America is Strong When Local Economies are Strong 75% - 5,000 and below

NLC works with Congress and the Administration to ensure partnership with local governments and to emphasize the importance of local voices in federal policy. [...] INCREASE HOUSING SUPPLY • Support local priorities in the Farm Bill AND STABILITY reauthorization, including for rural development, • Support direct funding for local governments to local foods and nutrition and conservation accelerate housing development including CDBG, programs. [...] • Support grants and tax-credits for aordable and PREVENT FEDERAL OVERREACH public housing improvements including OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS cost-saving energy-eciency improvements and • Engage in the rule making process with federal expanded access to broadband. [...] of small, mid-sized, and rural and disadvantaged • Strengthen the intergovernmental partnership communities through federal grant opportunities between the federal government and for planning, pre-development and technical municipalities to ensure local authorities are assistance. [...] industries that have significant hiring needs and • Support local climate action and the expected growth, including municipal workforces reauthorization of the Energy Eciency and and expand access to work visas.