $3,000,000 with a minimum of $100,000. See NOFA Fiscal Year 2013: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2014: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2015: No Current Data Available