• Get the latest information on the American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program.• Hear from local leaders about the best uses of these funds for housing, public health, water, broadband and more.• Connect with peers from similar-sized communities to share how diverse cities are using ARPA dollars. In this peer-to-peer… Continue reading ARPA Implementation in Your Community: Sharing Successes and Challenges – Cities over 350,001
Type: Learning Lab
Transportation Partnership Playbook: Using Federal and State Transportation Programs to Rebuild Roads, Bridges and Culverts at Home
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) provides $350 billion in highway programs from now until 2026 and will make the largest dedicated bridge investment since the construction of the Interstate Highway System. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration will be providing traditional funds to your state to pass through as well as offering many… Continue reading Transportation Partnership Playbook: Using Federal and State Transportation Programs to Rebuild Roads, Bridges and Culverts at Home
ARPA Implementation in Your Community: Sharing Successes and Challenges – Cities less than 50,000
• Get the latest information on the American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program.• Hear from local leaders about the best uses of these funds for housing, public health, water, broadband and more.• Connect with peers from similar-sized communities to share how diverse cities are using ARPA dollars. In this peer-to-peer… Continue reading ARPA Implementation in Your Community: Sharing Successes and Challenges – Cities less than 50,000
ARPA Implementation in Your Community: Sharing Successes and Challenges – Cities 50,001-140,000
• Get the latest information on the American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program.• Hear from local leaders about the best uses of these funds for housing, public health, water, broadband and more.• Connect with peers from similar-sized communities to share how diverse cities are using ARPA dollars. In this peer-to-peer… Continue reading ARPA Implementation in Your Community: Sharing Successes and Challenges – Cities 50,001-140,000
Invitation Only: Cities Leading the Way: Local Governments Building the Infrastructure to Support an Equitable Recovery for Young Children and Families
This session is designed to showcase how cities across the country have used their American Rescue Plan funding to support early childhood; highlight opportunities for municipal leaders to strengthen the early childhood system; and engage in a conversation between local leaders and federal agencies on ways to achieve greater alignment between federal, state, and local… Continue reading Invitation Only: Cities Leading the Way: Local Governments Building the Infrastructure to Support an Equitable Recovery for Young Children and Families
Transportation Spotlight: Electric Vehicle Charging Grants and Federal Transportation Financing Help for Your Community
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) will bring new electric vehicle charging grants to cities and states as well as opportunities to fund and finance your community’s infrastructure in new ways with the Build America Bureau. Come get to know how these USDOT initiatives can support both cities of all sizes in both urban and rural… Continue reading Transportation Spotlight: Electric Vehicle Charging Grants and Federal Transportation Financing Help for Your Community
Moving Forward with Affordable Housing: Strategies for Development and Preservation
• Learn how local governments and housing developers can work together to reduce obstacles to financing and building affordable housing.• Find out how to modernize land-use and zoning policies to reflect today’s housing needs.• Learn about longer-term policies and programs that contribute to a full spectrum of housing options like land banks, housing trust funds,… Continue reading Moving Forward with Affordable Housing: Strategies for Development and Preservation
Legal Update: Court Cases Impacting Local Government
• Learn more about cases before the Supreme Court and lower courts that could impact local governments.• Discuss the prospects of these cases for important issues from energy to local broadband and pandemic response.• Hear how the appointment of a new Supreme Court justice could impact local government. Decisions by the nation’s courts are having… Continue reading Legal Update: Court Cases Impacting Local Government
Homelessness in Focus: Local Government Roles in Intervention and Prevention
• Gain a fresh understanding of the multiple factors in homelessness and how cities can respond.• Learn how municipal leaders can direct resources to assisting people to move out of encampments and into safe, quality and affordable housing.• Find out how communities can intervene to address conditions that often lead to homelessness through eviction prevention… Continue reading Homelessness in Focus: Local Government Roles in Intervention and Prevention
Equity and Economic Development: Charting the Course for an Equitable Recovery
• Learn more about how to promote entrepreneurship and small business development in ways that reduce income inequality.• Find out how ARPA funds can support aid to small businesses in distressed communities.• Learn now the U.S. Economic Development Administration and NLC are working together to help communities promote an equitable recovery. Local policies and programs… Continue reading Equity and Economic Development: Charting the Course for an Equitable Recovery