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Richmond Rising partners report spending and next steps on $35 million program
Summary
At a May 20 Richmond Rising collaborative stakeholder committee meeting, project leads reported expenditures, remaining budgets and near-term work across multiple neighborhood projects funded by a $35 million Transformative Climate Communities grant.
Richmond Rising partners on May 20 updated the collaborative stakeholder committee on spending, remaining budgets and near-term work for projects funded through a $35 million Transformative Climate Communities award.
The committee — an advisory body that “provides guidance on project implementation and holds us accountable,” according to Beatriz Guerrero, a city of Richmond staff member hosting the meeting — heard status reports from grantees including Grid Alternatives/Bridal Alternatives (Resilient Homes), Trust for Public Land (Richmond Wellness Trail), Urban Tilth, Groundwork Richmond, Rich City Riders/Rich City Rights, and other project leads.
Guerrero said Richmond Rising, a partnership between the city and six local organizations, has reported total expenditures of $342,000 and a remaining grantee budget of $351,000. She told the committee invoice 9 had been approved, invoice 10 was under State review and invoice 11 was being prepared for submission.
Project leads gave line‑by‑line updates: Grid Alternatives (Resilient Homes) reported $863,000 spent and $6.1 million remaining and said outreach and installation canvassing were under way; Trust for Public Land reported $250,000 spent and $4.5 million remaining while staff reviewed 60% construction documents for the Richmond Wellness Trail; Urban Tilth reported roughly $287,000 spent and about $1.3 million remaining and said five additional water‑efficiency installations are scheduled through June; Groundwork Richmond reported about $187,000 spent and slightly less than $1 million remaining and said it has planted 31 new trees and maintains roughly 300 trees; Rich City Rights/Rich City Riders reported $292,000 spent and $2.2 million remaining and said seven youth fellows are onboarded for outreach and bike‑ride programming; the city’s ebike/ride program reported $526,000 spent and $472,000 remaining and is preparing voucher documentation for state reimbursement.
Several smaller projects also reported updates: an ADA‑accessible garden reported about $93,000 spent and $861,000 remaining and is preparing to put the project out to bid; Urban Tilth’s Orchard for All project reported $172,000 spent and $995,000 remaining and is scheduling a summer gleaning apprenticeship beginning June 28; VeggieRx reported roughly $772,000 spent and $2.4 million remaining and will host a climate‑friendly diet workshop with Fierce Advocates on May 22.
Grid Alternatives’ workforce manager, Alex (last name not provided on the record), said the first cohort of IBEW 200 solar training launched April 14 and includes five trainees; the cohort will graduate May 16 at Grid Alternatives’ Oakland office.
Committee members asked for outreach schedules and clarified that some timelines depend on pending invoice reimbursements and state reviews. Guerrero and city staff said they will circulate invoicing calendars and provide consultants’ plans to the committee at future meetings.
The committee did not take final decisions on individual projects at the meeting; project leads were asked to return with consultant plans, community engagement materials and any revised budgets for committee feedback.
