Climate Change

EDA: $5 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding Invested to Support U.S. Territory-Wide Economic Development Planning

Grants for 5 Territories will Lay the Foundation for President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo today announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding American Rescue Plan statewide planning grants to five territories to support territory-wide economic development planning efforts. The funding will assist communities in…

OCC: Academic Papers and Research on Climate Risk in Banking and Finance Solicited

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is soliciting academic-focused papers and policy-focused research on climate risk in banking and finance for presentation to the OCC on June 6-7, 2022. Information presented will inform the OCC’s approach to developing climate-related financial risk management guidance for regulated institutions. The June meeting will provide a…