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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 

EPA provides a portal to funding opportunities of interest to local governments available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (2021), covering topics including:

• Water Infrastructure
• Cleanup, Revitalization and Recycling Investments
• Electric and Low-emission School Buses
• Tribal Communities
• Pollution Prevention (assistance to businesses)

The Inflation Reduction Act

The Inflation Reduction Act (2022) includes a number of provisions with the potential to significantly affect the economics of decarbonization:

• What Does the Inflation Reduction Act Do for State and Local Government?
• Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Budget and Revenue Provisions. Summary outlining the IRA's budget and revenue provisions, including those pertaining to energy, environment, and transportation.
• Understanding the Inflation Reduction Act. Introduces several ways that local energy and climate programs can benefit from the IRA, including drought relief and funding for "resilience hubs." 
• Legislative Analysis for Counties: The Inflation Reduction Act.  Article published by NACO detailing the IRA's major provisions for counties as well as a section-by-section analysis of how funds have been allocated. 
• Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA): Provisions Related to Climate Change. Report identifies IRA provisions related to climate change. Includes abbreviated information about their content and the Congressional Budget Office's estimates of revenue effects over the period of the law. 
• Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program. Provides funding for states, local governments, Tribes, and territories to create and implement plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.

Recent Funding Opportunities

06/16/2023 - Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Ride and Drive Electric, Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Opportunity Announcement [more]

05/26/2023 - Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $315 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites [more]

05/26/2023 - EPA to Award Over $10 Million in Grants to Support Water Quality Monitoring at Beaches to Protect Public Health [more]

05/26/2023 - Apply for EPA Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes [more]

05/26/2023 - FEMA’s Apply for FEMA's FY23 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) [more]

05/19/2023 - Apply for a USDA Revolving Fund for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects by June 10 [more]

05/19/2023 - Apply to Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program by July 10 [more]

05/10/2023 - Check out EPA Grants Management Training for Applicants and Recipients [more]

05/10/2023 - Check out EPA's Budget Training Course [more]

03/21/2023 - EPA Clean Air Act Grants - $25 million [more]

03/21/2023 - HUD’s Thriving Communities Technical Assistance (TCTA) Program (14.259). [more]

03/21/2023 - DOT Opens Applications for First Round of $2.5 Billion Program to Build EV Charging in Communities & Neighborhoods Nationwide. [more]

03/21/2023 - EPA Provides Rural, Small, and Tribal Wastewater Technical Assistance [more]

03/21/2023 - OCCHE Launches Program to Allocate Environmental Justice Solar and Wind Capacity [more]

03/21/2023 - OCCHE Launches Program to Allocate Environmental Justice Solar and Wind Capacity [more]

03/14/2023 - EPA Announces the Availability of $16 Million for Pollution Prevention Grants in Environmental Justice Communities [more]

03/14/2023 - DOE Offers Funding Opportunity for Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas [more]

03/07/2023 - EPA Announces $2.4 Billion for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law through this year’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) [more]

03/07/2023 - NFWF Opens FY23 National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) - National Coastal Resilience Fund [more]

02/21/2023 - Questions and Answers document for the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia [more]

02/21/2023 - EPA’s Watershed Academy Launches Hazard Mitigation Module Creating Co-Benefits Through Hazard Mitigation Planning and Water Resource Management Module [more]

02/21/2023 - EPA’s New Pollution Prevention (P2) Grant Opportunities Focused on Environmental Justice are Coming Soon!   [more]

02/14/2023 - Overview of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law CWSRF Emerging Contaminants Supplemental Appropriation Recording [more]

02/14/2023 - EPA’s Local Government Advisory Committee Releases Latest Recommendations on IRA and Heavy Duty Vehicles Program. [more]

02/14/2023 - Preparing for and Accessing Water Infrastructure Funding and Opportunities with Support from EPA [more]

02/14/2023 - Empowering Communities to Improve Climate Resilience in the Water Sector [more]

02/14/2023 - FEMA’s SAVE THE DATE: Hazard Mitigation Partners Virtual Workshop is October 16-19, 2023. [more]

02/14/2023 - EPA Announces $6.5 Billion in New Funding Available for Water Infrastructure Projects [more]

01/31/2023 - U.S. Department of Energy Announces the Buildings Upgrade Prize [more]

01/31/2023 - USDA's Water & Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grants [more]

01/31/2023 - USDA's SEARCH - Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households Grant [more]

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05/26/2023 - EPA Releases Annual Air Report, Highlighting Trends through 2022

05/26/2023 - EPA Releases Clean Water Act Integrated Planning Toolkit for Permitting Authorities

05/19/2023 - EPA Proposes New Carbon Pollution Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants to Tackle the Climate Crisis and Protect Public Health

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