Through boot camps and training sessions, a group is helping smaller cities and towns with limited resources put together competitive grant applications. More mayors should take advantage of it.
GOVERNING OPINION | Thomas Roach
Sept. 10, 2024
Our national investment in infrastructure and its innovative focus on local governments are transforming America’s cities, towns and villages.
After years of elusive promises during the previous president’s tenure of “infrastructure weeks” that never materialized, the Biden-Harris administration and Congress took action, passing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. The legislation authorized more than $1 trillion to repair and rebuild the nation’s public works.
In White Plains, N.Y., where I am mayor, we have won grants designed to make our streets safer, to cool and beautify our neighborhoods, and to reduce our energy consumption. A key to our success is a crucial feature of the legislation: a provision that funds be distributed directly to municipalities without having to pass through state governments. Local governments, which are in the best position to determine priority projects in their jurisdictions, would thus benefit from a more streamlined and effective way to address challenges in their communities.
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