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data-edit-main-image="Background"> <div class="Index-page-content "> <div class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-type="page" data-updated-on="1729088392272" id="page-5e0bb6322af054347fdc54ac"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer" data-aspect-ratio="0.08424599831508003" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1580442786120_11385"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1578609586648_19324"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-10 span-10"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}" id="block-5e0bb6322af054347fdc54ad"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h2 style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;">NATIONAL CHANGE FROM THE GROUND UP</h2><p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">Accelerator for America (AFA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan <strong>“Do Tank”</strong> that delivers solutions, connections, and resources to mayors and other local leaders working to create greater economic mobility in underserved communities.</p><p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">AFA brings together government, non-profit, and private sector leaders to advance local initiatives and upend long-standing systems that create and perpetuate disparities. Through <strong>Capacity Building, Technical Assistance, and Advocacy,</strong> AFA helps local leaders create opportunities for their communities to invest in themselves — by maximizing federal funding programs, attracting innovative private investments, and generating local infrastructure funding.</p> </div> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer" data-aspect-ratio="0.12254901960784313" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1577918570795_14218"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </section> <section id="team-and-press" class="Index-page" data-collection-id="5e014a9bd732202b5a114576" data-parallax-id="5e014a9bd732202b5a114576" data-edit-main-image="Background"> <div class="Index-page-content "> <div class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-type="page" data-updated-on="1723057510373" id="page-5e014a9bd732202b5a114576"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule" data-block-type="47" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1595977443516_60187"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1595363435847_41016"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h2 style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;">what we do</h2> </div> </div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-4 span-4"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1595363435847_43914"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure image-block-outer-wrapper image-block-v2 design-layout-poster combination-animation-vertical-clip individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none image-position-left image-linked " data-scrolled data-test="image-block-v2-outer-wrapper" > <div class="intrinsic"> <a href="/economic-development-2024" class=" sqs-block-image-link image-inset" data-animation-role="image" data-description="" data-animation-override > <div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element content-fill has-aspect-ratio " style=" position: relative; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); padding-bottom:66.66667175292969%; "> <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1595363768693-HATAQL7MDEYD9DGD1SV4/Accelerator-1225.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1595363768693-HATAQL7MDEYD9DGD1SV4/Accelerator-1225.jpg" data-image-dimensions="750x500" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Accelerator-1225.jpg" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1595363768693-HATAQL7MDEYD9DGD1SV4/Accelerator-1225.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="" sizes="100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1595363768693-HATAQL7MDEYD9DGD1SV4/Accelerator-1225.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1595363768693-HATAQL7MDEYD9DGD1SV4/Accelerator-1225.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1595363768693-HATAQL7MDEYD9DGD1SV4/Accelerator-1225.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1595363768693-HATAQL7MDEYD9DGD1SV4/Accelerator-1225.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1595363768693-HATAQL7MDEYD9DGD1SV4/Accelerator-1225.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1595363768693-HATAQL7MDEYD9DGD1SV4/Accelerator-1225.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1595363768693-HATAQL7MDEYD9DGD1SV4/Accelerator-1225.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> <div class="image-overlay" style="overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);"></div> </div> </a> </div> <figcaption class="image-card-wrapper" data-width-ratio> <div class="image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container"> <div class="image-title-wrapper"><div class="image-title sqs-dynamic-text" data-animation-override ><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Economic development</p></div></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-4 span-4"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1595363435847_61623"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure image-block-outer-wrapper image-block-v2 design-layout-poster combination-animation-vertical-clip individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none image-position-left image-linked " data-scrolled data-test="image-block-v2-outer-wrapper" > <div class="intrinsic"> <a href="/transit-infrastructure" class=" sqs-block-image-link image-inset" data-animation-role="image" data-description="" data-animation-override > <div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element content-fill has-aspect-ratio " style=" position: relative; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); padding-bottom:66.66667175292969%; "> <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1595363888291-77VOP0DH71EJMU4QN6DO/static1.squarespace.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1595363888291-77VOP0DH71EJMU4QN6DO/static1.squarespace.jpg" data-image-dimensions="750x500" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="static1.squarespace.jpg" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1595363888291-77VOP0DH71EJMU4QN6DO/static1.squarespace.