The green transition is an unprecedented opportunity to bridge the racial wealth gap by moving money to communities most impacted by poverty and pollution and through Black and Brown businesses, creating a more equitable and inclusive green economy.

Our goal is to ensure that at least 40% of federal climate funding benefits disadvantaged communities across the country, with at least 15% of those investments flowing through minority-owned green businesses. We're working to achieve that goal by collaborating with federal agencies, state governments, and financial institutions to build programs and partnerships that uplift communities most impacted by climate change.

The Inflation Reduction Act provides a historic opportunity to transform communities most impacted by climate change into places of sustainable economic growth. However, even though record levels of climate funding are now available, many disadvantaged communities lack the resources and capacity they need to be able to apply for grants and assemble teams for climate projects. Our mission is to help community-based institutions in low-income disadvantaged communities (LIDACs) identify qualified infrastructure projects and prepare them to compete & win climate funding. 

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We're partnering with disadvantaged communities across the country to change that. Through advocacy, technical assistance, and capacity-building, we're bringing together local governments, community-based organizations, and minority-owned businesses to apply for funding and build out projects that create environmental and economic benefits for the local community.

Without decision making that prioritizes equity, America’s future is at risk of only being green for some. That’s why Dream.Org is actively working on Capitol Hill to elevate the stories of disadvantaged communities and advocate for policies and programs that address environmental problems and create economic opportunity.

Engaging both sides of the aisle, we bring people together to find common ground and advance bipartisan solutions to the climate crisis. Our biggest priorities for 2024 are advocating for bipartisan permitting reform and defending the $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). 

Dream.Org’s Make it Real photojournalism series spotlights diverse, climate-affected communities in critical need of project support through the Inflation Reduction Act’s green future fund. It's a race against time, highlighting urgent, local actions and innovations to combat climate change, and underscoring the critical need to support these vulnerable areas with sustainable solutions.