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Thriving Communities Shared Principles

Thriving Communities Network partner agencies commit to collectively supporting the following shared principles:

Scale for Impact – Proactively identify and collaboratively support transformative projects that demonstrate the potential for equitable, inclusive community and economic development in underserved communities.
Build Community Wealth – Build long-term community capacity to successfully compete for, leverage, and manage the investment of Federal funds in strategic projects and activities that build lasting community wealth.
Center the Power of Community – Provide technical assistance that values, leverages, and grows the local expertise existing within communities regarding their needs with inclusive and culturally competent public engagement processes.
Meet Areas of Greatest Need – Prioritize support to rural, urban, suburban, and Tribal communities that have the greatest resource and capacity needs.
Expand Access and Participation – Intentionally remove barriers and create access to economic, health care, education, energy, housing, and environmental opportunities in every part of the country.
Diversify Knowledge – Diversify the pool of capacity-building providers to include a greater number of disadvantaged and small businesses, entrepreneurs, and those with community-based expertise.

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Three Bills, One Moment for Transformation

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

Recipients must obligate the funds by Dec. 31, 2024, and spend them by Dec. 31, 2026.

$350 billion for states and local communities; $1.9 trillion in total spending

Signed: March 11, 2021
Relevant Goal: Provide states, local, and tribal governments capital funding and relief from revenue losses resulting from the pandemic.

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; aka Bipartisan Infrastructure Law)

$550 billion in new spending; $1.2 trillion in total spending

*through FY2026

Signed: November 15, 2021
Relevant Goal: Invest in key infrastructure including transportation (DOT)*, broadband (Commerce), water (EPA), resiliency (FEMA - BRIC), and energy (DOE)

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

$369 billion in climate and energy-related programs

Signed August 16, 2022
Relevant Goal: Reduce U.S. Carbon emissions by 40% by 2030.
Relevant Programs: ~ $3 billion for Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants for community-led projects (EPA)