Program Resources
- Press Release: President Biden to Announce 21 Winners of $1 Billion American Rescue Plan Regional Challenge
- Press Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Announces Finalists for $1 Billion “Build Back Better Regional Challenge”
- Notice of Funding Opportunity (PDF)
- One Pager (PDF)
- Phase 1 Finalist Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Awardee Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Grantee Profile Book (PDF)
- LIST: 529 Phase 1 Applicants (PDF)
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Featured Economic Data Tools (PDF)
- VIDEO: Build Back Better Regional Challenge Webinar
- Watch the Build Back Better Regional Challenge conference
Phase 1 Applicant Resources
- VIDEO: Applicant Webinar
- VIDEO: BBBRC Office Hours, Sept. 23, 2021
- Office Hours slides (PDF)
- Build Back Better Regional Challenge Panel Discussion
- Optional Budget Narrative and Staffing Plan Template for Phase 1 (XLSX)
- Application Checklist for Phase 1 (DOCX)
Phase 2 Applicant Resources
- Phase 2 Frequently Asked Questions
- Phase 2 Application Structure Presentation (PDF)
- Application Bundle Checklist (PDF)
- Overarching Narrative Template (DOCX)
- Coalition Component Application List Template (XLSX)
- Procurement Guidance (PDF)
- Component Narrative Template (DOCX)
- Construction Application Hints (PDF)
- RLF and Non-Construction Staffing and Budget Narrative Template (XLSX)
- Preliminary Engineering Report Template (DOCX)
- Environmental Narrative Template and Application Certification Clause (DOCX)
- Example Anytown Environmental Narrative and Application Certification (PDF)
- Incubator Management Plan Template (DOCX)
- RLF Plan Template (DOCX)
- Primary Service Area Template (XLSX)
- Obtaining Specific, New, and High Impact Commitments (produced by the Federation of American Scientists) (PDF)
- VIDEO: Build Back Better Phase 2 Coalition Bundle Application Structure Presentation
- Slides (PDF)