2012 Great Communities Collaborative Grantees
17 Grants Totaling $425,607
| Organization | Purpose | Amount | Grantee Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountable Development Coalition | Community organizing for North Santa Rosa Station Area Plan on behalf of the Great Communities Collaborative. | $15,000 | Santa Rosa |
| Asian Pacific Environmental Network | To support the Asian Pacific Environmental Network’s participation in the Great Communities Collaborative by strengthening the capacity of community residents to influence the Oakland Lake Merritt planning processes. |
$35,000 | Oakland |
| Conservation Action Fund for Education | Great Communities Collaborative: CAFE will perform community outreach to contact, educate and inform unengaged residents about the NSAP process occurring through the City of Santa Rosa. CAFE seeks to build community involvement through grassroots organizing. |
$15,000 | Santa Rosa |
| Greenbelt Alliance | To carry out work related to the Great Communities Collaborative as a member of the Advisory Committee, as a regional partner for Santa Rosa’s North Santa Rosa SMART station and San Jose’s Diridon station. |
$59,107 | San Francisco |
| Greenbelt Alliance | To support activities of the Great Communities collaborative sites in North Santa Rosa and Oakland Upper Broadway, and to assist with HUD regional grant proposal. | $16,000 | San Francisco |
| Local Government Commission | To support the Great Communities Collaborative strategy of convening Bay Area residents to envision and create livable communities via the 2012 New Partners for Smart Growth Conference/Diversity Scholarship Fund. |
$40,000 | Sacramento |
| Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California | To continue with our work with the Great Communities Collaborative as general partners and members of the Advisory Committee, as well as implement and participate in the transition process of the TOAH Fund. | $30,000 | San Francisco |
| Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California | To achieve affordable housing successes in the San Jose Diridon GCC Priority Site Campaign and complete a successful HUD Regional Grant proposal. | $9,000 | San Francisco |
| Reconnecting America’s Center for Transit Oriented | To support Reconnecting America’s core partnership in the Great Communities Collaborative along with Dev. some regional policy activities that are captured as part of the GCC’s new strategic plan. | $46,000 | Oakland |
| Reconnecting America’s Center for Transit Oriented | To participate in and complete a successful HUD Regional Grant proposal. | $10,000 | Oakland |
| Regents of the Univ. of Cal. – Ctr. for Community | Provide ongoing technical assistance to Great Communities Collaborative partners for seven transit-Innovation oriented development sites. | $10,000 | Berkeley |
| Regents of the Univ. of Cal. – Ctr. for Community | To provide technical assistance to Great Communities Collaborative partners for seven transit-oriented Innovation development sites. | $10,000 | Berkeley |
| Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition | For the Great Community Collaborative’s Diridon Station Area planning work. | $20,000 | San Jose |
| TransForm | To provide parking and traffic technical assistance to selected Great Communities priority sites. | $24,500 | Oakland |
| Urban Habitat | To support Urban Habitat’s work as a key partner in the Great Communities Collaborative, and to advance equitable development in the region. | $50,000 | Oakland |
| Urban Habitat | To support Urban Habitat’s local hire assistance at the East Palo Alto and Lake Merritt GCC sites, and our work on the HUD Regional Grant proposal. | $26,000 | Oakland |
| Youth United for Community Action | To support local organizing and education efforts to involve East Palo Alto residents in the East Palo Alto/Ravenswood Business District Specific Plan to further GCC Goals. | $10,000 | East Palo Alto |