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HPB_Grant_Application.pdf >High Performance Building Grant
Winner of the 2007 Grant
The James River Green Building Council awarded a $10,000 grant to the Piedmont Housing Alliance for a modular green roof and an evacuated tube solar hot water heating system for its ecoMOD3: Seam House project.
The Grant was created to promote the inclusion of green features to schools and affordable housing projects in Central Virginia. The Grant may be awarded to one project or divided among multiple projects and is open to:
1) any high performance affordable housing project produced by a non-profit organization;
2) any high performance public K12 education project that is in a design phase or under construction at the time of application or
3) any high performance non-profit private K12 education project that is in a design phase or under construction at the time of application.
Preference will be given to projects that are formally engaged in the LEED Green Building Rating System program. Applications for the 2008 Grant will be available in December. Awardees are notified in early April.
Schedule for 2007
1/15: GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT
4/05: APPLICATION DUE (POSTMARKED)
4/30: GRANT(S) AWARDED
Updates
1/17: Grant Application Added
3/15: Jury to include:
Gail Lindsey, FAIA
Gregg Lewis, AIA
Greg Kats
Anja Caldwell
Mike Barcik
Please contact the JRGBC about the Grants Program atl: grants@jrgbc.org
Questions and Answers
1. Does the 10 page limit include the 3-page application form? THE 10-PAGE LIMIT INCLUDES THE 3 PAGE APPLICATION FORM. MINOR REFORMATS OF THE APPLICATION FORM WILL BE ACCEPTABLE, SO LONG AS ALL OF THE QUESTIONS IN THE APPLICATION FORM ARE CLEARLY ADDRESSED.
2. The maximum page size given fro graphics is larger than that given for text--is it acceptable to use the larger page size for a layout that is predominantly graphic, but includes some text? YES
3. The headings given for theproject description are a little confusing. I'm unclear on how the question under "Objectives" differs from the question under "Project Summary." Also, is the 500 word limit for both parts, or just for the Project Summary?THE PROJECT SUMMARY SHOULD PAINT A BROAD BRUSH OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT, SO THAT THE APPLICATION REVIEWERS CAN PUT THE APPLICATION INTO A BROADER CONTEXT. THE WORD LIMIT FOR THE SUMMARY IS 500. THE OBJECTIVES SHOULD BE A MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION OF EXACTLY WHAT MEASURABLE AND DOCUMENTABLE GOALS WILL BE ATTAINED AND HOW THEY WILL BE ATTAINED. NO WORD LIMIT IS SET FOR THIS SECTION
4. The project I'm submitting has a great number of partners--Is it ok to append the list on a seperate sheet of paper if they don't all fit in the space given? If the application form does not count toward our 10 page limit, will the appended page count toward that limit? In general do you prefer that questions are filled into teh form as it is formatted, or is it ok to answer them on a seperate sheet? IF THE NUMBER OF PARTNERS DO NOT FIT IN THE SPACE ALLOTTED, IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO LIST THE PARTNERS ON A SEPARATE APPENDIX SHEET. IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE, THE 1 PAGE APPENDIX WILL NOT BE COUNTED TOWARDS THE 10 PAGE LIMIT.