SWPA Municipal Project Hub

Check out our Community Events Calendar for local, regional, and national webinars, office hours, conferences, and other events that can help you on your climate project development path: https://lnkd.in/ekKMzCtQ Have an event to add? Submit a form on our events page to see it published in the calendar!

📰 Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Our December edition of What's the Hubbub, our monthly newsletter, is now out. This month, we feature a blog from our Director of Government Funding Emily Brown, CEcD on what we may expect for federal climate funding over the next four years, welcome Jeremiah A. Davis as our new Justice 40 Community Coordinator, and highlight some upcoming funding opportunities and events to help connect communities to the resources they need. Read this month's What's the Hubbub: https://lnkd.in/eT2CHuE4

The Hub is proud to be a part of a growing network of organizations committed to supporting a clean energy future in Southwestern Pennsylvania!

✍️Register for the launch events @ https://lnkd.in/dtn2Tuev 🔍And learn more about the Green Bank for Rural America @ https://lnkd.in/ePdDAkum Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet) Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Coalfield Development Corporation West Virginia Community Development Hub Fahe Woodforest National Bank Pathway Lending Communities Unlimited HBCU COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION COALITION

Are You Interested in Municipal EVs, or is Funding or Maintenance a Concern for Your Fleet? The Electrify Allegheny Team is partnering with the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) to give you an overview of important maintenance considerations for electric fleet vehicles and will be providing assistance to apply for available grants that offset the upfront cost of an electric fleet. Lunch is provided! Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/ed-vFNTm

What's the Hubbub? Check out our November newsletter, featuring updates from the Hub team, upcoming events and funding opportunities, and news from the region. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/ev674aAv

We pride ourselves on having the information our members need to make important decisions regarding the future of their communities. In fact, our staff are recognized experts in their fields! To that end, they have been busy attending and presenting at conferences AROUND THE COUNTRY these past couple of weeks. Read up on the experience of our Director of Collaborative Funding, Rebecca Kiernan, at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Workshop in Athens, Ohio that she helped to organize with the Appalachian Sustainable Finance Hub and Resilient Cities Catalyst. Also in attendance from CONNECT were Eric Raabe, Director of Infrastructure and Resilience, and former board chair, Patricia M. DeMarco, Ph.D.. Our region was also represented by the SWPA Municipal Project Hub and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. #sustainablefinance #solar #renewableenergy #climateresilience #appalachia ReImagine Appalachia; SOPEC — Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council ; Kokosing Solar ; Ohio University; Heartland Capital Strategies ; Milken Institute ; Ohio River Valley Institute ; Penn State Sustainability ; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) ; National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA); Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) https://lnkd.in/dFSNbiib

Do you have a green energy project in need of capital? We want to hear from you! New funding is coming to our region through the EPA's Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA) to support projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ♻️ Bridgeway Capital is offering affordable Green Energy Loans at 0-3% interest for small businesses, nonprofits, schools, and municipalities to support climate-friendly projects in EPA-designated disadvantaged communities. To learn more, fill out this form: https://hubs.la/Q02TfZh10

Our partners are hosting a workshops next Tuesday, October 23rd, that is geared towards municipal governments looking to make their communities more vibrant and climate resilient. If you are looking to improve your public parks and #treecanopy, manage #stormwater, reduce the risk of extreme #heat, or improve your community’s #airquality, then next week’s workshop is for you! Allegheny County Conservation District, Allegheny Land Trust, Green Building Alliance, Sustainable Pittsburgh, Tree Pittsburgh #sustainabledevelopment #vibrantcommunities #climateresilient #greeninfrastructure #trees #grants #ira #resilientinfrastructure

The Hub is proud to have supported the successful grant application for USDA's efforts in supporting urban agriculture with Allegheny County Conservation District, along with partners at Pasa Sustainable Agriculture, Chatham University, Grow Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Food Policy Council, and Hilltop Urban Farm. The grant will help assist urban farmers in learning about and accessing various resources. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/exXuPi_h