USDOT Tallies its FY 2018 Transportation Disbursements
By the end of this year, USDOT said in a statement on Oct. 10 that it will have made more than $63.9 billion in fiscal year 2018 available in multi-modal discretionary and formula transportation investments, along with $1.6 billion in fiscal year 2017 discretionary funds – dollars the agency views as “seed money” to encourage additional infrastructure investment by states, localities, and private sector partners. USDOT said it has released Notices of Funding Opportunity for nearly 90 percent...
FAA Announces $40.9 Million for New Tower at GSO
Washington, DC—The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investing $40.9 million in infrastructure for Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro, NC. The Agency is building a new, 180-foot-tall Air Traffic Control Tower. The new control tower will accommodate up to eight positions for air traffic controllers in a 550- square-foot tower cab. A 15,650 square-foot base building will anchor the new tower. It will house the Terminal Radar Appro...
Iowa DOT Offering DERA Grants to Replace Aging Diesel Equipment
The Iowa Department of Transportation recently announced that it is accepting grant applications through Nov. 9 this year for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act or DERA grant program – funds aimed at helping fleets replace aging diesel-powered equipment, including school buses, heavy- and medium-duty transit buses and trucks, as well as non-road diesel engines, equipment, or vehicles. The base grant amount available in Iowa is $275,123, but the state is v...
U.S. DOT Announces $750,000 for Emergency Repairs to Roads and Bridges in Croatan National Forest in North Carolina
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the immediate availability of $750,000 in Emergency Relief program funds to help begin repairs on roads and bridges throughout Croatan National Forest in North Carolina damaged last month by Hurricane Florence. “Severe flooding from Hurricane Florence damaged roads throughout the state, including the region around Croatan National Forest,” said Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Brandye L. Hendrickson. “These emergency funds...
U.S. DOT Provides More Than $63 Billion to Major Transportation Infrastructure Investments Across America in 2018
WASHINGTON – By the end of the 2018 fiscal year (FY 2018), the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) made available more than $63.9 billion in FY 2018 multi-modal discretionary and formula transportation investments and $1.6 billion in FY 2017 discretionary funds. This marks a significant step forward in funding the Administration’s ambitious infrastructure goals. The Department is committed to revitalizing America’s infrastructure using federal dollars as seed money to encourage addition...
FHWA Offers $300M in Grants for Federal Lands and Tribal Projects
The Federal Highway Administration published a 22-page Notice of Funding Opportunity in the Federal Register on Oct. 4 to make $300 million available through its Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects or NSFLTP program – with this funding being made available “for the first time” to build and repair roads and bridges that serve tribal or federal lands, according to a statement from the agency. FHWA said the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation or FAST...
NCDOT Sending $147.4M to Help Improve Local Transportation
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation has begun distributing more than $147.4 million in State Street Aid to Municipalities, also known as the Powell Bill fund , to 508 municipalities across the state. The initial allocation, half of the overall total, was sent out on Wednesday, Sept. 26. The next allocation will be paid by December 31. The funding comes from revenues generated by the state gas tax and other highway user fees. The number of municipalities who are r...
Fiscal Year 2019 Transportation Funding Potentially Delayed until December
As the end of the federal government’s fiscal year approached, the House of Representatives approved an appropriations “minibus” funding bill on Sept. 26, which includes the Department of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bills for fiscal year 2019, as well as a short term continuing resolution to temporarily fund remaining government programs – including the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development or “THUD” bill approved by the committee back in May 23...
25 Million PLN (5.8 million EUR) Loan for Photovoltaic Project in Poland
September 28, 2018. A group of project companies - including strategic investor E energija, project developer Sun Investment Group and EPC contractor I+D Energias - received funding from a Polish bank. The companies are getting a 25 million PLN (€ 5.8 million EUR) loan, which re-finances the construction costs of a part of the group’s PV (photovoltaic) power plant portfolio in Poland. The agreement was signed with ING Bank Śląski on September 25th in Warsaw. The Institute for Renewable Ene...
DOT Announces Competitive Grant Solicitation for Two New University Transportation Research Centers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity for $15 million to fund two new University Transportation Centers (UTCs). “Our Universities are at the forefront of solution-oriented research addressing America’s changing demographics and increased freight volumes,” said Keith Nelson, Senior Advisor for Research and Technology. “These funds will support UTC programs that provide students with real opportunities to take part in cutting...
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