The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), formally named the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, made historic levels of funding available for investments in transportation, climate mitigation
In this white paper, we explore the recent creation of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC), the context in which it must operate, and the
March 11, 2022 marks the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s signing of the American Rescue Plan, which provides $350 billion to state and local governments
The Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP) released the first phase of results from its American Rescue Plan (ARP) Community Needs survey. The ARP was passed
A civic ecosystem has been burgeoning for decades in the South, and it now offers an opportunity to turn the tragedy of this pandemic into
Participants in our listening sessions asked for help in finding guides and toolkits. Below are several organizations that provide such guides. We will continue to
Climate change is the greatest problem of the 21st century. It is a problem not for future generations, but for today. Communities in the South
This year, hurricane season will coincide with health, economic, and racial crises of a historical nature. Amid the pandemic, economic shock, murder of George Floyd,
Like the initial rounds of stimulus payments during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Rescue Plan (ARP), signed into law by President Joe Biden on March
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) was created to address generational inequity and underdevelopment within the Mississippi Delta region. The region’s history of enslavement, persistent poverty,