U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $770.8 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Airports in 50 States and 5 U.S. Territories
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $770.8 million in airport infrastructure grants, as part of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. This third increment of funding provides 569 grants to 522 airports that will fund 949 infrastructure projects; including runways, taxiways, aprons, terminals, aircraft rescue and firefigh...
Discussion Continues Over Finding New Sources of Transportation Funding
The broad infrastructure proposal unveiled July 23 on Capitol Hill by Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Penn., chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, also serves to underscore a long-running debate over how to return the Highway Trust Fund to solvency. "The HTF is in serious trouble," he noted in the " vision statement " that accompanied his proposal. "The Congressional Budget Office estimates that it will go insolvent, yet again, as soon as the fal...
State of Available Funds
In the recently passed Omnibus funding bill, Congress provided historic levels of funding for infrastructure investments across America. As the Department releases these funds, the Department is committed to a responsible, expeditious, and transparent process that prioritizes safety. Following is a summary of funding currently and recently made available for application. Please encourage interested localities to assess the criteria and apply quickly to take advantage of these opportunities....
Effective Management Essential to Unlocking Value Behind Infrastructure PPPs
SYDNEY - Stronger public sector oversight and contract management are essential to realising the true value of investment through public private partnerships (PPPs), according to new guidance from the Global Infrastructure Hub. The G20 initiative today launched its Public Private Partnership (PPP) Contract Management Tool—a free online resource that provides practical, user-friendly guidance for public officials in charge of managing PPP infrastructure projects after financial close, through...
NYSERDA Offers ‘Clean Technology’ Grants for Transit Projects
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is making a $5 million pool of grant money available to fund projects focused on developing "innovative clean transportation technologies" and other "clean" strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or "GHGs" for public transit systems throughout the state. The agency said this grant effort aims to support Gov. Andrew Cuomo's clean energy goal to reduce New York state's GHG emissions 40 percent by 2030. NYSERDA said it will awar...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $9.9 Million in Grants to Help Small Communities Improve Air Service
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is providing $9.925 million from the Small Community Air Service Development Program to help 16 communities in 16 states develop their own solutions to local air service needs. The Department received 53 applications from 35 states. “This Administration is committed to ensuring that rural communities are not neglected and have access to the air services needed to be competitiv...
New ADOT Agreements with Arizona Tribes Make Project Funding Easier
PHOENIX – Collaboration with other governments can be complicated, particularly when it comes to sovereign nations. But a recent change in the Arizona Department of Transportation’s contract language with tribal governments is making it easier to partner on transportation projects. For decades, if ADOT wanted to work with a tribal government, the tribe had to agree to a “waiver of limited sovereign immunity.” Essentially, the waiver required the tribe to take any mediation on a project to the...
Federal Highway Administration Announces $17.5 Million for Tribal Transportation Safety Improvements
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced today that 82 tribes will receive $17.5 million from FHWA’s Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (TTPSF) for 94 projects to improve transportation safety on tribal lands. “These investments in tribal communities will improve safety, create jobs and increase access to work, school and medical facilities,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. The funds will be used for safety pl...
Federal Highway Administration Announces $2 Million for Emergency Repairs to Flood-Damaged Roads and Bridges in Michigan
WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration today announced the immediate availability of $2 million in Emergency Relief program funds to help begin repairs on flood-damaged roads and bridges in Michigan. “The Upper Peninsula of Michigan experienced considerable damage to roads and bridges as the result of heavy rainfall and flooding that these quick release funds will help address,” said Acting Federal Highway Administrator Brandye L. Hendrickson. “The funding represents the first instal...
Federal Highway Administration Announces $1 Million for Emergency Repairs to Flood-Damaged Roads and Bridges in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration today announced the immediate availability of $1 million in Emergency Relief program funds to help begin repairs on flood-damaged roads and bridges in Wisconsin. “The flooding has caused significant damage to roads and bridges in northwestern Wisconsin, and this funding will help the state make repairs as quickly as possible,” said Acting Federal Highway Administrator Brandye L. Hendrickson. “It represents a down payment to help restore vital t...
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