The federal government has recently approved an unprecedented amount of funding to support long-term economic resiliency through an alphabet soup of legislation from BIL to IRA to CHIPs. However, without a place-based investment approach to blend funding, under-served rural and urban communities will be unable to apply, receive, and absorb catalytic capital and capacity support. In this session, cross-sectoral leaders will discuss smart strategic interventions to better help under-served communities access public and private opportunity capital.

Moderator

Amy Cortese

Editorial Director, ImpactAlpha

Speakers

Clarence E. Anthony

CEO and Executive Director, National League of Cities

Rachel Korberg

Executive Director and Co-founder, Families and Workers Fund

Olga Morales Pate

CEO, Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP)

Rip Rapson

President and CEO, The Kresge Foundation