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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.

DesignationTotalHighMediumShareMean composite
IIJA priority area73215275%64.6
Opportunity Zone61223963%67.7
LCRR priority1914520%74.6
EPA Justice40 community1614216%77.4
HIFLD water security priority3033%51.7
EPA Justice401101%71.0
CAP service area1011%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.