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="" sizes="100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1595363888291-77VOP0DH71EJMU4QN6DO/static1.squarespace.jpg?format=100w 100w, 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hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);"></div> </div> </a> </div> <figcaption class="image-card-wrapper" data-width-ratio> <div class="image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container"> <div class="image-title-wrapper"><div class="image-title sqs-dynamic-text" data-animation-override ><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Transit & infrastructure</p></div></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-4 span-4"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1657749257197_10873"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure image-block-outer-wrapper image-block-v2 design-layout-poster combination-animation-horizontal-clip individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none image-position-left " data-scrolled data-test="image-block-v2-outer-wrapper" > <div class="intrinsic"> <div class=" image-inset" data-animation-role="image" data-description="" data-animation-override > <div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element content-fill has-aspect-ratio " style=" position: relative; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); padding-bottom:66.65861511230469%; "> <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/874044db-1b9d-4e7d-b12d-ede9bc9dfe39/iStock-1269800276+%281%29.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/874044db-1b9d-4e7d-b12d-ede9bc9dfe39/iStock-1269800276+%281%29.jpg" data-image-dimensions="8281x5520" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/874044db-1b9d-4e7d-b12d-ede9bc9dfe39/iStock-1269800276+%281%29.jpg" width="8281" height="5520" alt="" sizes="100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/874044db-1b9d-4e7d-b12d-ede9bc9dfe39/iStock-1269800276+%281%29.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/874044db-1b9d-4e7d-b12d-ede9bc9dfe39/iStock-1269800276+%281%29.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/874044db-1b9d-4e7d-b12d-ede9bc9dfe39/iStock-1269800276+%281%29.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/874044db-1b9d-4e7d-b12d-ede9bc9dfe39/iStock-1269800276+%281%29.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/874044db-1b9d-4e7d-b12d-ede9bc9dfe39/iStock-1269800276+%281%29.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/874044db-1b9d-4e7d-b12d-ede9bc9dfe39/iStock-1269800276+%281%29.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/874044db-1b9d-4e7d-b12d-ede9bc9dfe39/iStock-1269800276+%281%29.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> <div class="image-overlay" style="overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);"></div> </div> </div> </div> <figcaption class="image-card-wrapper" data-width-ratio> <div class="image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container"> <div class="image-title-wrapper"><div class="image-title sqs-dynamic-text" data-animation-override ><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="/workforce-development-1">WORKFORCE</a></p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="/workforce-development-1">DEVELOPMENT</a></p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"></p></div></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-6 span-6"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1595977443516_165739"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-6 span-6"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1595977443516_168627"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-3 span-3"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1705946459017_17387"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-6 span-6"><div class="sqs-block video-block sqs-block-video" data-block-json="{"blockAnimation":"none","layout":"caption-hidden","overlay":false,"description":{},"hSize":null,"floatDir":null,"isOldBlock":false,"html":"<iframe width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/cViwP8vvG08?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen title=\"Accelerator for America\"></iframe>","url":"https://youtu.be/cViwP8vvG08","width":200,"height":113,"providerName":"YouTube","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cViwP8vvG08/hqdefault.jpg","resolvedBy":"youtube"}" data-block-type="32" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1705946459017_12970"><div class="sqs-block-content"><div class="intrinsic" style="max-width:100%"><div class="embed-block-wrapper " style="padding-bottom:56.5%;"><div class="sqs-video-wrapper" data-provider-name="YouTube" data-html="<iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cViwP8vvG08?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen title="Accelerator for America"></iframe>"></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-3 span-3"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1705946459017_14492"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule" data-block-type="47" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1595977443516_58668"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1658252147099_39069"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h2 style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;">Featured News</h2> </div> </div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block 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class="image-title-wrapper"><div class="image-title sqs-dynamic-text" ><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">2023 ANNUAL REPORT</p></div></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-4 span-4"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1707233673115_31677"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1671472633521_13357"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h3 style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"></h3><h2 style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;">NEWS</h2> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block summary-v2-block sqs-block-summary-v2" 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