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In anticipation of the Congressional interest in new and creative urban policy initiatives and the need for the national administration’s attention to the domestic agenda, Clark University (Worcester, MA), Community Development Training Institute (Newport, RI), Freddie Mac (Washington, DC), University of Massachusetts Amherst (Amherst, MA), and the National Community Development Association are seeking the submission of proposals to a National Urban Initiatives Competition.
We are seeking proposals that have practicality, creativity and are well rooted in theory. Proposals should translate from theory to model or vice versa. For example, an exemplary existing project or activity can be transformed or explained by a generic model that is well rooted in theory. Furthermore, it should be feasible to enact into new legislation. Moreover, this is neither an academic exercise nor a best practice competition. Although we are seeking proposals for the domestic urban agenda, we recognize that there have been foreign literature, projects and activities proposed, especially in developing countries, and we encourage innovations that may embrace some of these successful models.
An award of $20,000 will be given to winners in each of the three categories. The categories are:
- affordable and sustainable housing,
- neighborhood based economic development and
- financial services to low income communities.
There will also be three $2,500 cash awards given to the second place winners of each category. Total awards will amount to over $65,000.
The Community Development and Planning program at Clark University provides current and future community development practitioners, activists, and scholars with a strong foundation — based on theory, skill development, and practice — to take on the challenges of urban revitalization in the United States.
