In this session, Derrick Hiebert, from FEMA shared key insights on the BRIC program and answered questions about funding and project type. Cynthia McCoy from USDN moderated a panel of city leaders including Mayor Van R. Johnson of Savannah, GA; Mayor Ted Wheeler and City Forester Jenn Cairo of Portland, OR; and Elaine Forbes, Executive Director for the Port of San Francisco, CA.
Getting Started: Transportation Electrification
The transportation sector is a leading source for greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. To address this, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) authorized over $10B in funding to reduce those emissions, including $7.5B in the BIL...