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# Local Opportunities Coalition

Federal Investment, Community Solutions

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## Posts

- [Birmingham Leverages Public Funding for the Most Public Good with Historic Local Hire Ordinance](https://localopportunities.org/birmingham-leverages-public-funding-for-the-most-public-good-with-historic-local-hire-ordinance/) - A Local Hire Ordinance passed unanimously by the Birmingham, Alabama City Council in January is a perfect example of leveraging public goods for the most public good. Taxpayer dollars are funding the return of manufacturing to the United States through the $4 trillion coming down from Biden-era industrial policy, presenting the opportunity to leverage this
- [OMB’s Uniform Grants Guidance Updates Take Effect Today, Empowering Communities and Workers](https://localopportunities.org/ombs-uniform-grants-guidance-updates-take-effect-today-empowering-communities-and-workers/) - by Valerie Lizárraga Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s updates to the Uniform Grants Guidance released on April 4, 2024 officially go into effect. These are some of the most substantial changes to the Uniform Grants Guidance—which determines how states, localities, tribal governments, and other federal grantees can spend federal money—in decades. A
- [Blog: Updated federal grant guidance will help create good jobs](https://localopportunities.org/updated-federal-grant-guidance-will-help-create-good-jobs/) - The U.S. Department of Labor published a blog about the OMB's recent updates to the Uniform Grants Guidance, highlighting many of the updates the Local Opportunities Coalition advocated to include. Read the blog here.
- [Webinar: Empowering States and Localities](https://localopportunities.org/webinar-empowering-states-and-localities/) - Jobs to Move America and Rutgers' School of Management and Labor Relations hosted a webinar on how to use the recent changes to the OMB's Uniform Guidance to make federal funds work for communities and workers. Watch it below.
- [Federal News Network Interview](https://localopportunities.org/federal-news-network-interview/) - Federal News Network’s Eric White spoke on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with the assistant director for policy at Jobs to Move America, Valerie Lizarraga, about the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)'s updates to the Uniform Grants Guidance. Listen to the interview here.
- [Reclaiming the Progressive Potential of Procurement](https://localopportunities.org/reclaiming-the-progressive-potential-of-procurement/) - A longstanding misinterpretation of procurement law keeps cities and states from using federal money to advance local policy goals. JMA's Madeline Janis and UCLA School of Law Professor of Legal Ethics Scott Cummings on how groups like the Local Opportunities Coalition are pushing the Biden admin to fix this. Read the article here.
- [Scraping Away the Anti-Worker, Anti-Racial Equity Vestiges of the Reagan Era](https://localopportunities.org/scraping-away-the-anti-worker-anti-racial-equity-vestiges-of-the-reagan-era/) - Sarah Anderson writes about how outdated Uniform Guidance policies reinforce historic racial and economic inequities and what the Local Opportunities Coalition is doing to update them. Read more on Inequality.org
- [Local Opportunities Comment Re: Office of Management and Budget’s Request for Information](https://localopportunities.org/local-opportunities-coalition-comment-in-response-to-office-of-management-and-budgets-request-for-information/) - The Local Opportunities Coalition and supporting partners wrote a comment in response to the Office of Management and Budget’s Request for Information on how the Uniform Guidance can be updated or revised to give state and local recipients of federal financial assistance more tools to create good jobs and promote greater racial and gender equity in their
- [Local Opportunities Campaign Summer 2023 Congressional Letter](https://localopportunities.org/local-opportunities-campaign-summer-2023-congressional-letter/) - Last week, a letter signed by 61 Members of Congress was sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in support of the Local Opportunities Campaign efforts to update current federal grant regulations—called the Uniform Guidance. The letter was led by Representative Greg Casar and Senator Tammy Duckworth, and encourages the Biden Administration to
- [JMA Recommendations in White House Task Force Report](https://localopportunities.org/jma-recommendations-in-white-house-task-force-report/) - Yesterday, the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment brought us one step closer to ending the federal prohibition on local hire and empowering states and localities to create good jobs in their communities. The task force, led by Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, released a report recommending executive actions
- [Mayors Call for Ending Ban on Local Hiring for Federal Projects](https://localopportunities.org/mayors-end-ban-on-local-hiring-for-federal-projects-these-jobs-are-economic-lifelines/) - For more than 30 years, cities have been barred from leveraging our buying power to put local people to work on public projects. The regressive Reagan-era ban on local hire has hurt workers and stymied our economies. But last month, after unveiling a major infrastructure spending plan in March, the Department of Transportation announced the revival
- [Local Hire Provision in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act](https://localopportunities.org/local-hire-provision-in-infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act-iija/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] BIF-local-hire-languageDownload [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] Lauren LaBorde See Full Bio
- [Analysis of USDOT Local Labor Hiring Pilot finds that Local Hire Strengthen Local Economies](https://localopportunities.org/analysis-of-usdot-local-labor-hiring-pilot-finds-that-local-hire-strengthen-local-economies/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]This report from Jobs to Move America demonstrates that the lifting of a Reagan-era regulation prohibiting cities and states from using local hire policies in federally-funded construction projects would create stronger local economies, advance racial equity, and increase the ways that cities and states can create good jobs while
- [Guide: Promoting Good Jobs Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act](https://localopportunities.org/guide-to-using-local-and-targeted-hire-to-promote-good-jobs-through-the-infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), was signed into law on November 15, 2021. This federal legislation will bring $1.2 trillion to
- [Coalition Launches Campaign to Overturn Ban on Local Hire](https://localopportunities.org/why-were-organizing-to-overturn-the-ban-on-local-hire/) - Across the country, cities and states are working hard to rebuild communities and recover from the devastating impacts of the pandemic on working families. But something is blocking our road to a just recovery: the local hire ban, an arcane rule that prevents cities and states’ from creating local jobs with public infrastructure dollars. On
- [How JMA is Ensuring the Infrastructure Bill Works for All of Us](https://localopportunities.org/placeholder-update-post-title-two/) - Earlier this month, Congress made a historic investment in our nation’s physical infrastructure by passing the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). This legislation will help communities across the country rebuild their roads and bridges, railways, public transit systems, airports, water systems, and broadband networks, among many other projects, and promises to add
- [Jobs From Infrastructure Bill Will Be More Fairly Distributed Thanks to This Provision](https://localopportunities.org/jobs-from-washingtons-big-infrastructure-law-will-be-more-fairly-distributed-thanks-to-this-one-provision/) - Read more on MarketWatch
- [Congressional Letter to OMB in Support of Updating the Uniform Guidance](https://localopportunities.org/letter-to-omb-on-uniform-guidance-updates-april-2022/) - In April 2022, Representative Karen Bass, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Senator Tammy Duckworth led a letter signed by 73 of their Congressional colleagues in support of Jobs to Move America’s local hire campaign. The attached letter, sent to the Office of Management and Budget, advocates for updating federal regulations to allow cities and states to
- [It's Time To Unleash The Power Of Cities And States To Build Back Better](https://localopportunities.org/placeholder-update-post-title/) - The bipartisan infrastructure bill currently in Congress presents an opportunity to rebuild from the pandemic and prepare for the worsening climate crisis. Both the pandemic and increasingly common extreme weather events have disproportionately affected BIPOC people and women—from those living in areas that are vulnerable to climate change to the women who have been pushed out
- [Empowering Cities to Use Federal Funds to Create Local Jobs](https://localopportunities.org/placeholder-update-post-title-three/) - The $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, represents a historic opportunity to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure, fight the climate crisis, and create good jobs for workers in every part of the country. As the Biden administration begins to distribute infrastructure funding to states and cities, elected officials
- [Ensuring Federal Investments Benefit Workers and Communities](https://localopportunities.org/placeholder-update-post-title-2/) - by Michael Lawliss, JMA Senior Policy Coordinator As states and cities begin to receive funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), President Biden signed off on two new laws that will continue the flow of federal funds to our communities. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS)

