Preferred Sustainability Status (PSS) has been extended to the Thurston Region for fiscal year 2012.

 
What does this mean?

Grant applications submitted to select HUD programs in FY 2012 may be eligible for two bonus points on the
grant application. Click for more information provided by HUD.

 
Which grant applications are eligible?

Eligible applications must meet all of the following criteria:

1. The project must be within Thurston County.
2. The applicant must be engaged in activities that further the purposes of HUD’s Regional Planning Grant Program, 
    and the Regional Plan for Sustainable Development for Thurston County.
3. The applicant's proposed activities either directly reflect the Livability Principles or will result in the delivery of
    services that are consistent with the goals of the Livability Principles.
4. The applicant has committed to maintain an on-going relationship with TRPC for the purposes of being part
    of the planning and implementation processes in Thurston County.

What is the Certification Process?

If your project meets the criteria outlined above, please submit a request for certification in writing to
Veena Tabbutt, Senior Planner tabbutv@trpc.org .

Include in your request the following information:

• Applicant Name
• Name of the Federal Program to which the applicant is applying
• Location of proposed project/activity
• Brief description of how the project aligns with the Livability Principles

If your project is eligible, a certification form will be provided to your organization for inclusion in the
grant application package.

Eligible Programs

HUD anticipates making the Preferred Sustainable Status Communities bonus points available in the following
program notice of funding availability (NOFA) announcements:

• Asthma Interventions in Public and Assisted Multifamily Housing Grant Program
• Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI)
• Capital Fund Education and Training Community Facilities Program
• Choice Neighborhoods
• Continuum of Care
• Fair Housing Initiatives Program
• Healthy Homes Production
• Healthy Homes Technical Studies
• Hispanic Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC)
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program (HBCU)
• HOPE VI Main Street
• HOPE VI Revitalization Housing Counseling Program
• Housing for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
• Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program
• Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration
• Multifamily Energy Innovation NOFA
• Rural Innovation Fund
• Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing (Limited Competition)
• Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly
• Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program
• Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)

Please note that HUD may revise this list at any time. Applicants are advised to carefully review the program
NOFA for which they intend to apply to determine the availability of Preferred Sustainable Status Communities
bonus points.

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