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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

06/12/2023 - EPA Posts an Overview of Current and Upcoming Funding Opportunities from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act [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]

02/14/2023 - 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]

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06/12/2023 - EPA Publishes an Updated Version of the Power Resilience Guide for Water and Wastewater Utilities

06/12/2023 - EPA Releases Upgrades of the Environmental Compliance History Database and Introduces Clean Air Tracking Tool (ECATT)

06/12/2023 - EPA Releases Off-Site Stormwater Management Case Studies

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