Green New Deal Data Dashboard

Buildings account for approximately 70 percent of Boston’s greenhouse gas emissions. 85 percent of our current square footage will still exist in 2050, building decarbonization is crucial to achieving net-zero emissions.

Public transportation, cycling, and walking are core to Boston’s zero-carbon transportation future. We must also rapidly transition away from cars, trucks, and buses that rely on fossil fuel energy sources.

Clean energy procurement and generation are essential to fully decarbonize our buildings, vehicles, and public transit.

Expanding our urban tree canopy, building up our green stormwater infrastructure, and constructing a more resilient coastline will help secure a sustainable future for Boston.

The City of Boston’s investments in decarbonization and resilience will require a green and diverse workforce with the skills required to reduce emissions in our buildings, transit, and agriculture systems. Our local partnerships and initiatives are improving access to City procurement opportunities and green job training programs.

*Upon the completion of the Green New Deal Workforce Needs Assessment, workforce metrics will be added below. 

In recent years, the City of Boston has benefitted from a historic influx in federal funding that has helped build capacity, accelerate progress, and advance projects and programs that improve public health, affordability, and workforce opportunities for residents. However, recent volatility in federal support—including the withdrawal of grant selection and cancellation of grant programs—has resulted in losses and delays in funding  previously awarded to the City, directly undermining planned projects and constraining resources available to sustain and advance our progress.

Even under these circumstances, the City is committed to continuing the work towards building a carbon-neutral and resilient city where all families have equitable access to healthy environments to live, work, and play. While some federal funding opportunities remain stalled, the City will continue to explore all possible avenues to advance this work, deepening collaboration with state and local partners and leveraging all tools at our disposal to keep climate progress moving forward. 

The graph below shows a snapshot of the status of climate funding grants the City has been awarded. Click the link below to view the full dashboard and explore additional details, including the status of upcoming and past federal funding opportunities that support Boston’s climate initiatives.

View the full Federal Climate Funding Dashboard

This  Dashboard demonstrates the potential impact that each federal funding opportunity has on our climate priority areas and tracks what we have applied to, won, and continue to work on despite changing federal support. Each tab of the Dashboard shows the following information:

• Awarded: Federal funding opportunities the City of Boston applied for as the lead applicant (direct funding) and was selected for award. To date, the funding has not been withdrawn or canceled by the federal administration. 
• Pending Decision & Upcoming: Pending federal funding opportunities refer to those the City of Boston has applied for and is awaiting a response from the relevant federal agency. Upcoming federal opportunities are those the City of Boston is considering applying to, is actively working on an application for, or is waiting for additional details. This tab shows only direct funding opportunities.
• Rescinded and Canceled: Federal funding opportunities that the City of Boston was awarded or had submitted an application for but were withdrawn or canceled by the federal administration. This tab shows only direct funding opportunities. 
• Indirectly Applied with Partners: The City of Boston is collaborating with community or state partners to pursue federal funding opportunities. These partnerships, where the City contributes to the application or supports its submission, aim to benefit Boston and its residents. Successful applications could result in funding subawards for the City.