Available
Housing Related Parks Program |
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| Eligible Projects: | Grants for creation of new parks or rehabilitation or improvements to existing parks. Grant amounts are based on the numbers of bedrooms in newly constructed rental and ownership units restricted for very low and low-income households. |
| Required Match: | None |
| Maximum Award: | Up to $1,625 per bedroom in very low-income units |
| Due Date: | Applications received continuously |
| Web site: | http://www.hcd.ca.gov/hpd/hrpp/ |
Sustainable Communities Grants & Incentives Program |
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| Eligible Projects: | Multi-jurisdictional corridor plans, transit oriented development plans, natural communities conservation plans, regional greenprint plans, sustainable community strategies, specific plans or other planning processes. |
| Required Match: | None |
| Maximum Award: | $1,000,000 |
| Due Date: | August 31, 2010 |
| Web site: | http://sgc.ca.gov/docs/funding/Planning_Grant-_Final_Proposed_2010_02_12.pdf |
Home Investments Partnerships Program (HOME) |
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| Eligible Projects: | Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation, first-time homebuyer assistance, construction or rehabilitation of rental homes (with or without acquisition). |
| Required Match: | None |
| Maximum Award: | $800,000 |
| Due Date: | September 1, 2010 |
| Web site: | http://www.hcd.ca.gov/fa/home/2010NOFA.html |
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Program |
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| Eligible Projects: | Hiring of firefighters, recruitment and retention. |
| Required Match: | None. |
| Maximum Award: | No official limit. However, FEMA plans to distribute $420M to 400 jurisdictions. |
| Due Date: | September 17, 2010 |
| Web site: | http://tinyurl.com/2c4b3eo |
Habitat Conservation Fund |
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| Eligible Projects: | Recreation trails leading residents to parks or wildlife habitats; acquisition/enhancement/restoration of wetlands, riparian habitats, and/or habitats of endangered species (including deer, lions, trout and salmon); wildlife educational programs. |
| Required Match: | 50% of project cost |
| Maximum Award: | No limit, however, the State recommends grant amounts under $200,000. |
| Due Date: | October 1, 2010 |
| Web site: | http://www.parks.ca.gov/?Page_id=21361 |
ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT AND MITIGATION PROGRAM (EEMP) |
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| Eligible Projects: | Highway Landscaping and Urban Forestry projects (designed to offset vehicular emissions of carbon dioxide); Resource Lands projects (provide for the acquisition or enhancement of resource lands to mitigate the loss of, or the detriment to, resource lands lying within or near the right-of-way acquired for transportation improvements); Roadside Recreation projects (to provide for the acquisition and/or development of roadside recreational opportunities). |
| Required Match: | None. However, additional points will be given to applications which include other sources of funds for the proposed EEMP project. |
| Maximum Award: | $350,000 |
| Due Date: | October 1, 2010 |
| Web site: | http://resources.ca.gov/eem/ |
Should you have any comments or questions please send an email to: christina.smith@mcagov.org.
