To increase the effectiveness of state and local REALTOR® association efforts in creating livable communities, NAR’s Smart Growth Action Grant program is available to support REALTOR® association efforts to implement programs and activities that position REALTORS® as leaders in improving their communities by advancing smart growth principles.

The rationale for REALTOR® involvement in local land use issues is compelling: the healthier the community, the more attractive it will be to homebuyers. However, land use issues often require long-term efforts on the behalf of advocates. NAR’s Smart Growth Action Grants are intended to help associations and members initiate and sustain an active role in bringing smart growth development principles to their community.

Smart Growth Action Grants come in three levels. Level One is designed to provide basic education to REALTORS® and, if appropriate, to partners and public officials. Level Two grants are designed to help associations develop a project or approach to address local land use policy issues, including developing coalitions. Level Three is for increasingly complex smart growth projects where prior efforts can be documented and distinct public policy and planning outcomes are sought.

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Tier 1 Getting Started	Tier 2 Next Steps	Tier 3 Substantial
To support offering of the Smart Growth for the 21st Century course or other initial educational activity such as a speaker or co-sponsoring an event.	To provide seed funding to enable a state or local association to make the initial efforts to engage local land use issues with other stakeholders and elected officials. No donations to other organizations unless REALTORS® are substantially engaged in activity.	To support in-depth projects with multiple funding sources, such as a Charrette, and multiple partners or to sustain a previously initiated effort that has proven fruitful enough to warrant further investment.

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