Events

Join us for our first quarterly SRF State Advocates’ Forum convening of 2024 on Thursday, March 28th from 2 – 3:30 PM ET!

Our focus topic for this working session is technical assistance (TA) in the water infrastructure space – from Federally supported programs like WaterTA to state-administered assistance through SRF programs.

Justin Williams and Cal Garrett from the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) will share their findings from a national scan of best practices in TA by state. Justin will provide a high-level overview of TA programs, their research, and engage you as SRF advocates to ground truth their findings and identify gaps they can fill with their study.

Diane Schrauth from New Jersey Future will provide a state-level perspective on TA resources utilized by New Jersey communities in the context of the BIL-funded surge in available TA. Leaning into Diane’s experience providing TA in New Jersey, our Forum membership will collectively consider any changes or improvements in equity outcomes observed through TA support and connecting communities with needed TA for water infrastructure projects.

We hope you will join us for the session! Please plan to ask questions (no matter your experience level with TA), share experiences, and consider ideas for where the Forum can support your engagement with TA programs.

For Zoom information, log in to Mobilize or email Jenna Voss at jvoss@greatlakes.org.