AASHTO, Industry Letters Highlights Immediate Fiscal Need of State DOTs
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials urged in a July 20 letter to Congressional leadership that state departments of transportation across the country need an “immediate infusion” of at least $37 billion to prevent disruptions to planned transportation projects, keep workers employed, and enable the nation’s mobility network to fully support economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. [Above photo by the Oregon DOT.] While AASHTO said the...
Illinois rolls out $3 billion transportation plan
Illinois officials rolled out a $3.15 billion transportation plan Tuesday, the second year of transportation projects funded in part with higher state gasoline taxes. But with the announcement of transportation projects for the upcoming fiscal year, there was a warning about the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on transportation projects. With stay at home orders and businesses being forced to close, people will travel less and less money will be generated through the state’s gasoline tax....
Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency Companies Raise $858 Million in VC Funding in 1H 2020, Reports Mercom Capital Group
Funding into Battery Storage and Efficiency companies was down in the first half of 2020 Austin, Texas - Mercom Capital Group, LLC, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the global Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors for the second quarter (Q2) and first half (1H) of 2020. To get a copy of the report, visit: https://mercomcapital.com/product/1h-q2-2020-funding-ma...
Governor Cuomo Announces Nation-Leading Initiatives to Expand Electric Vehicle Use to Combat Climate Change
PSC Approves 'EV Make Ready' Initiative to Accelerate Deployment of More than 50,000 Charging Stations by 2025 and Increase Number and Range of Electric Vehicles Program to Stimulate $1.5 Billion in New Investment and Provide More Than $2.6 Billion in Consumer Benefits and Economic Opportunities $206 Million Set Aside to Benefit Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities Including $85 Million to Fund Three Innovative Clean Transportation Prize Competitions $48.8 Million of Volkswagen S...
Kansas cities receive $18.5 million for road improvements
TOPEKA, Kan. - Cities in Kansas are receiving $18.5 million for road improvement projects. The Kansas Department of Transportation says 36 projects improving intersections and roads in Kansas cities have been selected for funding through the Kansas Department of Transportation’s City Connecting Link Improvement Program, which funds improvements for state highways that extend through cities. KDOT says cities will receive a combined total of $18.5 million in funding under the CCLIP for the p...
Stantec assists Richmond Community Foundation in securing funding to support the Richmond Housing Renovation Program
Richmond, CA, NYSE, TSX:STN: Stantec worked with the Richmond Community Foundation (RCF) to secure $300,000 in federal brownfield funding through the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Grant Program. Funding will be used to support the Richmond Housing Renovation (RHR) Program, a collaborative project led by RCF that is converting blighted, abandoned, or foreclosed residential properties in Richmond, California, into affordable homes for low- and moderate-income firs...
NDDOT awards $2 million in Transportation Alternatives funding
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) Director Bill Panos announced today the award $2,018,090 of Transportation Alternatives (TA) funding for transportation improvement projects across the state. The TA grants are made possible through a federally funded program and is administered by the NDDOT. “This program plays a key role in increasing safety and promoting healthy lifestyles through active transportation alternatives, which make North Dakota a better place to live and...
Federal Highway Administration Makes $60 Million Available for Advanced Transportation Technologies Grants
Federal Highway Administration Makes $60 Million Available for Advanced Transportation Technologies Grants WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $60 million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Program (ATCMTD) grants to fund new technologies that improve transportation efficiency and safety. “These grants promote the use of advanced techno...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $3 Million for Small Business Innovators
Twenty U.S. small businesses in 14 states will receive more than $3 million to research and develop innovative solutions to our nation’s transportation challenges. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced this month that twenty (20) U.S. small businesses will receive a total of $3 million in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I awards stemming from the Fiscal Year 2020 Phase I Solicitation announced earlier this year. Each year, DOT’s SBIR Program...
House approves $1.5T plan to fix crumbling infrastructure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House approved a $1.5 trillion plan Wednesday to rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into projects to fix roads and bridges, upgrade transit systems, expand interstate railways and dredge harbors, ports and channels. The bill also authorizes more than $100 billion to expand internet access for rural and low-income communities and $25 billion to modernize the U.S. Postal Service’s infrastructure and...
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