## Pages

- [Home](https://localopportunities.org/) - Billions in federal funds are flowing to cities and states to build sustainable infrastructure and address the climate crisis. But outdated regulations are keeping them from also using those funds to create good and equitable jobs close to home. It doesn’t have to be this way.
- [Updates](https://localopportunities.org/updates/) - Latest news and updates from Local Opportunities Coalition
- [Resources](https://localopportunities.org/resources/) - Articles, white papers, and resources for Local Opportunities Coalition.
- [Get Involved](https://localopportunities.org/get-involved/) - Interested in learning more about the Local Opportunities Campaign and how you can take action? Sign up here to receive campaign updates and action alerts via email!
- [Members](https://localopportunities.org/about/supporters/) - The Local Opportunities Campaign is supported by a broad range of stakeholders from across the country unified in maximizing the benefits of federal dollars for local communities and workers.
- [Elected Officials](https://localopportunities.org/about/elected-officials/) - As elected officials, you play a crucial role in updating the Uniform Guidance. These decades-old federal grant regulations constrain your ability to bring jobs to your communities.
- [Community & Worker Stories](https://localopportunities.org/about/testimonials/) - By allowing cities and states to incorporate pro-worker and pro-community policies in their public contracting for billions of dollars in federally-funded projects, we can make a substantial impact in the lives of individuals and families as we work toward building more sustainable and resilient communities.
- [About](https://localopportunities.org/about/) - Communities are working hard to rebuild and recover from the devastating impacts of the pandemic, the climate crisis, and economic instability. Local officials, labor unions, and community groups have advocated for years that hiring local workers for infrastructure projects would have a major positive impact on regional economies.

