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Board approves $34.8 million subaward program to help local governments adopt building decarbonization policies
Summary
The board approved the Building Policy Collaborative's jurisdictional support subaward program, allocating $34.8 million (over four years) to help DRCOG member jurisdictions update codes, fund staff capacity, training, permitting systems, and community engagement tied to the building decarbonization grant.
The Denver Regional Council of Governments board on Wednesday approved the Building Policy Collaborative jurisdictional support subaward policy, a program intended to help local governments adopt and implement building decarbonization policies.
Greg Miao, Program Manager for Transportation Planning and Operations and project manager for the Building Policy Collaborative, told the board the decarbonization program was awarded to DRCOG in July of last year "in the total amount of around, roughly $200,000,000" and that the collaborative's jurisdictional support component earmarked $34,800,000 to distribute to member jurisdictions to assist local policy adoption and implementation.
Miao said the subaward program is designed as formula funding available to all DRCOG jurisdictions. Eligible uses include staff capacity (internal or contracted), training and certification for municipal staff, permitting systems…
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