The guide is a first step in what will be a vital nationwide effort to ensure the recovery package helps all communities rise stronger than ever from this economic crisis, and that community-based organizations are at the forefront in crafting a green, equitable recovery.

Look What We Found: Money for Green Jobs in the Recovery Package

The $787 billion recovery package marks a big, bold, and historic investment in creating and building more equitable communities. The package invests nearly $100 billion in funding for transportation and infrastructure, $48 billion in investments in job training and education, $41 billion for -related programs, and $20 billion in tax incentives for renewable .

But without substantial advocacy from local and state groups, these historic federal investments may not end up in the communities that need them most. That is why PolicyLink and Green for All are excited to release a new report: Bringing Home the Green Recovery: A User’s Guide to the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act .

The in-depth guide offers tangible, up-to-date information and ideas for using and securing recovery dollars to help expand opportunity in low-income communities and communities of color.

The guide is a first step in what will be a vital nationwide effort to ensure the recovery package helps all communities rise stronger than ever from this economic crisis, and that community-based organizations are at the forefront in crafting a green, equitable recovery.

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