Regional Early Action Program 2.0 (REAP 2.0) Public Outreach Survey

Introduction

AMBAG is developing guidelines for the region’s Regional Early Action Program 2.0 (REAP 2.0) and we could use your help. REAP 2.0 is a new grant program provided to our region by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). This grant is intended to help communities accelerate housing production, improve housing affordability, place housing closer to jobs, and reduce vehicle miles travelled in personal vehicles. In addition to these objectives, the grant seeks to address housing and infrastructure needs of communities, accelerate infill housing production to benefit disadvantaged communities, provide more transportation options, and affirmatively further fair housing.

When responding to the questions please provide any information you feel we should know about actions your community, neighborhood, or agency is taking related to the grant objectives. The information you share will help us provide the broadest range of support through the REAP 2.0 program under state and federal rules.

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* Respondent Information

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Organization:

Position (if applicable):

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* 1. Should REAP 2.0 funding focus on transformative city/county/regional planning, capital projects such as construction and infrastructure projects, or a mix of both? (Choose one)

Transformative city/county/regional planning

Capital projects such as construction and infrastructure projects

Mix of both

None of the above

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* 2. Guaranteed funding allocations can assure that smaller cities and counties receive an amount proportional to their need, while competitive funding often results in more beneficial projects, but may not spread the funding out evenly between communities.

Should funding allocations be guaranteed to cities, counties, and agencies, or should these agencies compete for the funding with project proposals?

Formula funds to cities and counties

Competitive funding for all eligible agencies

Mix of both

None of the above

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* 3. What type of projects/programs would you like to see funded with REAP 2.0 funding? (Choose all that apply)

Accelerate housing production

Improve housing affordability

Place housing closer to jobs

Reduce vehicle miles traveled in personal vehicles

Address housing and infrastructure needs of communities

Housing projects and program to benefit disadvantaged communities

Provide more transportation options

Affirmatively further fair housing

Promote safe walking, biking, transit, or multimodal communities

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What projects/programs/actions does your community need funding for which align with the grant’s objectives? (Projects which serve low income households, accelerate infill housing development, reduce vehicle travel, affirmatively further fair housing, and/or implement the regional sustainable communities strategy)