Grantee Spotlights

America is growing, and Smart Growth America is promoting a better and more sustainable way to do it: through equitable development and infrastructure investment, revitalized communities, more housing and transportation choices, and healthier people and land. SGA works with its national partners for state and federal policy change that supports transportation and land use decisions that promote smart growth, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and more livable communities.

Now in its 31st year, The Mattress Factory is a museum of contemporary art supporting the creation and exhibition of site-specific installation art.  Since 1982, the Mattress Factory has provided space and resources for more than 300 artists from around the world to make site-specific works.

Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the Fairmount/Indigo Line CDC Collaborative is spearheading a nationally recognized smart growth, transit-oriented-development initiative along the 9-mile Fairmount commuter rail line in Boston.

With over 75 percent of the world's green house gases generated in municipal areas, cities play a crucial role in addressing climate change. Mayors across North America from Vancouver to Miami are taking action to ensure that their cities are a part of the solution.

Now in its 26th year, The Wooden Floor is an arts-for-youth organization effectively combining dance education with academic and family programs for underserved youth and teens in Santa Ana, Calif.