Federal Assistance e311
A collaboration between Bloomberg Philanthropies and the U.S. Conference of Mayors helping cities identify, obtain, and retain federal funding for COVID recovery and response efforts and infrastructure investments.
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Federal Funding Assistance for Tribal Governments
On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, the Bloomberg Philanthropies e311 Federal Assistance Program hosted a workshop to help Tribal Governments navigate the myriad federal funding opportunities. This workshop broke down barriers that at times can exist for Tribal Communities and highlighted successful Tribal project case studies.
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Our team of experts has already answered over 300 questions from cities across the country–about the streams of federal funding available to support your city’s COVID recovery and transportation infrastructure, best-in-class strategies and practices for accessing and spending it, technical requirements for compliance, and more. Browse the questions and answers, or search for a topic or keyword to get straight to the information your city needs.
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