Green Communities Announces Charrette Grants Program

Posted by on May 26, 2006

[posted from RFP Bulletin]

Green Communities Announces Charrette Grants Program
Deadline: Open

Created by Enterprise Community Partners in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council, Green Communities (<a href="http://enterprisefoundation.org/resources/green/">http://enterprisefoundation.org/resources/green/</a>) is a five-year, $555 million initiative to build more than 8,500 environmentally healthy homes for low-income families in the United States. The initiative provides grants, financing, tax-credit equity, and technical assistance to developers who meet Green Communities Criteria for affordable housing that promotes health, conserves energy and natural resources, and provides easy access to jobs, schools, and services.

Green Communities is now offering charrette grants of up to $5,000 each for green affordable housing developers who want to convene intense working sessions with the development team and others who share an interest in promoting health and livability.

A Green Communities charrette will involve an intense working session that brings together a diverse group of housing development professionals as well as funders, policy makers, and community stakeholders (where possible) to integrate sustainable green design principles into affordable housing developments. Enterprise will award grants to cover the cost of facilitating a charrette during pre-development and to cover the cost of facilitating a post-construction sustainability training session.

The charrette grant program is open to 501(c)(3) nonprofits, public housing authorities, and tribally designated housing entities; for-profit entities; and for-profit entities participating through joint ventures with qualified organizations.

Visit the Enterprise Web site for complete program information and application materials.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002303/enterprisefoundation">http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002303/enterprisefoundation</a>

For additional RFPs in Community Improvement/Development, visit: <a href="http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_community.jhtml">http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_community.jhtml</a>