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Richmond Rising partners outline progress, budgets and annual-report timeline ahead of Strategic Growth Council submission
Summary
City and partner organizations presented midyear project updates for the $35 million Richmond Rising grant, shared expenditures and remaining budgets, and requested partner input for a combined annual report and leverage report due to the Strategic Growth Council by September.
Beatriz Guerrero, city project manager for Richmond Rising, told the collaborative stakeholder committee on July 9 that “the city of Richmond and 6 local organizations together known as Richmond Rising received $35,000,000 to bring health, economic, and environmental benefits to the Iron Triangle, Santa Fe, and Coronado neighborhoods.”
The committee — a convening group that provides guidance but not final decision-making authority — heard budget and program updates from project leads and the city’s project analyst, Matthias. Partners reported combined expenditures and remaining budgets across multiple projects and were given next steps for preparing the annual report and the leverage report to the Strategic Growth Council (SGC).
Why it matters: Richmond Rising is a Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) award intended to pair climate, health and economic investments in three Richmond neighborhoods. The annual and leverage reports compile project milestones, spending, and the partner…
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