H-GAC issued a competitive call for local sponsors in March of 2021. Eight applications were received from the following applicants: City of Alvin; City of Bellaire; City of Dayton; City of Houston’s Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation; Harris County Precinct 2 on behalf of the City of South Houston; City of Pasadena; City of Prairie View; and the City of Sugar Land. Four are recommended to be funded as Full Livable Centers studies and one is recommended to be funded as a Focused Livable Center. Focused Livable Centers target small areas, such as a community node or destination; or focus on a specific livable centers goal, such as last-mile connections. Based on the scoring committee’s evaluation and available funds, five studies are recommended for funding for a total amount of $967,500.
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Applicant
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Study Type
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Total
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Federal
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10% Match
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Recommended for Funding
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City of Pasadena
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Full
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$220,000
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$198,000
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$22,000
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Harris County Precinct 2
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Full
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$250,000
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$225,000
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$25,000
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City of Alvin
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Full
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$220,000
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$198,000
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$22,000
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City of Sugar Land
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Focused*
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$185,000
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$166,500
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$18,500
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City of Prairie View
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Full
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$200,000
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$180,000
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$20,000
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Not Recommended for Funding
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Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation
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Focused*
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City of Bellaire
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Full
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City of Dayton
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Full
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*Focused Livable Centers targets small areas, such as a community node or destination, or focus on a specific livable centers goal.
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City of Pasadena: The Healthy Pasadena Livable Centers study area is focused on the medical cluster anchored by Hospital Corporation of America Houston Healthcare Southeast bounded by Strawberry Road, Spencer Highway, Tulip Street and Fairmont Parkway. The Livable Centers study seeks to create a vibrant urban center for all ages that connects diverse housing and thriving parks with employment opportunities to support healthy lifestyles, including senior citizens.
Harris County Precinct 2: The South Houston Livable Centers study incorporates the City of South Houston bounded by Kolb Road, South Shaver Street, Genoa Street, and Canniff Road. The Livable Centers study in South Houston seeks to establish a framework to plan, fund, and implement multimodal transportation network that connects people to a variety of destinations in the study area.
City of Alvin: City of Alvin Livable Centers encompasses Alvin's historic downtown and is bordered by Shirly Street to the East, Dickinson Road to the North, Dilling Street headed Northwest, 2nd to the west and Stadium Drive to the south. The study aims to provide equitable access and connectivity between Alvin’s historic downtown and adjacent neighborhoods, as well as address challenges to sustainable downtown growth including aging infrastructure, congestion and parking.
City of Sugar Land*: The City of Sugar Land Livable Center study is bounded by Oyster Creek, First Colony Boulevard, Lexington Boulevard, and Williams Trace Boulevard. The Livable Centers study a Focused Livable Centers study with an emphasis on creating multimodal connections within and between activity centers. The study will aim to address the mobility needs of the vulnerable populations within the study area and fulfill the community’s desire to have multimodal connections between some of the City’s most popular destinations, including possible Fort Bend County expansion of transit services.
City of Prairie View: The City of Prairie View Livable Centers study is centered on the city’s central business district bordered by Highway 290, Sandra Bland Blvd, Santee Street and Owens Road. The Prairie View Livable Centers study seeks to leverage future growth, public projects and private investment for improved quality of life in central business district which has not been developed upon since its inception in 1969.
Each local sponsor will provide a 10% local match. Studies are anticipated to begin in the summer of 2021 and last approximately ten months each.