Author: Emerald Cities Collaborative Staff Published: 4/9/2024 Emerald Cities Collaborative
Hello EJ/CJ Community Members!
Originally launched in 2022, The People’s Justice40+ Community Benefit Playbook is an organizing tool that provides a framework for communities to leverage the Justice40 Initiative and federal investments within the American Rescue Plan Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and now the Inflation Reduction Act to achieve community benefits.
In the Playbook, you’ll find a breakdown of the Justice40 Initiative, an analysis of the federal funding process, and an overview of federal climate, economic, and infrastructure investments. You’ll also find five justice centered infrastructure playbooks–energy justice, water justice, economic justice, environmental and climate justice, and transportation justice–that take a deeper dive into some of the major issues plaguing low income, frontline, and fenceline communities. Through these infrastructure playbooks, communities can explore potential strategies for addressing community priorities and identify federal programs and funding opportunities that could meet community needs. To round out the Playbook, you’ll find examples of Community Benefit Agreements, Community Workforce Agreements, and Project Labor Agreements, as well as a step-by-step guide to creating a Community Benefit Plan that can help build community power to advocate for government resources that support the needs of the people.
The 2nd Edition of the Playbook expands on the first edition by providing an updated analysis of the Justice40 Initiative, an overview of the Inflation Reduction Act, and additional information and resources that provide facts and data on the issues your community may be facing and offer potential solutions to address community needs.
In this quarterly update you’ll also find:
- The Department of Energy announced the Regional Energy Democracy Initiative.
- The Department of Energy also announced the SOLVE IT Prize Competition.
- The White House released an updated list of Justice40 Covered Programs.
- The Environmental Protection Network released a Suggested 6-Step Application Guide to applying for the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants.
- Additional Resources as well as Community Engagement and Learning Opportunities.
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Tools and Resources Webinar Series The EPA: Office of Research and Development is hosting monthly public webinars to discuss EPA research and share resources and information that may be helpful to states, territories, Tribes, and other entities, like communities. You can find a list of upcoming webinars and access previous webinars here. |