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Engagement on Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act – Public Comments and More

Engagement on Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act – Public Comments and More

Federal Agencies

Since the Fall of 2021, the Green Bank has provided public comments to various initiatives resulting from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”) (a.k.a., Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”), and more, through agencies of the U.S. Government.  The following is a breakdown of Green Bank engagement.

  • Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (“GGRF”) – is new initiative administered by the Environmental Protection Agency to provide $27 billion in funding to support the national roll-out of the green banking model, including supporting deployment of clean energy and energy efficiency technology. For more information on how the Connecticut Green Bank is working to attract federal funds from the GGRF to Connecticut – click here.
  • Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) – an initiative to update the 1977 civil rights policy to enable FDIC insured financial institutions to invest in less than 80% area median income communities, with Connecticut’s “vulnerable communities” definition (i.e., per Public Act 20-05) including CRA-eligible communities and the Green Bank’s goal of “by 2025 no less than 40 percent of investment and benefits in vulnerable communities,” the Green Bank provided public comment:
  • Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (“GRRP”) – an initiative to improve the resilience of affordable housing, the Green Bank provided public comment:
  • DOE Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) – Topic Area 2 (Smart Grids)
    • Led by the University of Connecticut – REINFORCE: Northeastern-Puerto Rico Energy Innovation Alliance for Outage Anticipation, Response and Self-healing Control During Abnormal Weather Events
    • Led by Eversource – Accelerating Decarbonization with AMI-Enabled Volt VAR Optimization in Disadvantaged Communities
  • DOE Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT)
    • Led by the University of Connecticut – Equitable Deployment of Carbon-Responsive Operation of Battery Energy Storage Systems for Achieving Net-Zero Emissions in Connecticut and Beyond
  • DOE Resilient and Efficient Codes Implementation
    • Led by Clean Energy Group – Climate Resilient Energy Codes for Multifamily Affordable Housing
    • Clean Energy Group – wins proposal supporting Connecticut’s efforts to develop Climate Resilient Stretch Code for affordable housing and disadvantaged communities.
  • EPA’s Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program
    1. We’re supporting an application for EPA’s Region 1 from the Yale Center for Environmental Justice, in partnership with Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc., and University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School
    2. Application name: Just and Thriving Transitions
  • The Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Recompete Pilot Program Phase 1
    1. We’re supporting an application from Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board (NRWIB) is partnering with Hartford’s Capital Workforce Strategies (CWS)
    2. Application Name: PRIME CT for Success – Preparing Ready Individuals for Meaningful Employment
  • Letter of Support for Regional Joint Utility Energy Data Hub (May 6, 2024)