Our Collaborative Grant Program provides Exchange members with the opportunity to work jointly and share knowledge that can creatively improve the speed, cost, or effectiveness of local GSI programs. Each year, the GI Exchange funds 2-3 projects, the products of which...
2020-21 COLLABORATIVE GRANT UPDATE: Right-sizing Project Team Contracts with Two Consultants, Preps Comprehensive Work Plan & Completes State-of-Practice Report, First Key Deliverable of Project
The Right-sizing of Green Stormwater Infrastructure project aims to develop standards for GSI modeling and sizing. A prior collaborative grant project led by San Francisco in 2018 developed similar standards for sizing bioretention practices. This "follow-up" project...
2020-21 COLLABORATIVE GRANT UPDATE: Asset Management Grant Team Lays Out Work Plan, Conducts Asset Management Survey, Literature Review & Preps Interviews
Following the grant award, the Asset Management project team’s initial primary focus was on coordinating the contract documents and bringing consultants on-board, as well as establishing a detailed work plan in the first stretch of the project. The project’s purpose...
2020-21 COLLABORATIVE GRANT UPDATE: Equity Grant Project Team Kicks Off Work with Consultants & Development of Evaluation Framework
In January, the Equity Project Group officially kicked off its 2020-21 Equity Collaborative Grant project to develop a framework for advancing and measuring equity, in collaboration with our consultants, Greenprint Partners. PROJECT VISION - KEY COMPONENTS In...
Exchange Kicks Off GSI Trailblazers Campaign to Spotlight Innovation and Reward Trailblazing Work in Green Infrastructure by Exchange Members
The Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange, in partnership with The Atlas, is launching the Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Trailblazers Campaign, an exciting new awards campaign pilot to promote innovative GSI approaches by Exchange members that generate...
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GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE FORMS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ATLAS TO HELP REALIZE THE VISION OF MORE SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT CITIES Network Aims to Spotlight Green Infrastructure (GI) Innovation, Grow Ties with Likeminded Local Leaders, and...