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# Grants Strategy

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A dedicated, aggressive grants operation runs through **Urban Array** (the 501c3 federal-facing adapter), pursuing every grant lever across every element of the DAO. The locked 30% stack share is a **floor, not a ceiling** — grants are maximized wherever possible.
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## Capital efficiency = drive cost down + fund the residual with grants first

If the cost-reduction engines shrink what a hub *costs* in cash, the grants strategy shrinks how much of that cash must come from investors or debt. Grants-first, then the smallest possible equity/debt.

## The five grant categories — a Foundry qualifies across all of them

| Category                               | Targets                                                                                           |
| -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🌿 **Eco-building**                    | Green construction, energy efficiency, deconstruction/material recovery, brownfield/environmental |
| 💻 **Tech**                            | Platform, blockchain/AI infrastructure, digital equity                                            |
| 🤝 **Social**                          | Workforce equity, reentry, economic mobility                                                      |
| 🏘️ **Community development**          | CDFI, HUD, neighborhood revitalization, land-bank programs                                        |
| 📚 **Programs / training / education** | Workforce development, apprenticeship, OSHA/trade certs, adult education                          |

Few housing developers can credibly pursue all five; a Foundry does all of them under one roof.

## Two-sided impact

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Eco-building + community-development grants offset facility acquisition and buildout, reducing the equity/debt layers needed to stand up a hub.
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Training/program/education/social grants fund operating costs (training is already grant-funded) and are the primary fuel for the **years 2–3 operating-subsidy bridge** that carries a hub to break-even.
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## Incentive-gated sourcing

Early, BBD does not acquire a property unless it already carries an incentive — a land-bank conveyance, a brownfield-TIF qualification, a location inside an INVEST South/West or Strategic Neighborhood Fund corridor, or NOF-eligible frontage. **Subsidy is baked into every deal before a dollar is committed.** As collateral and credit build, the screen can relax; early, it is strict.

## The benchmark — and why it's a feature

In comparable markets, \~30–40% of an affordable deal's capital stack *must* be public subsidy for it to pencil — it's the traditional viability threshold. BBD's build-fund gap lands right there, and the model **bakes it into the base** (with a stress sensitivity for transparency). The gap is not a weakness; it's the public subsidy every affordable deal needs — and BBD captures it on the community's behalf.

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[The Funding Stack](/partner/funding.md)
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