40 non-profits win $500,000 each from Citi Foundation for creating community progress EPA announces 144 communities that will receive $54.3 million in brownfield grants NY Governor Cuomo launches $100 million third round of downtown revitalization New York offers $4.5 million for justice-related environmental restoration 12 “Southern Tier” New York cities awarded $9.7 million for downtown revitalization Dominica gets $65 million to revitalize farm economy, boost resilience, and rebuild homes HUD awards $28 billion to disaster recovery & resilience efforts (including Puerto Rico) Vermont funding reactivates vacant land & supports entrepreneurs to revitalize towns 41 community revitalization projects share $500 million from latest TIGER Grants New York awards $11 million for heritage restoration and downtown revitalization U.S. Fish and Wildlife provides $1.1 billion for ecological restoration projects nationwide FCM delivering $2.4 million to help Canadian communities adapt to climate change $5.4 million for distressed Michigan communities to renew infrastructure Scottish communities receive £26 million to renovate buildings and regenerate economies BC communities get $193 million from federal gas tax for revitalization and resilience Puerto Rico Urban Water Initiative seeks funding to design resilient infrastructure Pennsylvania announces new statewide funding for community revitalization Green Climate Fund allocates over $1 billion for resilience projects worldwide $300 million now available to U.S. states and tribes for restoring closed mines Funding available to turn vacant lots into playgrounds in LA, Philly and Baltimore IFAD commits $3.5 billion to reducing rural poverty while increasing climate resilience Funding to revitalize coal mining communities that were hurt by shift to renewable energy $250,000 prize in global competition for transformative, revitalizing urban projects
