Community Outreach Department Support for Local Association Smart Growth Activities
Round 8 Applications Due October 3, 2008
To increase the effectiveness of local association efforts in creating livable communities, NAR has established a grant program to assist your efforts to implement programs and activities that position REALTORS® as leaders in improving their communities by advancing smart growth.
Consider putting on a smart growth conference or speaker series to educate members on the broad concepts of smart growth or niche topics such as transportation, open space preservation, wetlands, school development, or attainable housing. Topics could also include instruction in how the local planning process works, including issues such as zoning, master plans, and comprehensive plans. NAR support also can be used to further activities to develop a community vision through a community planning workshop or joining a coalition that is working toward a similar community vision.
Program Guidance
NAR is considering applications twice in 2008. The deadline for first round applications has passed. Second round applications are due to NAR by October 3. The maximum amount available to any one association is $5,000.
- Applications demonstrating cooperation with other organizations in their smart growth efforts will be looked upon favorably.
- Funds cannot be used to pay for NAR sponsored courses.
- Funds cannot be used to build a Habitat for Humanity house.
- Funds must be used within one year of receipt or returned to NAR.
- NAR will conduct a brief evaluation after your program.
- If your project was denied funding in a previous round, we hope you will apply again. Please contact Hugh Morris for guidance.
- If your association previously received a Smart Growth Action Grant, you may apply again to do a different project.
Download the Smart Growth Application (MS Word: 41KB).
Important: Proposals for Smart Growth Action Grants that address housing issues must do so from the point of view of land use issues (zoning codes, inclusionary zoning, community planning, development issues, etc.) and cannot be used to fund efforts such as housing programs or housing construction.
Please send your completed application to the address below.
View a list of Smart Growth Grant Recipients (PDF: 113K).
For additional information, contact:
Hugh Morris
National Association of REALTORS®
500 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202/383-1278
Fax: 202/383-7580
E-mail: hmorris@realtors.org
