Our Mission: Power A Clean Future Ohio is building momentum now for a clean, prosperous future by equipping local leaders for equitable, community-driven carbon reductions in Ohio. |
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What does your city need to pursue a federal infrastructure grant?
PCFO wants to hear from you and has a soon-to-launch program to provide tangible support for your local government to apply and receive federal grant dollars.
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (or Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) is a historic $1.2 trillion investment opportunity to improve infrastructure and advance sustainability in our communities. To support Ohio communities to leverage federal grant opportunities, we have launched the Infrastructure Grant Assistance Program (IGAP) to provide technical support to Ohio community leaders and staff.
To inform the development of this program, we are asking Ohio communities to complete the survey below to help us better understand any previous challenges you’ve had with pursuing grants, your near-term priorities for infrastructure investment, and ways that PCFO can best help your community to secure federal grants.
By completing this survey, you can directly inform the services that PCFO will provide to your local government in preparing grants to attract infrastructure funding.
>>> PCFO communities that complete the survey by the deadline will receive priority for grant assistance and support. <<<
Please contact Sarah Spence, IGAP Coordinator, at sarah@ohcef.org with any questions. Thank you for your help in developing this new program that can help Ohio cities succeed in advancing their clean energy priorities with federal support.
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PCFO INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS DIGEST Federal Funding: Find it here! |
GRANT SNAPSHOT: DOT’s RAISE Grant
Does your community have a pressing need to fund a local transportation project?
Yes? If your project improves safety, creates jobs, and lowers greenhouse gas emissions, you may be a perfect candidate for the RAISE Grant.
The Department of Transportation has recently opened the Local and Regional Project Assistance Grants (RAISE) for FY2022 making $1.5 billion available for communities pursuing surface transportation projects. RAISE provides a minimum grant award of $5 million for urban areas and $1 million for rural areas, with a maximum award of $25 million for capital and planning projects. Applications are due on April 14, 2022. For more information on this grant, please visit here.
If you are interested in applying need PCFO’s support please contact Sarah Spence, IGAP Coordinator, at sarah@ohcef.org with any questions.
Max Award: $25 million
Matching grant requirements:
Yes, 20% matching. No matching required for projects in rural areas, Historically Disadvantaged Communities, or Areas of Persistent Poverty.
Application Deadline: 04/14/2022 at 5:00PM ET
Description: RAISE is a competitive grant program for surface transportation infrastructure projects that will have a significant local or regional impact. At least $15 million in funding is guaranteed to go towards projects located in Areas of Persistent Poverty or Historically Disadvantaged Communities. The minimum RAISE grant award for urban areas is $5 million and $1 million for rural areas.
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Welcome NE Ohio PCFO Consultants |
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PCFO is excited to add two new team members as Northeast Ohio Strategy Consultants. Please welcome Kwame Botchway and Elena Stachew.
Through their firm, Citadel Impact Consulting, Kwame and Elena will develop strong working relationships between elected officials and local government staff in NE Ohio and the PCFO coalition.
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Kwame Botchway is an impact strategist based in Cleveland and working within the community and economic development ecosystems. He has worked on projects and research focused on inclusive and equitable development and sustainability practices in cities, in North America (USA) and Africa (Ghana). His areas of expertise range across equitable community and economic development, sustainability, and racial equity and inclusion strategy. Kwame is the Director of Community Impact and Innovation at a Cleveland-based nonprofit. Kwame is founder and principal consultant at Citadel Impact Consulting and holds a Master of Science in Social Administration (MSSA) from Case Western Reserve University where he was a Mandel Leadership Fellow.
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Elena Stachew is an Integrated Biosciences Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Akron focused on coastal erosion and ecology of Lake Erie. Elena has extensive work experience in the environmental and sustainability ecosystems having worked directly and in partnership with organizations including Biohabitats, Cleveland Water Alliance, and ODNR Office of Coastal Management. Elena is a technical consultant with Citadel Impact Consulting, working with Kwame Botchway to advise and drive PCFO's Northeast Ohio community expansion plans.
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Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry |
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The bill has received diverse support from various organizations and businesses including the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, UAW, GM, AEP, BRITE Energy Innovators, Endera, and COTA to name a few.
If any PCFO community or partner is interested in showing support for the bill, you can reach out to Clean Fuels Ohio to learn more.
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The Intersection of Racial Justice and Climate Action
February 24, 3 p.m.
Real progress on climate change can only be made with equitable and just solutions. Please join Leah Hudnall, Crystal Davis and Rachael Belz to find out how you can lend your support for environmental justice and get the latest news about the critical work of the Ohio Climate Justice Fund.
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Ohio Voices Informing Energy Choices
February 24, 6-7 p.m.
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Tackling Domestic Climate Change Policy: Remarks from Sonia Aggarwal
March 18, 12-1:30 p.m., The City Club of Cleveland
Cleveland's own Sonia Aggarwal is serving on President Biden's team in the Office of Domestic Climate Policy as the Senior Advisor for Climate Policy and Innovation. PCFO is proud to be a community partner of this City Club of Cleveland event. For additional details and to purchase tickets, visit here.
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PCFO is an expansive, diverse coalition engaging with cities and local governments across the state of Ohio to build a clean future for our communities. Power A Clean Future Ohio is empowering local leaders with tools and resources to create carbon reduction plans and implement them in ways that are achievable, measurable, equitable and economical.
Our coalition of expert organizations wants to share our technical expertise and resources with your community. If your community wants to work on plans to reduce emissions, attract business investment, implement equitable clean energy policy, and reduce costs – contact us today to set up a meeting!
If your business or organization would like to support PCFO, we invite you to join the campaign as a PCFO Partner. Contact us for more details.
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