Regional Integration of Sustainability Efforts Coalition

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• Regional Integration of Sustainability Efforts Coalition

 
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The Regional Integration of Sustainability Efforts (RISE) Coalition, formerly the North Central Texas Stewardship Forum, works to engage interested local governments in peer-exchange opportunities to support sustainability and environmental initiatives.


The North Central Texas Stewardship Forum (Forum) began as an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant funded effort dedicated to bringing together North Central Texas (NCT) governmental and quasi-governmental organizations to share best practices, lessons learned and resources to ease the burden of developing and supporting sustainability and environmental initiatives. Having completed the grant, the participating cities and EPA acknowledge the value the Forum brings to communicating and collaborating to achieve environmental goals and have recently established the Regional Integration of Sustainability Efforts (RISE) Coalition to carry on the activities the Forum started.

The purpose of the RISE Coalition is to:

• Align regional partner initiatives
• Leverage regional resources and share best practices
• Provide networking and capacity building opportunities
• Identify funding opportunities for projects
• Provide mentorship
• Collaborate as a group on regional sustainability projects and initiatives​ ​

RISE Coalition Work Plan Priorities
For Fiscal Year 2022, the RISE Coalition has established a Work Program to initiate and guide work activities on key topics the Coalition believes are important regional initiatives. The Fiscal Year 2022 Work Plan serves to establish regional collaborative efforts to engage local governments on a broader scale and foster peer exchange on key topics, including, but not limited to:

• Regional Emissions Assessment
• Emissions Impact Analysis and Mitigation/Adaptation Strategy Development
• Urban Heat Island Reduction Strategy Analysis
• Food Diversion and Waste Reduction Programs

The Coalition will continue to explore new goal areas that provide participants the opportunity to network, leverage regional resources, and share best practices to collaborate and achieve environmental and sustainability goals.

Current Project Activities 

• Regional Greenhouse Gas Inventory and City Cohort

RISE Coalition Committee Documents:
RISE Coalition Committee Page 

Membership in the RISE Coalition:
Local government members in North Central Texas are invited to join the RISE Coalition. Please visit the RISE Membership page to learn more. Quarterly in-person meetings are posted on the NCTCOG Environment & Development Events Calendar and on the RISE Coalition website. The Coalition is guided by Bylaws. A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) has been developed to clarify membership options and participation opportunities.

The membership structure of the Coalition consists of the following:

1. Voting Members: 
   • ​​​Voting members must be members of NCTCOG and be paying participants of the RISE Coalition.
2. Non-Voting Members:
   • Local governments who are eligible for NCTCOG membership but are not members of NCTCOG
   • Local governments who are NCTCOG members but are not Coalition paying participants
3. Participants:
   • Private Sector and Industry representatives, which can include individuals from relevant industries, professional associations, or other appropriate private entities
   • Environmental/Public Interest Groups related to sustainability
   • Federal or State Entities (EPA, TCEQ, etc.)
   • Representatives of interests not otherwise serving on the Coalition may be invited to serve in ex-officio, non-voting capacity to provide advisory assistance to the Coalition.

Past Events and Training
Prior to becoming the RISE Coalition, the Forum engaged regional entities in outreach, educational events, and webinars to create opportunities for peer-exchange and networking among sustainability professionals. These resources are archived and maintained below as references and as resources for communities and partners in the North Central Texas region.

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Administrative Support
The Coalition uses the NCTCOG as a partner and in an administrative capacity to support the activities outlined in the FY2022 Work Plan.  Administrative support is provided by NCTCOG as a fee for service program, or cost-share program. Local governments who participate in the RISE Coalition share the costs of the program and provide that support to NCTCOG in order to carry out the activities identified in the Work Plan.