For Government/Elected Officials
County and municipal governments have access to an array of financing and grant opportunities to help us meet our ambitious climate goals. These opportunities can assist with increasing renewable energy, building and transportation electrification, building and home efficiency, and more, with a specific focus on supporting overburdened and underserved communities.
Featured Resources
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Assessing & Improving Equity in State Planning
This equity evaluation process is designed to help identify ways to improve equity in planning, decision making, and grantmaking.
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How Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits Benefit Maryland
Describes how Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits will benefit economy, cut spending and improve health in Maryland specifically nts flow to disadvantaged communities.
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Selected Federal Funding & Technical Assistance Sources for Building Upgrades
Airtable database that explains which grants are avaliable for which types of proprties, includes a database of acronyms
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NASEO Federal Funding Tracker for Buildings
Summarizes provisions and key funding opportunities of the IIJA, the IRA, and other federal grants that may be leveraged by building owners, state agencies, and local entities to advance efforts to efficiently electrify and improve the energy efficiency of new and existing buildings.
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DOE Clean Energy Infrastructure Program & Funding Announcements
Funding announcements through the Dept. of Energy; includes application dates.
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State-Based Funding from the Interagency Working Group on Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization
Database features billions in existing formula funding, available to energy communities through ongoing appropriations, the BIL and the IRA.
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Making Clean Energy Tax Credits Deliver for the Public: a User Guide for Governments, Schools, & Nonprofits
Explains how tax-exempt entities can now claim tax credits in the form of “direct pay.” From the BlueGreen Alliance.
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Water Program Portal
A digital information hub for organizations and public agencies tracking recent federal investments in water, specifically IIJA and the IRA. Developed by Atlas Public Policy in partnership with the Water Foundation.
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American Cities Climate Challenge Funding Guidance
This tool helps local governments prioritize and leverage existing federal funding to advance system-wide energy transition goals—from block grants and technical assistance to competitive grants and loans.goes here
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Cities Advancing Climate Action: Unlocking the Potential of the Inflation Reduction Act
This report is designed to help mayors understand how to structure, locate, scale, and finance transformative projects to meet their community needs and climate goals leveraging new tax credit opportunities from the IRA. From the US Conference of Mayors.
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Inflation Reduction Act: What's in it for Local Governments?
Explainer about oppotunities avaliable for local governments in the IRA and IIJA . From the Government Finance Officers Association.
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How Maryland Can Unlock Hundreds of Millions of Federal Dollars for Transit, Walking, & Biking Projects
A guide on how Maryland can use flexible funding in the IRA to put more money towards public transit, walking, and biking projects.