Many states and companies are seeking to expand industrial innovation and deployment of clean industrial technologies in the interests of economic growth, job creation, and emission reductions. The federal government, largely through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), offers scores of funding programs designed to accelerate industrial sector decarbonization. These include financial support for multiple industrial sectors and funding for programs to advance capacity building, pollution reduction projects, and community engagement.

Check out this helpful Clean Air Task Force resource for state officials, businesses, communities, advocates, and others to understand how IIJA and IRA funding can be used for holistic advancement of industrial technology innovation and decarbonization. 

The resource booklet provides helpful guidance for each step of the process, including:

• Identification: Establish priorities, identify state principals, priority programs, milestones, and stakeholders
• Collaboration: Coordinate state principals, communicate with stakeholders and the public, and engage in ongoing information sharing
• Implementation: Secure state matches, track updates and priorities, learn from other states, and communicate wins