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SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE <br />MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br />FOR THE <br />SOUTHEAST FLORIDA REGION <br />I. Purpose <br />The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to provide a mutual <br />understanding in support of the signatory agencies, organizations, governments, and <br />individuals that will be working in cooperation to: 1) prepare a successful Sustainable <br />Communities Initiative (SCI) grant application; and 2) complete the work funded under the <br />SCI grant. <br />II. Background <br />On June 16, 2009, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) joined <br />with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of <br />Transportation (DOT) to improve access to affordable housing, provide more transportation <br />options, and lower transportation costs while protecting the environment in communities <br />nationwide. To do so, the agencies established a set of guiding livability principles and a <br />federal interagency partnership agreement to guide their efforts in coordinating federal <br />housing, transportation, and other infrastructure investments designed to protect the <br />environment, promote equitable development, and address the challenges of climate change. <br />Subsequently, Congress provided a total of $150,000,000 to U.S. HUD for the SCI program <br />to encourage regional planning efforts that integrate housing and transportation decisions, <br />and increase State, regional and local capacity to incorporate livability, sustainability and <br />social equity principles into land use and zoning. From that total amount, $100,000,000 is <br />being made available to encourage metropolitan regions to develop integrated regional plans <br />that articulate a vision for growth that federal housing, transportation and other federal <br />investments can support. <br />1 <br />.....__ _ .__...__. . <br />S -II -(O <br />8.p. <br />