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We'll see you this week at the #SustainabilityDeliverySummit in #Chicago! JTF CEO & Co-Founder @HeidiBinko is a panelist sharing about #economicdevelopment in #energycommunities. You won't want to miss it!
See you next month at the 2025 #SustainabilityDeliverySummit in #Chicago! Catch JTF CEO & Co-Founder @HeidiBinko as a panelist sharing how #energycommunities can overcome #transition challenges and strengthen their economies. zurl.co/VVODb
🎥 We're excited to see Hope High KY—a visionary community revitalization effort in Harlan County, KY — featured by @WYMT, with JTF #CCGR2024 winner #BackroadsofAppalachia & JTF's Deputy Director of Partnerships! Watch the full story: wymt.com/2025/05/06/hope-hig…
Last chance to register! Join us TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 6 for a webinar on the #LocalEconomyLab, our newest funding initiative supporting #economic or #workforce development in #coalcommunities across the country. 🔗justtransitionfund.org/local…
Are you working on your application for our #LocalEconomyLab, JTF's newest initiative to support #economic and #workforce development projects in eligible #coalcommunities? Join our informational webinar on Tuesday, May 6.
Learn more & register🔗: zurl.co/GfLGp
JTF Co-Founder and CEO @HeidiBinko attended & presented @Kennedy_School's "Place-Based Policies to Target Economic Distress: What’s Next?" conference last week with participants representing #philanthropy, local #practitioners, and #researchers!
Join our #LocalEconomyLab #webinar on May 6 @ 11am ET to learn how you can access $250K–$500K in grants & expert support ahead of the Step 1 app deadline on May 9!
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
#JustTransition #Grants #CoalCommunities
🎓 Huge congrats to JTF grantee David Butcher of the @tablertownpocm! He’s receiving an #honorary doctorate from @ohiou for his incredible work preserving community history.
Learn more ➡️ ohio.edu/news/2025/04/ohio-u…
Two JTF-supported projects recently won #Ohio #AMLER funding!
Congrats to @App_Rising for winning $1.7M & @tablertownpocm for winning $500M!
Learn more about their projects and local revitalization efforts in their historic #coalcommunities! zurl.co/gbTAY
Join JTF CEO & Co-Founder @HeidiBinko at this year's #SustainabilityDeliverySummit Chicago, June 9-11. Her panel willshare how #energycommunities can navigate transition challenges, strengthen their economies, & more!
🔗 zurl.co/2Riww
New #fundingopportunity for eligible #coalcommunities at theJTF! Introducing the Local Economy Lab! We're funding community-led economic projects with:
💰 1-year grants $250K–$500K
🛠️ Tailored support
🤝 Capital/peer connections
Details: zurl.co/6nYXC
Tune in to the latest episode of #ZNRG podcast, featuring @HeidiBinko, as she joined host @TakharK2! They talked about the importance of #economicdevelopment, the impact of the federal funding freeze on #coalcommunities, and our upcoming 10th anniversary! podcasts.apple.com/in/podcas…
🎧 Our CEO @HeidiBinko joined Indiana County, PA Commissioner Sherene Hess on the @CIForum podcast to talk #energycommunities, #transition, and how philanthropy + local leadership can drive sustainable, equitable change. Tune in: collectiveimpactforum.org/re…
Last week, JTF partners @newsunrisingpgh and @GetRiverWise hosted a showcase for their Launch #EnvironmentalJustice Incubator in Millvale, PA. Our team is proud to support this project and attended the showcase to learn how cohort members are working to advance the region.
Our team joined the #AppalachianSustainableFinanceHub Summit in Pittsburgh to share about financing pathways during the Project Funding session! With JTF support, #HeartlandCapitalStrategies received a grant to develop the Hub, aimed at boosting economies in #Appalachia.
This week, the JTF attended @NMEconDev 2025 State Plan Webinar where they shared details about the state's economic path forward, & announced our partnership for a policy fellow to support #economicdevelopment for extractive communities! #NMEcon edd.newmexico.gov/state-plan…
JTF grantee @WindRiverFund recently secured $4M in state grants to expand #outdoorrecreation, joining a $36M federal #Recompete award they won to fuel jobs & ecotourism. While the landscape of federal funding is uncertain, they are ready to move ahead. 🔗 wyofile.com/with-4m-for-seve…
Join JTF CEO & Co-Founder @HeidiBinko at this year's Sustainability Delivery Summit Chicago, June 9-11. Her panel willshare how #energycommunities can navigate transition challenges, strengthen their economies, & more!
🔗 invt.io/1lxbi6b5ndx #SustainabilityDeliverySummit
#Energycommunity leaders—we want to hear from you! January’s Executive Order and #federalfunding freeze are impacting economic development efforts across the field. Help us understand how by taking our brief survey by 3/21. form.typeform.com/to/xwyDci5…
Our grantee @InvestAppalach completed the #AppalachianDowntownDevelopersInitiative, helping coal-impacted & Appalachian communities revitalize their downtowns & boost local economies! issuu.com/dbdplanning/docs/a…
#InvestAppalachia #DowntownRevitalization #JustTransition