In the previous two posts on the Catalyze Blog, Jon Schnur, CEO of America Achieves, wrote about the optimism generated by the 60 finalists for the Economic Development Administration (EDA) Build Back Better Regional Challenge, and how momentum is growing – thanks to an increase in federal investment and a movement of local, regional, and state leaders in coalitions across the country. The Build Back Better Regional Challenge, or BBBRC, also represents an evolution of how the federal government can support growth and opportunity in communities across the country.

Reasons for Hope, at a Moment of High Anxiety for So Many

As our world navigates unprecedented economic change, the reverberations of a lingering pandemic, a renewed focus on racial justice, and the resurgence of a contest between democracy and tyranny, the United States needs to invest in every community across our country – now, arguably, more than ever.