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Building State Capacity with SFRP Slides

18 May 2023

Climate-XChange.org Introduction Kristen Soares State Climate Policy Network Manager State Climate Policy Network (SCPN) ● Network of 18,000+ policymakers, advocates, business leaders and experts pushing for effective and equitable climate policies in their states ● Host monthly national calls and webinars ● Share updates, research, and analysis on various climate policy topics How can we help you. [...] SFRP helps states… ● identify specific investment opportunities ● inform budget planning ● successfully apply for funding ● clarify program guidance ● understand Justice40 considerations We help boost state capacity through our State Implementation Strike Team, a cohort of technical experts across transportation electrification, energy and grid systems, grant writing, state budgets, and environmen. [...] We help states with: ● Capacity Constraints ● Equity and Justice40 ● Tight Deadlines and Aggressive Timeframes ● Structural Bureaucratic Hurdles ● Program Complexity ● Intergovernmental and Interagency Collaboration ● Locking in positive climate outcomes from prospective projects and plans ● Bringing expertise and commitment to equity and Justice40 The SFRP Advantage ● Maximize climate co-benefits. [...] Program ● RAISE - Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity Program Stakeholder Mapping: Identifying key agency stakeholders and evaluating prior engagement Activities activities to identify best practices, lessons learned, and recommendations for improved outreach and ● Outreach and stakeholder engagement plans engagement. [...] ● Community benefit agreements ● J40 metrics Getting Started Identify tools and measures to achieve collective goals ● What mapping tools are available to complement federal tools? (state 3 agencies, academic institutions, Identify barriers to nonprofits, etc) engagement and ● Identify equitable solutions and related metrics to measure progress implementation ● Related Technical Assistance: metric.
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