Learn About CRAFT
The Climate Resilience and Adaptation Funding Toolbox was created to support technical assistance providers working with states, Tribes, communities, nongovernmental organizations, academia, businesses and others looking to make sure their investments are resilient to climate-related impacts. The materials contained in CRAFT can help potential funding applicants learn about and secure financial support for climate-smart investments, particularly communities that are just getting started and have historically been unable to access federal dollars.
These resources may also help to reduce the administrative burden on EPA’s funding applicants and recipients as they develop, apply for and implement their projects with climate change in mind.
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Pre- and Post-Application Support
For pre-application support, use CRAFT to:
- Quickly navigate through EPA’s financial assistance opportunities that might benefit from climate resilient investment strategies.
- Find climate risks tools and decision support resources for developing applications.
- Encourage applicants to engage with diverse project partners to inform their proposals.
For post-application support, use CRAFT to:
- Communicate about the general importance of advancing climate-resilient investments.
- Explore and share climate risk tools and decisions support resources to help recipients implement their projects.
- Find information to help recipients meaningfully involve community members and other partners throughout the lifecycle of their project.
How to Use CRAFT
Technical assistance providers (and others) can use CRAFT to support funding applicants and recipients with a variety of simple yet effective resources. Explore sections of the website to learn more.
- Program Overviews — Easy-to-digest overviews of EPA’s financial assistance programs where climate-safe investment opportunities are available.
- Climate Risk Tools — A sortable list of federal climate risk tools and decision support resources that can inform the development, design and implementation of projects.
- Communications Materials — Ready-for-use communication materials to facilitate discussions about adaptation and resilience.
- Meaningful Engagement Resources — Helpful guidance on how to perform targeted community engagement efforts effectively and intentionally when implementing climate-smart projects.
- Definitions — Common terms and definitions to use during technical assistance consultations, engagement efforts and the development of project proposals.
Some sections offer downloadable materials, such as worksheets and guides, that can be filled out by the individual applicant or recipient that technical assistance providers may be supporting. Regularly visit CRAFT to find the latest information.
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the use of the resources contained in CRAFT is at the discretion of the technical assistance organization and/or the potential applicant or recipient. The use of the resources in CRAFT does not guarantee the awarding of funds from EPA, nor does it obligate the Agency to grant funding to a potential recipient that decides to use this information in the development of their application, workplan, or reporting materials. Additionally, the resources in CRAFT do not replace any statutory requirements, regulations, program guidance or direction communicated by the Agency. For official information on funding program requirements, please be sure to consult the funding announcements or solicitations provided on EPA’s website.