## Resources

- [5 Steps to Take Advantage of New Job Quality Guidelines](https://localopportunities.org/resource/5-steps-to-take-advantage-of-new-job-quality-guidelines/) - Over the next decade, $2 Trillion in new Infrastructure funding is coming into our communities. New federal guidance means that states and local communities will now be allowed to attach enforceable policies to these federally-funded projects to require good paying jobs, promote equity hiring, sustainable contracting and protect worker rights to organize. Provisions such as
- [Rutgers Webinar: Empowering States and Localities](https://localopportunities.org/resource/webinar-empowering-states-and-localities/) - Jobs to Move America and Rutgers' School of Management and Labor Relations hosted a webinar on how to use the recent changes to the OMB's Uniform Guidance to make federal funds work for communities and workers. Watch it below.
- [Rutgers Presentation: Empowering States & Localities](https://localopportunities.org/resource/presentation-empowering-states-localities/) - Jobs to Move America and Rutgers' School of Management and Labor Relations hosted a webinar on empowering states and localities after the OMB's changes to the Uniform Guidance. See the presentation from the event below. OMB UG Presentation
- [Factsheet: Final Updates to Uniform Guidance](https://localopportunities.org/resource/2024-campaign-fact-sheet/) - Click to download here
- [Coalition Comment on Proposed Updates to Uniform Guidance](https://localopportunities.org/resource/coalition-comment-on-proposed-updates-to-uniform-guidance/) - The Local Opportunities Coalition, alongside supporting partner organizations, constitute 148 organizations from across the country who submitted comments regarding proposed updates to federal grant rules—known as the Uniform Guidance—that dictate how states and localities can spend federal money. Since the 1980s, the OMB's Uniform Guidance has made it difficult for states and localities to attach
- [Jobs to Move America and UCLA Law Review Webinar](https://localopportunities.org/resource/webinar-preemption-through-procurement/) - On November 8, 2023, Jobs to Move America and the UCLA Law Review presented “Preemption Through Procurement” a webinar discussing the evolution and impact of a long standing legal misinterpretation of “competition” in federal procurement law, which has prevented state and local governments from maximizing the benefits of federal investments. The webinar offered a deeper
- [Local Hire Provision in Infrastructure Bill](https://localopportunities.org/resource/sample-resource-post-number-one-2-2/) - BIF-local-hire-language
- [Webinar: Local and Targeted Hiring](https://localopportunities.org/resource/sample-resource-post-number-one-3-2-2/) - On May 13, 2022, Jobs to Move America partnered with the EARN Network to host an event on local and targeted hiring practices. The webinar, which also featured speakers from LA Metro and Stand Up Nashville, discussed the historical and legal background of local and targeted hire policies, what changed under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and
- [National League of Cities Webinar](https://localopportunities.org/resource/sample-resource-post-number-one/) - On June 14, 2022, Jobs to Move America partnered with the National League of Cities to host a webinar on how elected and agency officials around the country can create good jobs for their residents using local and targeted hiring policies. The call covered the history of local and targeted hiring programs, what has changed for cities
- [Fact Sheet: Proposed Updates to Uniform Guidance](https://localopportunities.org/resource/local-opportunities-coalition-fact-sheet/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Click to enlarge the image or download here. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [2023 Congressional Letter](https://localopportunities.org/resource/local-opportunities-campaign-summer-2023-congressional-letter/) - Last week, a letter signed by 61 Members of Congress was sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in support of the Local Opportunities Campaign efforts to update current federal grant regulations, which are known as the Uniform Guidance. The letter was led by Representative Greg Casar and Senator Tammy Duckworth, and encourages
- [Local Opportunities Campaign One-Pager](https://localopportunities.org/resource/local-opportunities-campaign-one-pager/) - Click the image to enlarge or download the file here.
- [Analysis of U.S. Department of Transit Local Labor Hiring Pilot](https://localopportunities.org/resource/analysis-of-usdot-local-labor-hiring-pilot-local-hire-increases-opportunities-for-disadvantaged-workers-strengthens-local-economies/) - This report from Jobs to Move America demonstrates that the lifting of a Reagan-era regulation prohibiting cities and states from using local hire policies in federally-funded construction projects would create stronger local economies, advance racial equity, and increase the ways that cities and states can create good jobs while building and repairing infrastructure. A decades-old
- [Guide to Using Local and Economically-Targeted Hire](https://localopportunities.org/resource/sample-resource-post-number-one-3/) - The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), was signed into law on November 15, 2021. This federal legislation will bring $1.2 trillion to states and cities over the next 5 years to repair and build roads and bridges, public transportation, the broadband network, and water infrastructure, among
- [New America Good Jobs Panel](https://localopportunities.org/resource/sample-resource-post-number-one-3-2/) - New America hosted the panel on Oct. 24, 2022 to discuss the importance of using recent federal investments to create good jobs. JMA’s National Director, Miranda Nelson, was on the panel. Watch it below.

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://localopportunities.org/category/uncategorized/)
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- [Resources](https://localopportunities.org/category/resources/)
- [Updates](https://localopportunities.org/category/updates/)