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Policy Memo
Enhancing Federal Climate Initiatives: Integrating Tech-Focused Green Jobs for Equity and Innovation

…the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) environmental education fund, we aim to craft novel job descriptions, tailored training programs, and foster strategic public-private…

04.26.24 | 21 min read
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Environment
Blog
The Wildfire Crisis and FAS: A Story of Policy Entrepreneurship

…to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021, and that law’s creation of the federal Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. The law charged the commission with recommending…

04.24.24 | 5 min read
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Environment
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Policy Memo
Exempt Affordable Housing from Private Activity Bond Volume Cap

…Washington DC. Further, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) created two additional uses for PABs – broadband projects and carbon capture facilities – that could compete with housing for…

02.23.24 | 7 min read
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Environment
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Policy Memo
Accelerating Affordable Housing Through Market-Based Incentives

…result of improved economic growth could offset a substantial share of costs for the program. With strong bipartisan appeal, funds could be pulled from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

02.22.24 | 3 min read
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Environment
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Policy Memo
Prioritize Western Water Grants that Support New Housing

…Meanwhile, Section 40901 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides $8.3 billion over five years for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) to provide partial funding for projects…

02.21.24 | 3 min read
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