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...

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...

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...

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...

This report, “An 8-point framework for tracking the rise of large corporate landlords in single-family rentals,” dives into how current real estate processes can exacerbate existing inequalities during disaster recovery. In the aftermath of the foreclosure crisis and the rise...

The poverty rate in Louisiana, South Carolina and Tennessee all exceed 14%, with Louisiana having the highest rate at nearly 20%. Helping to change this narrative are large Federal investments like the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) and...