Local Leaders Must Prepare Now for Potential Federal Budget Impact

March 2025

By: Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University

https://drexel.edu/nowak-lab/publications/newsletters/local-leaders-must-prepare-now-for-potential-federal-budget-impact/
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Paying for Planning

This blog post recommends local governments to perform stress tests as an action of preparation during changing federal funding pathways. Localities should conduct assessments around identifying their financial landscape and any potential funding challenges, develop analyses and funding scenarios, and form a mitigation and adaptation plan now.