Cohousing-L Mailing List: foundation question

[Ragland, Jenifer (Jenifer.Ragland]

Hi! I have been on this list off and on, but never posted before. I'm in the 
very early stages of starting a cohousing group (we're trying to get one going 
in Santa Barbara, CA), and it occurred to me: are there any charitable 
foundations that give out grants to help people start cohousing communities? I 
did a quick Web search and came up with nothing, but thought surely someone on 
this list would know!
Part of my reason for asking is selfish -- if there is a foundation, I'm sure I 
would want our group to apply for a grant. But it also seems like such an 
obvious need to me that if there isn't such a foundation, I'd like to think 
about starting one.
I would love to be able to raise enough money specifically for this cause, so 
that ultimately groups could apply for seed money or land-buying grants that 
could make building MORE projects more feasible.
There are clearly a lot of issues involved with such an undertaking, but I am 
curious what people think. Any thoughts, ideas or suggestions would be much 
appreciated!

Thanks so much,

--Jenifer Ragland

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