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B-PEP, REMP & Green Innovators partner on ARRA Priorities

Everybody VOTE & PA VOICE partner B-PEP’s Regional Equity Monitoring Project (REMP) played a lead role with Pittsburgh Green Innovators and Penn State University’s Extension Service in leading a facilitated planning session focused on identifying community-driven, sustainability-based priorities for portions of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding. Over 50 people from across Pittsburgh and Allegheny County participated in the session, representing the for-profit, non-profit, academic, government, grass roots, labor and community development sectors.

Event partners established core collaborative values and shared priorities to begin capitalizing on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunities offered by ARRA funding, and to help establish a shared, open process for establishing recommendations and increasing access to funding that can have a real impact on our Pittsburgh neighborhoods and communities across Allegheny County.

The 4/28/09 meeting was the first in what participants determined would be a series of meetings to establish recommendations to City and County officials, to share resources and information, and to begin to establish a long-term collaborative effort to help build a more sustainable Pittsburgh region. Subsequent open meetings on May 12 and May 26 provided additional information and updates from participants on ARRA opportunities, and set priorities and recommendations for outcomes from the 4/28 meeting, including core values, strategies to broaden participation and recommendations on three key areas of ARRA Department of Energy funding.

Check the meeting information, support materials and outcomes below, and look for information on future meetings and how you can be a part of the process in future updates from REMP and Pittsburgh Green Innovators. Share your thoughts here or at the Pittsburgh Green Innovators site!

Summary Outcomes on Attendee Priorities: core values / outreach / ARRA recommendations

Summary of Participant Priorities

Meeting Agenda & Goals 04.28.09

Session Agenda Presentation 04.28.09

Meeting Attendees & Sign-In Sheets

April 28 Meeting Outcomes

Core Values of the Collaborative

Expanding Participation / Building the Collaborative

Participant Info on ARRA Specifics

Initial Funding Priority Recommended Focus Areas

Follow-Up / Next Meeting / Next Steps

May 12 Meeting Outcomes