Partnership for Sustainable Communities survives Senate vote

The Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development voted yesterday to preserve funding for two key components of the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities in the FY2012 appropriations bill. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to strip funding for the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities.

The bill includes $90 million for HUD’s Sustainable Communities Initiative, a $10 million decrease from FY2011, including $63 million for Regional Planning Grants and $27 million for Community Challenge Grants. The bill also includes $550 million for USDOT’s TIGER program, an increase of $23 million from last year. The bill is scheduled to be marked up today by the Appropriations Committee. Amendments will be allowed in this process.

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