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Twin Cities Receives $5 million HUD Sustainable Communities Grant

Last week the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that the Twin Cities region, led by the Metropolitan Council, was awarded a 3-year, $5 million grant from the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant program.

The Twin Cities proposal will work to achieve numerous important goals as it relates to continued comprehensive corridor development  on and around the major transit ways that will be developed over the next decade. One clear goal set forth within this grant is to increase participation and decision-making in the development and implementation of a long range vision for the region by populations traditionally marginalized and excluded in public planning processes.

Nexus Community Partners is pleased to have been asked to serve as a member of the Community Engagement Team, along with the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability and Minnesota Center for Neighborhood Organizing.

Chief among our goals will be to foster extensive, tailored community engagement strategies that will bring the voices of people who are traditionally underrepresented to corridor visions, goal setting, planning and development.

Together, the Community Engagement Team will guide the initiative's community engagement strategies, identify local needs and priorities and recommend funding allocations to community based organizations along the transit corridors being developed. None of the organization serving on this team will receive any funding from the grant.

Nexus is excited to lend our expertise and continue to play a leadership role in helping build more engaged, equitable and powerful communities in the Twin Cities by serving as a partner in this unique and important collaboration. 

Learn more about the Twin Cities grant: 

http://finance-commerce.com/2010/10/hud-awards-5-million-planning-grant-to-met-council/ 

http://www.hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15345:twin-cities-metro-area-awarded-competitive-federal-grant&catid=13:capitol-news&Itemid=29

 

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