Program Background The Sustainable Neighborhoods Program provides support to neighborhoods in order to advance neighborhood-level climate action and empower residents to create sustainable and resilient communities. The program includes an annual certification process and neighborhoods in the program earn credits for participation and for achieving project goals. Depending on the number of credits earned in a given year, neighborhoods may receive designation as a “Participating Sustainable Neighborhood” or an “Outstanding Sustainable Neighborhood” from their local government. The Sustainable Neighborhood Network was formed as a nonprofit in 2020 to manage the successful adoption, implementation and maintenance of the Sustainable Neighborhoods Program in participating communities. In addition, the network aims to identify opportunities to expand membership and reach of the network through capacity planning, fundraising, grant-writing and networking; maintain and improve upon the existing web infrastructure for the network; and sponsor, host and participate in events and activities that promote network-wide connection building and educational opportunities Learn more about the Sustainable Neighborhoods Certification Program