Local Infrastructure Hub Initiative

Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities ($1 billion):

Assists communities as they undertake hazard mitigation projects, reducing the risks they face from disasters and natural hazards. The program aims to shift the federal focus away from reactive disaster spending and instead focusing efforts on proactive investment in community resilience.

Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant Program ($100 million )

Helps communities with demonstration projects focused on advanced smart community technologies and systems to improve transportation efficiency and safety. Projects might include systems integration, innovative aviation, smart grid, and/or traffic signals. By building data and technology capacity at the local level, municipalities can improve residents’ quality of life and encourage innovation.

The Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program ($800 million)

Helps to reconnect neighborhoods divided by infrastructure. Cities, towns, and villages can use funds to address local infrastructure projects such as removing, replacing, or retrofitting highways and freeways. This grant program supports equitable transportation planning and will allow residents to become more active in the infrastructure projects that negatively impact them and their surrounding environment.

Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program ($7.5 billion over five years)

Provides investments in road, rail, transit, and port projects to enhance freight and passenger transportation networks. These projects will ultimately strengthen supply chains, reduce bottlenecks, and make local communities safer and more efficient for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. Projects might include the development of master plans, zero emissions plans, reducing conflicts in residential areas between freight and traffic, development of port planning, and risk assessments.

Climate Action Bootcamp

This unique bootcamp program will provide an overview of climate action planning and federal funding opportunities for projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in communities. For cities that don’t already have a climate action plan, the bootcamp will guide officials through along the process, including community engagement and establishing a baseline of emissions. The bootcamp will also support cities in putting their plans into action by identifying and developing projects around clean energy, electric vehicles, and building efficiency to help meet local climate action goals. The bootcamp will provide an overview of federal grant programs and tax credits under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act to help fund and finance local climate projects, as well as specifically support cities that are part of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to develop a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of a state or regional effort.

The Digital Equity Act Competitive Grant Program ($1.25 billion)

Supports local government efforts to achieve digital equity and promote digital inclusion and broader access to internet. The program seeks to address the divide between those who have internet access and those who do not, a divide that hinders an equitable economy. These projects might include expanded access to internet and digital network technology for broadband services, training programs for workforce development programs, and/or necessary upgrades to public access computing centers.