Why APWA Government Affairs Needs Your Story
The Government Affairs team regularly advocates for public works and public works professionals with federal offices, Congressional committees, members of the US House and Senate, the media, and the public.
Our advocacy makes the most impact when we share specific information with them. Information APWA members share with us.
This is why this page exists.
We are looking for stories on the federal level about:
- Federal Permitting
- Federal Grants
- Right of Way
- Emergency Management
- Public Works First Responders—is your chapter working on first responder recognition on the local level?
- Resiliency
- Federal Regulations—what’s improved on the federal level? What is still a burden?
- Water
- Safe Streets
Sample Stories
If your municipality has received an Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, or IIJA, grant, have you received the money? Has it been spent? What was the process like? What were the problems? What steps did you take to resolve any issue?
If a police or fire department told you personally, they couldn’t have successfully responded to an emergency without you, what was the event and what did you do in your public works role to help? How did it make a difference to your community?
Guidelines for Submitting a Story
Please keep these things in mind as you tell your story:
- All approved stories may be accessible by any member of the public, not just APWA members.
- Identify people by title, not name.
- Keep your story suitable for any audience.
- Do not quote published works without citing the source of the information.
- Opinions about local or national politics will not be used.
Story Review
You do not have to submit a well-written story for this to be successful. APWA Government Affairs is seeking credible information that will help us better inform lawmakers, journalists, and the public.
If you’d like to write a story about any of the public works topics listed above, feel free to do so.
APWA reserves the right to edit your submitted story for content and brevity.
Submit Your Story