Transportation Infrastructure US DOT Kicks Off New $1.5B Round of RAISE Grants Tom Ichniowski November 30, 2023 No Comments Applications for the grants are due in February, with winners to be picked in June.Read More
Federal Spending House Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, Aiming to Avert Shutdown Tom Ichniowski November 14, 2023 No Comments The measure next goes to the Senate for a floor vote, which would have to happen before the Nov. 17 deadline.Read More
Passenger Rail White House Awards $16.4B for 25 Northeast Corridor Projects Tom Ichniowski November 6, 2023 No Comments Baltimore's 150-year-old rail tunnel gets the largest grant, $4.7 billion, to alleviate a major rail line bottleneck.Read More
Ports US DOT Picks Winners for $653M in Port Infrastructure Grants Tom Ichniowski November 3, 2023 No Comments If spending levels contained in House Republicans’ fiscal 2024 transportation appropriations bill become law, the port grant program could face cuts of more than 60%.Read More
Transit-oriented Development HUD, DOT Change Guidance to Promote Office-to-Residential Conversions New language allows some housing initiatives to apply for loans and other funding Jeff Yoders October 27, 2023 No Comments The Biden administration is trying to incentivize an increase of affordable housing in underused commercial buildings.Read More
Transportation Infrastructure House Panel Spotlights Highway Trust Fund's Looming Woes Tom Ichniowski October 18, 2023 No Comments CBO estimates $241B trust fund shortfall for 2024-2033, assuming no revenue increase and spending hikes to reflect inflation.Read More
Clean Energy Seven Hydrogen Hubs Picked for $7B in US Funding to Launch Landmark Network Initiative could cut 25 million metric tons of carbon emissions Debra K. Rubin Mary B. Powers October 15, 2023 No Comments Clean hydrogen industry could propel $43B in private investment and 220,000 new construction jobs, says President Joe Biden.Read More
Railroads US DOT Awards $1.4B in Grants to Rail Infrastructure Projects Tom Ichniowski September 25, 2023 No Comments FRA receives $6B in grant applications, four times the funds available.Read More
Highway Infrastructure FHWA Reallocates $7.9B in Uncommitted Highway Funds to States Tom Ichniowski September 5, 2023 No Comments The total is a record amount for FHWA's annual August funding redistribution.Read More
Highway Infrastructure FHWA Awards Nearly $9M for Innovative Highway, Bridge Work Tom Ichniowski August 22, 2023 No Comments Grants went to 10 projects in eight states and the District of Columbia.Read More