Sustainable Communities Applicants: This Guide Will Help You Address Equity

Sustainable Communities applicants can use this guide to help them address equity in grant proposals. It provides checklists and highlights for each rating factor and provides examples for incorporating equity into the proposal.

Sustainable plans integrate housing, land use, economic and workforce development, transportation and infrastructure investments. The notion that economies, social equity and environmental health are all intertwined requires that regions better coordinate their public investments to achieve sustainability and maximize efficiency.  This guide helps those who want to tap into these funds to plan for sustainability and provides details on how to incorporate social equity into grant proposals. It is geared toward local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, nonprofits, foundations and educational institutions that are planning to develop a competitive grant application.  Check out the guide