During ULI’s Fall Meeting in Denver this week, ULI announced the winners for the ULI FY13 Urban Innovation Grants.  ULI Sacramento was one in fifteen district councils awarded a grant this round.  ULI Sacramento was awarded $15,000 to lead a Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) exploring opportunities for a new vision for Sacramento’s downtown plaza by convening public and private partners to provide expertise on the downtown mall as well as a catalyst for other downtown projects.

The ULI Foundation Annual Fund provides funding for Urban Innovation Grants, which support ULI District Council or National Council projects that recognize or launch innovative public-private partnerships and advance the responsible use of land in building healthy, thriving communities worldwide.

The program awarded 30 grants in 2011 in recognition of ULI’s 75th anniversary, and the Foundation has contributed $250,000 for 15 grants in 2012.

In order to be eligible for a grant, projects must:

• Recognize or launch innovative public-private partnerships for building healthy, thriving communities worldwide
• Incorporate regional collaboration
• Address the ULI priorities or the topics discussed in the What’s Next? Publication
• Include a strong role for ULI members
• Include a public relations/communications strategy
• Will be completed by June 2013
• Include plans for a final report with a summary of success and photos

For more information on ULI’s Urban Innovation Grant program visit:

http://www.uli.org/programs/urban-innovation-grants