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The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), established by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides long-term conservation easements to protect and restore wetlands and agricultural lands. The program is funded through the 2018 Farm Bill and the Inflation Reduction Act, with a focus on absorbing greenhouse gases and building climate resilience. It operates through two primary mechanisms: agricultural land easements, which protect working farms and ranches via cost-sharing with eligible entities, and wetland reserve easements, which provide direct assistance to landowners for wetland restoration and protection.

The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) provides financial aid to agricultural and forest land owners to establish and deliver biomass feedstocks for bioenergy. Under the 2018 Farm Bill, the program was authorized for $25 million annually through FY 2023, though no appropriations were provided for FY 2023. The program offers establishment payments for perennial crops and matching payments for the collection and transport of eligible materials to conversion facilities.

The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is a USDA initiative that coordinates conservation activities with partners to address natural resource concerns on a regional or watershed scale. As of August 2022, the program had made 589 awards to over 3,000 partners and maintained over 400 active projects across every US state. Funding is provided through the 2018 Farm Bill and the Inflation Reduction Act, with the latter allocating $4.95 billion for the program through fiscal year 2026. The program focuses on soil, water, and wildlife protection, utilizing partnership agreements and program contracts with producers to implement eligible conservation activities.

The document outlines the critical role of up-to-date data in understanding Earth processes and managing climate risks. It highlights the use of LiDAR for flood mapping via the 3-Dimensional Elevation Program, the importance of NOAA's hydrologic and coastal data, and the role of the Earth Prediction Innovation Center in extreme weather forecasting. It also emphasizes the value of NASA and NOAA's planetary-scale satellite observations and the potential for artificial intelligence to enhance disaster prediction and community resilience through the proposed National AI Initiative.

The Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP) is a proposed U.S. legislative initiative to provide low-interest loans to public and cooperative electric utilities, which in turn offer on-bill financing to rural homeowners for energy efficiency improvements. The program aims to reduce utility bills and greenhouse gas emissions while creating local jobs. The briefing outlines the program's operational requirements, compares House and Senate versions of the legislation, and highlights existing on-bill financing examples in Kansas, South Carolina, and New York.

The document outlines three legislative efforts in the US: the Green Jobs Act of 2007 and the Green Jobs Energy Amendment, both of which seek to create energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training programs via the Department of Labor and Department of Energy, and the NEW ERA Act of 2007, which proposes competitive grants for technicians in bioenergy and agriculture-based renewable energy.

The Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) provides billions of dollars for the research, development, and demonstration of zero-carbon technologies, including carbon capture, clean hydrogen, advanced nuclear, and grid expansion. While the IIJA establishes a technological foundation, the document asserts that the Build Back Better Act is required to provide the incentives and tax credits necessary for the U.S. to reach 50-52% economy-wide emissions reductions by 2030.