The
SGIA program focuses on complex or cutting-edge issues, and projects can take
about 18 months to complete. These projects explore innovative ideas to overcome
barriers that are preventing communities from getting the kind of development
they want. Since 2005, the SGIA program has allowed the Office of Sustainable
Communities to work with a diverse array of communities from across the country
on issues such as stormwater management, code revision, transit-oriented
development, affordable housing, infill development, corridor planning, green
building, and climate change.
EPA invites applicants to submit proposals under one of these categories (though
other ideas are accepted too):
1. Community Resilience to Disasters and
Climate Change
2. Redevelopment for Job
Creation
3. The Role of Manufactured and Modular Homes
in Sustainable Neighborhood Design
4. Medical and Social Services Facilities
Siting
Applications are due on March
1
More information can be found at http://epa.gov/smartgrowth/sgia.htm.