Many of the suggestions we heard from state staff were aimed at providing critical outreach and support to lower-capacity communities and applicants, and making the most of their own (state) capacity to navigate program guidelines and connect communities with resources. [...] 3 Rapidly expand and fund local actors as “circuit riders” and “funding navigators.” Build on existing community relationships and trust through a mix of models and funding streams, including but not limited to building these models into federal program design and funding, identifying federal and NGO TA funding for these positions, and enabling state or local entities to contract with local actors. [...] Interviewees are aware of—and use—numerous federal and state EJ/DAC criteria and mapping tools8 to score Quotations from interviewees and rank projects or applications.9 The application of criteria mentioned the most by state staff was around the The whole understanding of a DAC scoring and prioritization of projects and applications that does not mean a BIPOC neighborhood come to the state from D. [...] Lastly, we recognize that state agencies are only one piece of a larger, dynamic ecosystem of state and non-state actors and institutions working to access and deploy federal funding and that many organizations have provided similar recommendations to federal agencies. [...] EPIC, Climate XChange, and Beech Hill Research: Resources and Technical Assistance Programs for Navigating Federal Funding (06/2023) — A list of federal, regional, and NGO resources to help state agencies, tribal and local governments, NGOs, and communities find and navigate federal climate, energy, and infrastructure funding opportunities.
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