January 16, 2024
Climate and infrastructure funding has begun to roll out across the country thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act. These packages have funneled unprecedented amounts of federal investments into communities across the U.S. for clean energy and infrastructure projects, as well as spurred private investment. But where have these investments gone and how do we find out about them?
This blog showcases several trackers created and maintained by government, nonprofits, and individuals. Below we share information on these trackers: the website where you can access it, information about who maintains the site, how information is presented, and other features.
Government Trackers:
White House tracker on public sector (BIL & IRA) investments & private sector investments
Website: www.invest.gov
Who publishes the tracker and what does it track: The White House’s invest.gov tracker tracks President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, including private sector investments and public sector investments, including through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.
How is information presented: Users can toggle between maps on private investments and public infrastructure and can zoom in by state or territory to view funding. When users click on a particular project on the map, it will provide basic information including the type of funding, the funding agency, the project name, and the funding amount. There is also an option to download the data into an excel spreadsheet, where users can sort by state, funding agency, and other variables.
Other features: Another feature of the map is a map of “stories,” which includes videos or written stories showcasing the projects or impact of this funding on people in different locations across the country. There is also a Spanish language version of the site at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/es/invertir/?utm_source=invertir.gov
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) tracker on IRA & BIL investments in manufacturing
Website: www.energy.gov/invest
Who publishes the tracker and what does it track:The U.S. Department of Energy has created a tracker to provide information on how the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have led to historic levels of private sector manufacturing investments across the U.S., which is creating good-paying clean energy jobs.
How is information presented: . The tracker includes four technologies – 1) batteries, 2) electric vehicles, component parts, and EV chargers, 3) offshore wind, and 4) solar – and a map to see where investments in each of these technologies are being made. The site has a map, which allows you to filter by technology, reported amount of investments, reported jobs created, product, timeline, or state.
Other features: The site also offers a downloadable version of the data in excel.
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) tracker on BIL funding provided by DOI
Website: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/doi.bil/viz/DOIBILProjectMap/DOIBILProjectMap
Who publishes the tracker and what does it track:The U.S. Department of the Interior provides an online map tracking the funding provided by the DOI using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) money.
How is information presented: The top of the site provides overall information on the total amount of funding that has been announced and the total number of projects funded. The map is labeled using symbols on the types of projects including: addressing drought, ecosystem restoration, Indian water rights settlements, legacy pollution, scientific innovation, tribal investments, and wildland fire. Users can also search by program area, bureau providing the funding, program (fund) name, state, territory, or tribe.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration tracker on bus grants
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/022abf31cedd438b808ec2b827b6faff
Who publishes the tracker and what does it track:The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has an online map showing the $1.7 billion in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) used for FY2023 bus grant awards—130 projects in 46 states and territories.
How is information presented: The map is color-coded by type of bus grant awards: zero emission bus project, low emission bus project, conventional bus project, conventional or low emissions bus project, and zero emission facility project. If the user clicks on a project on the map, a popup window will provide the project description, funding amount, the approximate number of buses, the project type, areas served, and more
Non-Profit and Private Trackers:
Jack Conness’ tracker on clean energy manufacturing investments via IRA & CHIPS
Website: https://www.jackconness.com/ira-chips-investments
Who publishes the tracker and what does it track:This site was created and is managed by Jack Conness, who is an individual concerned about climate change. On his site, Conness tracks the Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS and Science Act manufacturing investments.
How is information presented: At the top of the tracker, there is broad-based information like the total investment dollars for IRA and CHIPS as well as the total jobs created. The site has a map that includes clean energy manufacturing investments (batteries, EVs, solar, wind, and other) for IRA and manufacturing investments (semiconductor investments) for CHIPS. The interactive map shows information on each project documented, including the size of the investment, the number of jobs expected, the location, date of announcement, notes, and source link. This information is also available in table form.
Other features: At the end of the tracker, Conness shares bar graphs, pie charts, and tables examining a variety of data including overall IRA and CHIPS funding by state, and investments in red and blue counties.
The Climate Action Campaign tracker on climate-related IRA & BIL funding
Website: https://www.actonclimate.com/cwh-map/
Who publishes the tracker and what does it track:The Climate Action Campaign, a coalition of environmental and public health groups, maintains a map showing awarded funding for climate-related spending made through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
How is information presented: The tracker categorizes and color codes these investments as: 1) clean energy and power, 2) infrastructure, 3) clean transportation, 4) agriculture, and 5) environmental resilience/remediation. The map is sortable by state, category of funding, and investment amount minimum or maximum.
The Center for American Progress tracker on IRA, CHIPS, and BIL funding
Website: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/biden-administration-investment-tracker/
Who publishes the tracker and what does it track:The Center for American Progress maintains a tracker aimed at allowing users to learn about the investments being made via the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
How is information presented: This tool does not include a map, but instead a search function where you can search by keyword, like “solar,” and narrow the search by federal or private investment. The search tool also allows users to search by geography, including city, state, or congressional district, by the minimum amount of funding provided, or by a specific company or recipient. Additionally, users can search by established category like “broadband,” “clean energy,” or “environmental remediation.”
Other features: Data or particular searches can be downloaded into a CSV file with information that includes the title, the type of funding, the amount provided, the agency providing the funding, the company, location, jobs, and the tag each project is categorized under.
E2 tracker on IRA clean energy projects
Website: https://e2.org/announcements/
Who publishes the tracker and what does it track:E2 is an organization made up of investors and business leaders who advocate for smart policies that are good for the environment and the economy. The group has a clean energy map and tracker that tracks clean energy projects since the Inflation Reduction Act passed in August 2022.
How is information presented: On the map, projects can be viewed and are color-coded by type of project (battery/storage, clean vehicles, grid/electrification, solar, wind, and other); by disadvantaged communities, by energy communities, and by Congressional districts. For each of these categories, the site provides pie charts, so viewers can get a sense of how total project funding is broken down by category. The site also allows you to filter by state, project type, sector, and date the project was announced. For each project, the site provides information on the developer, the number of jobs expected to be created, and the amount of the investment.
Other features: The site also catalogs new announcements, by date, made by companies of new investments in clean energy, including the link to the announcements, the type of project, jobs created, and investment amount.
The Climate Program Portal by Atlas Public Policy on climate aspects of the BIL & IRA
Website: https://climateprogramportal.org/outcomes-dashboard/
Who publishes the tracker and what does it track:The Climate Program Portal was created by Atlas Public Policy and tracks data related to the climate aspects for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
How is information presented: The site tracks several things, including funding opportunities and funding outcomes. The outcomes page tracks climate-related funding that has been awarded via the BIL and IRA from both competitive and formula programs. The outcomes page gives an overview of funding that has been awarded across the U.S. and includes a map. Users can filter the information by funding agency, funding type, and sector, as well as pick a geographical area to get details for. The map provides overall information, like the total amount of funding awarded and the number of programs funded. Towards the bottom of the tracker, there is more detailed information provided in a table format on both awards and projects funded.
Other features: Another tab allows users to explore formula-funded projects available to and allocated to states.
NOTE: To access this site, one must register—the site says it is open to advocates working on climate-related issues and to public officials.
For information summarizing funding trackers you can use to identify funding opportunities, see our blog from September 2023.