Billions of dollars in competitive grants will become available to local governments from last year’s bipartisan infrastructure law. Will small and medium-sized cities get their fair share?
Historically, larger cities have enjoyed advantages of possessing the know-how and staff bandwidth to apply. To level the playing field, the Local Infrastructure Hub, a national program founded this spring by numerous philanthropies and city-support organizations, is offering a series of at least 30 “boot camps” over the next two years to help officials navigate the grantmaking process and complete strong applications. The National League of Cities will lead the training.
