EPA Launches New Website to Support the Development of Climate-Resilient Projects

WASHINGTON —  On Sept. 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the launch of a new website, the Climate Resilience and Adaptation Funding Toolbox. CRAFT is a user-friendly resource for technical assistance providers working with federal funding applicants and recipients to develop, apply for and implement climate-resilient investments. The website provides simple, easy-to-understand resources that can help users consider climate adaptation and resilience before, during and after applying for EPA funding opportunities.

EPA is taking steps to help its programs and funding applicants invest in projects that can withstand the impacts of climate change. CRAFT is a resource for technical assistance providers helping to guide investments of federal funding – including the historic funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act – to local solutions, while also supporting investments that deliver results in the face of climate change.

The materials provided in CRAFT include:

• Program overviews of EPA’s financial assistance programs where climate-safe investment opportunities are available.
• Climate risk tools and decision support resources that can inform the development, design and implementation of projects.
• Communications materials to facilitate discussions about adaptation, resilience and environmental justice.
• Meaningful engagement resources on how to perform targeted community engagement efforts effectively and intentionally when implementing climate-smart projects.
• Definitions of common terms to use during technical assistance consultations, engagement efforts and the development of project proposals.

The information in CRAFT can help federal funding applicants and recipients consider climate-related challenges to their projects at the outset, so taxpayer dollars can be invested wisely. CRAFT also supports the development of projects that advance multiple policy goals, such as achieving local flood resilience, adopting nature-based infrastructure solutions, and protecting the people and places most vulnerable to climate change.

Details: press@epa.gov