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Federal overlay across the cohort
Federal designations layer on top of the structural readiness signal. A high-distress muni inside an Opportunity Zone, an IIJA priority area, and an EPA Justice40 community carries materially better federal financing posture than an otherwise-similar muni without the overlay. The table below cross-tabulates designations against the tier band across the curated cohort.
| Designation | Total | High | Medium | Share | Mean composite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIJA priority area | 73 | 21 | 52 | 75% | 64.6 |
| Opportunity Zone | 61 | 22 | 39 | 63% | 67.7 |
| LCRR priority | 19 | 14 | 5 | 20% | 74.6 |
| EPA Justice40 community | 16 | 14 | 2 | 16% | 77.4 |
| HIFLD water security priority | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3% | 51.7 |
| EPA Justice40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1% | 71.0 |
| CAP service area | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1% | 49.0 |
What this signals
High-tier munis carry materially more federal designations than the cohort average, consistent with the structural-distress profile that triggered the original designations. Subscribers see the named-utility view of which designations stack on which munis at the P3 rankings and the curated dossiers.