|
Organization |
Area served |
Purpose |
Amount |
|
Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County |
San Mateo County |
Third-year support for the Campaign for Equitable Communities, which promotes increasing the supply and affordability of housing in San Mateo County and helps local residents become leaders on housing issues. |
$75,000 |
|
Greenbelt Alliance |
San Mateo & Santa Clara |
Third-year support for the Achieving Sustainable, Equitable Communities in Silicon Valley project to complete re-shaping general plans in San Jose and Mountain View; start three neighborhood-scale planning efforts using the new general plans, and continue work on the Bay Area's state-mandated regional planning processes. |
$75,000 |
|
Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California |
San Mateo & Santa Clara |
Second-year support for the Community Engagement in Sustainable Growth Project, which involves communities in defining policy priorities to ensure that affordable housing is a key element of growth strategies. |
$70,000 |
|
Sustainable Valley Foundation - Housing Action Coalition |
Santa Clara County |
Third year support for the Housing Action Coalition Community Engagement project to increase the number of people involved in city planning processes to create inclusive, environmentally sustainable and economically viable communities. |
$73,000 |
|
The Sierra Club Foundation |
San Mateo & Santa Clara counties |
Third-year support for the Loma Prieta Chapter’s Building Climate-Friendly Communities project to conduct public education and administrative advocacy with municipal staff and public officials to heighten public awareness and support for smart growth policies. |
$60,000 |
|
Public Advocates |
San Mateo & Santa Clara counties |
Second-year support for the Winning Equity in SB 375 Implementation project, which seeks to build an advocacy network and support efforts to engage decision makers in the need for equity in planning. |
$75,000 |
|
San Mateo County Transit District |
San Mateo & Santa Clara counties |
Third-year support for the Grand Boulevard Initiative's “Creating the Buzz” project, a collaboration of the San Mateo County Transit district, San Mateo County Health System, and Greenbelt Alliance, with support from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and Santa Clara County Public Health Department. The project will continue outreach efforts in San Mateo County and expand to Santa Clara County to build support for the Grand Boulevard Initiative to transform El Camino Real. |
$60,000 |
|
Urban Habitat |
San Mateo & Santa Clara counties |
Second-year support for the Land Use & Housing project, to assist South Bay community organizations that represent low-income communitites and communities of color to engage in local and regional land use planning. |
$75,000 |
|
Transform |
San Mateo & Santa Clara counties |
Third-year support for the World Class Transit and GreenTRIP: Helping Silicon Valley Build a Sustainable Future project, which seeks to build world class public transportation systems by advocating for new funding sources, focusing on transit efficiency and using a certification program to promote compact development near transit. |
$75,000 |
|
Working Partnerships USA |
Santa Clara County |
Third-year support for the Implementation of the San Jose General Plan and the Diridon Station Area Plan project to ensure that the City of San Jose successfully implements equitable, smart growth policies in its general plan and Diridon Station area plan. |
$75,000 |
|
Great Communities Collaborative |
San Mateo & Santa Clara counties |
Fourth-year support for he Great Communities Collaborative, a partnership between nonprofits and foundations to support planning and implementation of equitable transit-oriented development. |
$185,000 |
|
San Mateo County Union Community Alliance |
San Mateo County |
Second-year support to engage the San Mateo County labor movement in updating the Bay Area's state-mandated regional plans; advocate with Metropolitan Transportation Commissioners from San Mateo County for plans that improve public health, environmental and economic development and prioritize regional spending on transit-oriented development, system maintenance, improvement of existing transportation infrastructure; and create affordable, low-carbon transit alternatives for working families. |
$40,000 |
|
Local Government Commission |
San Mateo & Santa Clara counties |
Second-year support for the Implementing the Vision at the Project level: Innovative Tools and Strategies for Elected Officials project to connect, engage and educate elected officials, city managers and county administrative officers from Santa Clara and San Mateo counties about local policy options that address barriers to implementing sustainable growth plans and to replicate a research study demonstrating the expenses and revenues associated with different types of development in several Silicon Valley communities. |
$38,000 |
