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Eligible Uses of LCDA Grant Funds <br />Grant funds are intended to assist innovative development projects that meet Livable Communities <br />priorities move forward and/or for innovative features and elements such as stormwater management, <br />renewable energy, intentionally designed public spaces, community engagement, or limited <br />infrastructure elements which support projects that provide demonstration value to the region. LCA <br />grant funds are not for gap financing nor to supplant or substitute other sources of funding. Applicants <br />should demonstrate that "but -for" Livable Communities funds, the grant activity would not occur. <br />Please note: Livable Communities funding is awarded on a cost -incurred basis. Only activities that <br />occur after the date of grant award and prior to the expiration date of the grant agreement are eligible <br />(Site Acquisition is a special circumstance with detail in the table below.) <br />Eligible Uses <br />Ineligible Uses <br />Site -Integrated Stormwater Management <br />• Infiltration swales or tanks; <br />• Landscaping, including rain gardens, that is <br />an integrated part of the stormwater <br />management system; <br />• Pervious pavement; <br />• Green roofs <br />• Trees, sod or landscape plantings, unless <br />an integral part of a stormwater <br />management system <br />Renewable Energy Elements <br />• Photovoltaic cells*; <br />• Geothermal heat pumps; <br />• Fuel cells; and <br />• Wind turbines <br />*When demonstrated that upfront costs are an <br />insurmountable burden. Payback period, tax credits and <br />rebates, and who benefits from utility savings are <br />considerations <br />Public Space <br />• Intentionally designed, publicly accessible <br />spaces, such as plazas, squares, greens or <br />courtyards, which reinforce a sense of <br />identity for the site and surrounding <br />neighborhood. Elements integral to the <br />design of such spaces, which may include: <br />o lighting; <br />o landscaping; <br />o seating and furnishings; <br />o sidewalks and paths; <br />• Public art features which contribute to the <br />identity or sense of place of the <br />development project and/or surrounding <br />neighborhood. To be considered public art, <br />the design must be led and fabricated by a <br />professional artist and/or art organization. <br />• General landscaping elements, lighting, <br />sidewalks or paths around the <br />development which are not part of an <br />intentionally designed public space; <br />• City or neighborhood parks or <br />playgrounds; <br />• Parks, playgrounds, or areas that are, <br />through management or design, primarily <br />for the use of the development project's <br />tenants or residents; <br />6 <br />