Workers install solar panels in San Francisco in 2023. There’s lots of federal funding that can help pay for green projects, but a “grant gap” can leave some cities behind.
Photographer: Michaela Vatcheva/BloombergFor US Cities in Infrastructure Need, Grant Writers Wanted
With billions in federal funds at stake, smaller cities are racing to compete for new clean energy and climate projects. That means filling out a lot of forms.
It’s a big windfall of federal investment. Together, bills like the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the CHIPS Act present a substantial shift in how the US government funds local economic development, clean energy and environmental justice efforts, potentially giving cities and towns a huge boost.
That is, if the nation’s 90,000-plus municipalities and tribal governments can finish filling out all the paperwork.