Adrienne Ritz of the Strategic Growth Council described multiple grant programs that use cap-and-invest funds to support affordable housing, agricultural land conservation and community resilience.

She said AHSC round 9 has funded projects statewide and that Round 9 awards were expected to be announced in December. AHSC supports combined affordable housing developments and related transportation, urban greening and active-transportation improvements; the program receives a continuous appropriation of 20% of cap-and-invest dollars. The SALC program funds planning, acquisition and capacity-building grants to conserve farmland at risk of conversion; SALC is moving to a rolling application cycle after recent awards announced in October and December council meetings.

Ritz said the Strategic Growth Council closed public comment on a revised factory-built housing pilot program and expects an announcement in December. She also noted that Transformative Climate Communities and Community Resilience Centers are in public comment and that updated guidelines are open for feedback through January; applicants should check SGC web pages for links and use the council’s public comment processes.