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We are delivering federal resources to help revitalize America’s energy communities
(Last updated: 3/23/23)
(Last updated: 3/23/23)
(Last updated: 3/23/23)
(Last updated: 3/23/23)
(Last updated: 3/23/23)
For generations, the men and women working in America’s Energy Communities fueled the nation’s prosperity
Today, the federal government is committed to providing leadership, and working with coal, oil and gas, and power plant communities to:
Create good-paying jobs
Spur economic revitalization
Remediate environmental degradation
Support energy workers
Guiding Principles
A set of guiding principles was developed to support energy communities, informed by stakeholder listening sessions and a review best practices from other economic development programs
Energy Communities
Given stark declines in coal jobs, even compared to other fossil energy jobs, federal investment will prioritize twenty-five communities reliant on coal production
Funding Opportunities
Up to $38B in existing federal funding opportunities exists today, with more resources on the way, for energy communities to invest in good jobs, infrastructure, environmental cleanup, economic revitalization and more