From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund:
Selected Applicants
Under the $14 billion National Clean Investment Fund, the three selected applicants will establish national clean financing institutions that deliver accessible, affordable financing for clean technology projects nationwide, partnering with private-sector investors, developers, community organizations, and others to deploy projects, mobilize private capital at scale, and enable millions of Americans to benefit from the program through energy bill savings, cleaner air, job creation, and more. All three selected applicants surpassed the program requirement of dedicating a minimum of 40% of capital to low-income and disadvantaged communities.....
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.....Climate United Fund
- Award Amount: $6,970,000,000
- Coalition Members/Named Subrecipients: CPC Green Housing Decarbonization Fund LLC; Self-Help Climate Capital LLC
- Description: Climate United Fund (CUF) is a wholly controlled subsidiary of Calvert Impact, Inc., a national nonprofit investment firm that has joined together with Community Preservation Corporation and Self-Help Ventures Fund, two U.S. Treasury-certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). These three national nonprofits have successfully raised, invested, and managed nearly $30 billion of private and institutional capital with a focus on economic opportunity and environmental sustainability in low-income and disadvantaged communities.....
....Coalition for Green Capital
- Award Amount: $5,000,000,000
- Coalition Members/Named Subrecipients: California Infrastructure Bank; City First Enterprises, Inc.; Colorado Clean Energy Fund; Connecticut Green Bank; Community Development Venture Capital Alliance; DC Green Finance Authority; Efficiency Maine Trust; Elemental Excelerator, Inc.; Illinois Finance Authority/Climate Bank; Michigan Saves, Inc.; Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority; Montgomery County Green Bank Corporation; New Jersey Economic Development Authority; New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation; New York Green Bank; Ohio Air Quality Development Authority; Solar and Energy Loan Fund; State Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority - Missouri....
....MUCH MORE
I'm trying to tease out if there are any political similarities in that second award's list of subrecipients:
California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Maine, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Montgomery County (Maryland) New Jersey, New York City, New York State, Ohio, Missouri...
Hmmm, I'm stuck. Maybe run it through an AI program to find connections that are just too subtle for humans to think of.
