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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces $267 Million in Brownfield Grants: Pine Bluff, Arkansas Awarded $500,000 to Address...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a May 16th news release announcing $267 million in Brownfield grants. Pine Bluff, Arkansas was awarded $500,000.00 that will be targeted for the Downtown...more

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CDFIs Under Threat in New Executive Order

On March 14, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled “Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy,” which limits the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund to the minimum statutory...more

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Maine DEP Accepting Restoration Applications for Coastal Sand Dunes

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On January 22, 2025, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that it would begin accepting applications to fund coastal sand dune restoration and protection projects. Last year, the Legislature...more

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Federal Building Reconfiguration and Redevelopment May Be Ripe for Federal/District Collaboration

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The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting increase in federal telework have reduced the daily usage of federal buildings in Washington, DC. Over the last few years, Mayor Muriel Bowser has not been shy in highlighting the economic...more

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EPA Announces Initial Recipients for Historic Community Change Grants Program

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced more than $325 million in funding for 21 projects aimed at addressing environmental and climate justice issues in disadvantaged communities. This funding...more

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DOE Announces Award Negotiations Updates for Large Capital Projects

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The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure (S3) (DOE) held a webinar and released a memorandum on May 24, 2024, that provided key updates and guidance regarding award negotiations for...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces $2 Billion Environmental and Climate Justice Funding Opportunity - Historic Funding...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR), has announced an unprecedented funding opportunity entitled the “Environmental and Climate...more

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Implications of Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling on Massachusetts Environmental Justice Law and Policy

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Not everyone would make a connection between the recent Supreme Court affirmative action decision on college admissions and the Massachusetts environmental permitting process. Although it may seem attenuated, for...more

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Highlighting Key Economic Development Actions from Across the U.S.

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California - In the Golden State, a bill to expand the state’s approach to workforce development programs passed the Senate floor on a 31-6 vote on May 24th, and is set to be considered by the Assembly’s Labor and...more

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"B-sides" ARPA - Congress adds fifth and sixth buckets of eligible use

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If you were living your life fully in late December 2022, you can be excused for having missed a big deal in the world of the American Rescue Plan Act. Your “B-sides” authors, however, grew excited at the prospect of new...more

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House Releases FY 2024 Community Project Funding Guidance

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House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-Texas) on Feb. 28, 2023, released the fiscal year (FY) 2024 guidance for Community Project Funding (CPF), also known as earmarks. Community project funding allows House...more

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Inflation Reduction Act: What You Need to Know

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​​​​​​​On August 16, President Biden signed into law the much-anticipated Inflation Reduction Act. The Act includes numerous clean energy, decarbonization, and climate-related provisions. ...more

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Congress Launches FY 2023 Community Project Funding Process After Successful Revival

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President Joe Biden signed into law the $1.5 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 (the Omnibus) (Public Law No. 117-103) on March 15, 2022. Included in the Omnibus for the first time in a decade was a large...more

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Gold Dome Report — Sine Die Wrap-Up

Just after midnight, the 2021 Legislative Session concluded with many legislative measures sneaking in under the wire—and many others lying dead on the House and Senate floors. The House and Senate compromise on the FY22...more

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The American Rescue Plan’s Impact on New York State and City Government, Businesses, and Nonprofits

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On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law. This historic $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan will have a major impact on the country by providing relief to businesses, nonprofit...more

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The return of earmarks: Community Project Funding approved by both parties in the House

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Last month House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) unveiled a proposal to return to congressional directed spending (i.e., earmarks) in what is being called “Community Project Funding.”...more

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Podcast - Earmarks: A Conversation with Quorum and PP&R Practice Leader Rich Gold

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In the first episode of "The Eyes on Washington Podcast" series, Public Policy & Regulation Group Leader Rich Gold spoke with Quorum about all things earmarks. He describes what earmarks are, how they've changed and how...more

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Congress Nears Finish Line of New COVID-19 Relief Bill

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As of Dec. 21, the new relief package will provide direct payments to citizens, extends expanded unemployment benefits, provides assistance for schools and medical facilities, and more. Our Government and Regulatory...more

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COVID-19 Relief: The Time is Now for a Federal Infrastructure Bill

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Although the federal government is pouring trillions of dollars into the U.S. economy through stimulus checks and various small business lending programs, these solutions provide only short-term relief and do not provide any...more

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Restorative Investing: How The Impact Investing Model Could Be Used To Support Vulnerable Communities In The Time Of COVID-19

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For the second time in a little over a decade, the United States is facing an economic crisis on a near-unprecedented scale, while simultaneously battling the worst pandemic in over a century. To date, over 80,000 people have...more

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President Trump Signs Executive Order Promoting Opportunity Zones

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President Trump signed an executive order yesterday that allotted additional federal resources toward the Opportunity Zone program. Specifically, the Order establishes the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council,...more

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Impacts of the Omnibus Spending Plan on the Affordable Housing Industry

Trump’s Omnibus Spending Plan adopts two key provisions from the proposed Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act that will strengthen and expand low-income housing credit. 2018 spending plan increases housing credit...more

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Trump Administration Releases FY 2019 Budget Proposing 18.3% Reduction in HUD Funding

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This week, the Trump administration released its proposed budget for the 2019 fiscal year. Overall, the budget proposes an $8.8 billion (18.3%) reduction in the HUD budget from the 2017 enacted level, a more drastic cut than...more

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Local Government in the Crosshairs

While Washington’s promise of a trillion dollar infrastructure program is providing a distraction, a closer examination reveals localities and local infrastructure are under attack across the board. The assault on local...more

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