USDOT Announces $653.2 Million in Emergency Relief for Road and Bridge Repairs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will award $653.2 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help 37 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, make repairs to roads and bridges damaged by storms, floods, mudslides and other unexpected events. “This $653 million in federal funding will help communities repair their transportation infras...
U.S. Green Building Council Expands Its LEED for Cities and Communities Program With New $500,000 Grant From Bank of America
Grant Supports 20 Additional U.S. Cities and Communities Addressing Climate Change, Resilience and Social Equity Challenges Through LEED WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system, announced that Bank of America has provided an additional $500,000 grant to the LEED for Cities and Communities program, which helps local governments pursue LEED certification and provides access...
Indiana DOT Provides $120M in Local Transportation Funding
The Indiana Department of Transportation issued $120.8 million worth of federal transportation funding on February 12 to 52 cities, towns, and counties in rural portions of Indiana to support local road, bridge, and sidewalk projects. [Above photo by the Indiana DOT.] The money comes from the state’s Next Levels Roads program – implemented by the administration of Governor Eric Holcomb (R) in mid-2017 – which aims to spend an estimated $10 billion on construction and maintenance of state h...
USDOT Opens Up $1B Pool of BUILD Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a notice of funding opportunity on February 19 for $1 billion worth of fiscal year 2020 funds offered through the agency’s Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development or BUILD discretionary grant program. The deadline to submit an application is May 18. For this round of BUILD Transportation grants, the maximum grant award is $25 million and no more than $100 million can be awarded to a single state, USDOT said in a statemen...
esVolta Secures $140 Million Credit Facility for Portfolio of Battery Energy Storage Projects
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - esVolta, LP today announced that it has closed an approximately $140 million senior secured credit facility to finance a portfolio of its utility-scale battery energy storage projects. The credit facility was provided by CIT’s Power and Energy business as the Mandated Lead Arranger, and Siemens Financial Services (SFS), CoBank, ACB, and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. as Joint Lead Arrangers. esVolta is a leading developer of utility-scale battery energy storage projects i...
Bureau of Reclamation Selects Water-Efficiency Improvement Projects
Local grants are part of a total $40.99 million from Reclamation to 54 projects across the West WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation has selected 54 projects to share $40.99 million in WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants to help projects use water more efficiently and effectively in the western United States. Five projects located in Colorado will receive a total of $4.58 million. "The WaterSMART Program is helping Reclamation address the West's water challenges," said Reclamat...
USDOT Announces Availability of $1 Billion to Upgrade American Infrastructure
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $1 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 discretionary grant funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. “BUILD grants will upgrade infrastructure across America, making our transportation systems safer and more efficient,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. As the Trump Admi...
BioLargo Announces Crowdfunding Offering of Water Subsidiary Opportunity to Invest in Water Treatment Technology
WESTMINSTER, CA – BioLargo, Inc. (OTCQB:BLGO), developer of sustainable technologies and a full-service environmental engineering company, announced today that it has commenced a Regulation Crowdfunding offering (details at waterworksfund.com/biolargo) through its wholly-owned subsidiary BioLargo Water Investment Group, Inc. (“BWIG”) to support efforts to launch its patented water treatment technology into the $246 million poultry processing market. Every year, nine billion chickens are proce...
NCDOT opens applications for bicycle and pedestrian planning grants
Applications for the 2020 Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Initiative are now being accepted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The program provides funding for municipalities across the state to develop comprehensive bicycle or pedestrian plans. All North Carolina municipalities are eligible to apply for a standard bike or pedestrian plan. The following options are also available: Counties with populations of less than 50,000 may apply for a bicycle...
Maritime Administration Announces More Than $280 Million in Grants for Nation's Ports
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced that it has awarded more than $280 million in discretionary grant funding through the new Port Infrastructure Development Program. This funding is designed to improve port facilities at or near coastal seaports. “Ports are gateways to the world and port infrastructure investments will improve the regional economy, increase productivity and economic competitiveness, and create more job...
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June Issue 2026
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