FEMA is expanding investment in the BRIC’s non-financial Direct Technical Assistance to at least 40 communities in the next grant cycle to help build capacity and capability at the local level. Direct Technical Assistance reduces barriers that prevent some communities from accessing the BRIC program.... Read More
Since President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law more than eight months ago, his Administration has hit the ground running to deliver investments that change people’s lives for the better and get America moving again. Already, over $110 billion has been announced and is headed... Read More
More than 100 residents crisscrossed Montgomery County with high-tech thermometers mounted on their cars, to map out which parts of the county are the hottest. It’s part of a national effort to better understand urban heat islands, and focus more resources on areas that are... Read More
The Residential Clean Energy Rebate Program provides an incentive for Maryland homeowners to purchase and install eligible renewable energy generating systems at their primary place of residence. Eligible system types include solar PV panels, solar shingles, solar hot water, geothermal tied to a ground source... Read More
This position is located within the Energy, Climate, and Compliance Division (ECCD) in DEP, and is responsible for the management and implementation of a variety of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other sustainability policies and initiatives consistent with the goals of Montgomery County to reduce... Read More
Metro is seeking to fill a Project Manager position within the Office of Sustainability. The Office of Sustainability implements and advances policies, programs, and partnerships to achieve Metro’s Sustainability Vision and Principles. The Project Manager (Non-Technical) conducts research and gathers data from various sources in... Read More
Metro is seeking to fill a Senior Program Coordinator position within the Office of Sustainability. The Office of Sustainability implements and advances policies, programs, and partnerships to achieve Metro’s Sustainability Vision and Principles. The Senior Program Coordinator is responsible for assisting the management team in... Read More
Fairfax County is exploring being the first Virginia locality to create a “green bank” as a way to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. See the full story at FFXNow. More DMV News D.C. Moves to Ban Natural Gas in Most New Buildings, Aiming for Carbon Neutrality DCist... Read More
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) will support states, local communities, tribes and territories as they undertake hazard mitigation projects, reducing the risks they face from disasters and natural hazards. The BRIC program guiding principles are supporting communities through capability- and capacity-building; encouraging and enabling... Read More
This year, the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) is growing the Partnership for Resilient Communities (PRC) with a new round of funding that will allow them to add additional partners to the program’s cohort. This request for proposals is seeking 4-5 organizations to participate in... Read More