Data Analysis Recovers $2.27M in FSRM Funding at Air Force Base
Woolpert GIS Specialist Matthew Wellinski discovers data anomalies in FSRM funding at Hurlburt Field and develops a process that could translate to savings across the Air Force. HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (April 20, 2020) — Hurlburt Field will receive an additional $2.27 million in Facilities, Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (FSRM) funding thanks to data anomalies discovered by Woolpert GIS Specialist Matthew Wellinski. Hurlburt Field is home to the Air Force Special Operations Command a...
USDOT Announces $1 Billion for Amtrak in Response to COVID-19
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is making over $1 billion available to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to support the railroad’s activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States and its impacts on operations and business. The funding is being provided under the recently e...
USDOT to provide $25B for transportation system response to COVID-19
U. S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said the U. S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration will allocate a total of $25 billion in federal funding to help the public transportation system respond to COVID-19. The funding, provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, would provide grants to recipients of urbanized area and rural area formula funds to be used for capital, operating and other expenses the recipients may need them f...
Wisconsin Offers Employment Transportation Grants
The Wisconsin Employment and Transportation Assistance Program (WETAP) issued more than $1.7 million in grants on March 30 to 11 non-profit organizations providing employment transportation services to low income workers in 51 counties across the state. WETAP combines state funds from Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, plus federal monies, into one coordinated program that assists transportation-provider groups statewide. Eligible applica...
USDOT Announces $25 Billion to Help Nation's Public Transportation Systems Respond to COVID-19
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a total of $25 billion in federal funding allocations to help the nation’s public transportation systems respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Funding is provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed by President Donald J. Trump on March 27, 2020. "This historic $25 billion in grant funding will ensure our nation’s public transportat...
Woolpert, Esri Develop Free Airport FEMA Reimbursement Application
The application will help airports submit forms to expedite FEMA reimbursements. DAYTON, Ohio (April 3, 2020) — Woolpert and Esri have partnered to develop a free, user-friendly application to help airports enter, track and submit reimbursable expenses to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The FEMA Reimbursement Toolkit is accessible via desktop, tablet or mobile device. It will support all FEMA-related reimbursements, including COVID-19 costs, to repay 75 cents on the dollar f...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Competitive Grant Solicitation for Nearly $5 Million for Four New University Transportation Research Centers
WASHINGTON – As part of its University Transportation Centers (UTC) program, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking applications from institutions of higher education for four new Tier 1 UTCs, with total awards of $4.925 million. “Our University Transportation Centers are not only the seeds of our future transportation system, they serve as living labs, bringing research to reality. Four new UTCs will address a variety of important 21st century transportation topics,” said De...
Sunray Engineering Group Limited to raise a maximum of approximately HK$70 million by way of Public Offer and Placing
Highlights A Hong Kong-based building protection solution provider Providing solutions which integrate the provision of building protection works with a focus on waterproofing works and the supply of building protection products Ranked second in the building protection work market in Hong Kong with a market share of approximately 3.0% in terms of revenue in FY2019, according to a Frost & Sullivan Report A distributor of nine brands covering more than 400 building protection...
Democrats eye major infrastructure component in next coronavirus package
With the ink barely dry on a massive, $2 trillion coronavirus relief package, House Democrats are already laying out their targets for the next round of emergency aid, including major investments in the nation's infrastructure systems. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), joined by several key committee chairmen, said Monday that the Democrats' fourth phase of coronavirus stimulus would be largely focused on helping the front-line medical workers, homebound parents and patients afflicted by the d...
Via raises Series E financing to expand access to efficient, sustainable, and equitable public mobility across the globe
March 30, 2020 (New York, NY) — Via, the company that provides digital infrastructure to power public mobility in cities around the world, announces today that it has raised a Series E financing led by EXOR. The financing values the company at $2.25B and will enable Via to advance its vision of efficient, accessible, and equitable public mobility. Via’s technology powers the next generation of public transportation, helping cities move beyond a system of rigid routes and schedules to a fully...