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This report draws on insights from over 50 stakeholders on how this grant opportunity galvanized Southern leaders.
Southern cities, including Richmond, VA, Charlotte, NC, Louisville, KY and Sarasota, FL identified as examples of participatory climate planning excellence.
SEAP recently wrapped up its support for the inaugural Our Dollars, Our Dreams community — New Orleans, LA. We assisted the Building Equity Collaborative in New Orleans for over a year in researching and refining an equity rubric and checklist for local infrastructure projects funded through federal resources. The Collaborative is working with city staff […]
This comprehensive report details both the impacts of climate change and the potential for federal investments to target the inequities these impacts create and compound. This edition focuses on people living in Southern states, a group particularly at risk. As communities come together to access Bipartisan Infrastructure Act and Inflation Reduction Act funds, leaders must […]
The new Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) provide $250 million in planning grants and $4.6 billion in implementation grants to states, local governments, tribes, and territories to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollution. The US Environmental Protection Agency administers CPRG with funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and is part of the Justice40 […]
The Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) offer states and cities funding opportunities for infrastructure improvements across all areas, including billions in competitive grants. As states and localities apply for these funds, the Biden Administration has laid out several grantmaking priorities, including an emphasis on workforce development with the […]
The term “equity initiatives” is vague as it encompasses incredibly broad categories and interdependent institutions such as the built environment, distribution of resources, transportation, and education to name a few. When local governments receive large amounts of funding, such as that granted by the American Rescue Plan, creating equity initiatives can seem like a daunting […]
