2004 AHEAD Program Grant Recipients

Location	Member	Sponsor	Grant Amount
Pima County, AZ	Northern Trust Bank	Old Pueblo Community Foundation	$14,000
Project Description: A 13-house homeownership project. The grant will be used to design city and county plans; develop partnerships with other grant sources; and prepare applications for first-time homebuyers.
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Location	Member	Sponsor	Grant Amount
San Jose, CA	Silicon Valley Bank	Habitat for Humanity Silicon Valley	$15,000
Project Description: Homeownership sweat equity project to restore and rehabilitate 2 historic Victorian houses to create 4 individual homes with a total of 12 bedrooms for low-income families. The grant will fund predevelopment costs for the restoration and rehabilitation of the homes.
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Location	Member	Sponsor	Grant Amount
Ventura County, CA	First California Bank	Cabrillo Economic Development Corp.	$20,000
Project Description: Multifamily rental housing in rural Ventura County; new construction of 54-townhouse style units. Half the units will be set aside for farmworker households, with the other half serving other low-income families. The grant will cover local permit and architecture fees.
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Santa Cruz, CA	Santa Cruz Community Credit Union	Walnut Avenue Women’s Center	$20,000
Project Description: Childcare center expansion and employee housing for low-income families. The grant will pay for predevelopment costs (mainly architectural services) for the development of two 2-bedroom affordable housing units for childcare staff.
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Los Angeles, CA	Citibank (West)	West Los Angeles Community Development Corp.	$25,000
Project Description: Mixed-use redevelopment, including housing and commercial enterprises, for a low- and moderate-income community in the Crenshaw Corridor of South Central Los Angeles. The grant will cover predevelopment due diligence costs on 20 acres of land including site assessments, environmental analysis, and architecture costs.
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Location	Member	Sponsor	Grant Amount
Los Angeles, CA	Citibank (West)	West Los Angeles Community Development Corp.	$25,000
Project Description: Creation of a pedestrian-oriented district in the low- and moderate-income Hyde Park neighborhood of the Crenshaw Corridor in South Central Los Angeles. The sponsor will develop a master plan for the neighborhood that will explore the creation of an economically viable core of businesses and services. The grant will fund the master plan.
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San Francisco Bay Area	Golden Gate Bank	Women’s Initiative for Self Employment	$50,000
Project Description: Small business training services for low-income women entrepreneurs. The grant will support bilingual financial and business enhancement services.