Three $2,500 Mini-Grants Available to Community-Based Organizations for Fresno Forward: 2011 Regional Transportation Plan Public Outreach

Submitted by Cynthia Cooper on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 10:03am

The Council of Fresno County Governments (Fresno COG) is seeking assistance from community-based organizations to solicit ongoing public input into key activities associated with the preparation of Fresno Forward: 2011 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). In order to ensure diverse and extensive input to the 2011 RTP and related key components from people throughout the region, Fresno COG is requesting help to further expand community outreach activities.

Fresno COG will provide three mini grants of $2,500 each to three organizations that will implement outreach activities that result in:

public involvement from stakeholders as described
community-based input on regional priorities
ongoing public input into the development of the RTP and key related components

The primary goal of this effort is to reach out to nontraditional as well as traditional audiences to include them in the transportation planning process. This program will help ensure that environmental justice issues are addressed and that interested members of the public have ample opportunity to understand and provide meaningful input while the RTP is in its early stages and throughout the planning process.

Application Packet
Scope of Work
RTP Background Information

Brenda Lauchner
Planner III
Council of Fresno County Governments
2035 Tulare Street, Suite 201
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 233-4148, ext. 219
(559) 233-9645 (Fax)
www.fresnocog.org