Resources
This resource library is a collection of tools and informational resources to help communities scope, address, and better define key aspects of their community reconnection projects.
Filter resources by the community reconnection themes listed in the menu below.
Demonstrating Why Your Organization Should Apply for RAISE
This resource is designed to help RCI participants to identify whether the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant opportunity is a good fit for their reconnection project, and to help make the case for taking the time to apply for this grant. After filling out the prompts, users can share this document with internal decision-makers as a quick overview of the grant and why it may be worth pursuing.
Preparing a Grant Agreement for the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program
This guide shares actionable tips and best practices for clearly, efficiently, and accurately filling out a Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program grant agreement (once awarded).
Resource Database: Free Software, Tools, and Data | Reconnecting Communities Institute
This resource guides users to identify free software, tools, and sources of data for their reconnection projects. Users can filter by topic, audience, and transportation mode to find the right resources for them.
Small Business Administration (SBA) Dynamic Small Business Search Tool | SBA
A tool to verify eligibility for small businesses, including 8(a) ventures, women-owned small businesses, HUBZone certifications, and economically disadvantaged small businesses.
Planning for Transportation Together | NADO
This report showcases case studies illustrating collaborative efforts between state and local partners. These initiatives aim to achieve specific, contextually relevant benefits that endure over time, enhancing community resilience.
Integrating Economic Resilience in Performance-Based Transportation Planning | NADO
This guide introduces the concept of measuring progress in economic development, vitality, and resilience, emphasizing the integration of planning and development stakeholder input into planning processes.
Grant Application Checklist for a Strong Transportation Workforce and Labor Plan | US DOT
This checklist offers guidance on key components for an effective plan. It serves to inspire applicants with ideas to consider and encourages collaboration between transportation and workforce agencies at state and local levels.
Creating a Skilled and Diverse Workforce for Infrastructure Projects Through Registered Apprenticeships | US DOT
This fact sheet emphasizes actions that state transportation agencies can take to expand the workforce for installing and maintaining electric vehicle chargers, with insights applicable to various other infrastructure sectors as well.
Creating a Local Construction Workforce: Assessment of Current Use of Local and Economic Hiring Provisions | US DOT
This report illustrates how states, cities, and transportation agencies nationwide are implementing economic and local hiring preferences. It outlines the advantages of adopting these preferences in procurement and hiring practices.
Construction Program Guide | US DOT
This resource hub offers convenient access to regulations, policies, guidance, and training for Federal-aid construction programs by consolidating all construction-related information into key subject areas, complete with links to related resources.