DEGD0000990

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) - Hampton Roads Energy Workforce Development Initiative

The goal of this project is to connect 350 individuals to jobs within the clean energy sector of Hampton Roads over the next four years in partnership with local employers.

Partners will also reach 1,000 community members, especially among underserved populations, through targeted outreach and community engagement to inform them about training and employment opportunities.

Virginia Department Of Mines Minerals And Energy

THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO ENSURE THE TIMELY SITING AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW OR UPGRADED INTERSTATE OR OFFSHORE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES WHILE PROVIDING ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE AND STRENGTHEN SITING AND PERMITTING ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL SITING AND PERMITTING AUTHORITIES, THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT EFFORTS TO STANDARDIZE AND STREAMLINE SITING AND PERMITTING PROCESSES, COORDINATE ACROSS JURISDICTIONS, AND CARRY OUT ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AMONG OTHER THINGS. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF INTERSTATE OR OFFSHORE TRANSMISSION LINES, INCLUDING ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE FUNDS TO SITING AUTHORITIES OR OTHER TYPES OF STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO SUPPORT A WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE BENEFITS TARGETED TO THE NEEDS OF IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.

81.254 - Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience

National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) [DOE]

Department of Energy (DOE)

Norfolk, Virginia 23510-3320 United States

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Inflation Reduction Act - Transmission Siting and Economic Development Program (DE-FOA-0003101)