Tag: funding

August 12, 2020

As explained, the port’s support will help advance economic recovery by offering a maritime accelerator initiative, hosting maritime blue forums and developing a prioritized strategic plan and budget for 2021-2022. The contract would be for two years at the rate […]

August 7, 2020

A package of fiscal 2021 appropriations bills that included the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies measure recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, which received a 217-197 vote, would provide the Federal Motor Carrier […]

August 4, 2020

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced $4.9 million in funding has been awarded to support four new University Transportation Centers. Authorized by Congress in 1987, DOT’s University Transportation Centers program awards grants to consortia of higher education institutions in support […]

July 20, 2020

Almost €142 million will be allocated for a total of nineteen environmentally friendly projects, the European Commission said in a statement. As disclosed, a number of projects involve converting vessels so thay may run on liquefied natural gas (LNG), as […]

July 10, 2020

Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric truck startup already backed by Amazon.com Inc. and Ford Motor Co., raised $2.5 billion in new funding from a group of investors led by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. Other investors in the funding round […]

July 8, 2020

The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee approved its fiscal 2021 spending bill in a perfunctory markup on Monday, speeding the legislation along for full committee consideration. As our Tanya Snyder reports, the bill keeps funding at mostly static levels and […]

May 8, 2020

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is urging Congress and the Administration to provide $23.8 billion in additional emergency funding to help public transit agencies across the country continue to provide essential services and support the economic recovery of the […]

May 6, 2020

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced more than $22 million in grant funding to three projects that collectively span eight states. Funding is provided through FRA’s Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program to initiate, restore, or enhance intercity passenger rail […]

May 6, 2020

“This $500 million federal investment reflects the President’s continued emphasis on infrastructure that will reduce traffic congestion while enhancing the Port of Long Beach’s ability to handle large container ships to support economic growth in the region and the country,” […]

May 5, 2020

The leaders of Building America’s Future sent a letter to the bipartisan Congressional Leadership urging the creation of a federal capital budget to fund infrastructure investment in the next COVID-19 response package. Congress and the Trump Administration are considering a […]

March 19, 2020

Transportation systems are always important for communities and our country, and never more so than during a crisis. That’s why so many at the U.S. Department of Transportation are working overtime to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation affecting […]

February 10, 2020

The Trump administration will release its fiscal 2021 budget proposal today. Here’s what we know: The proposal includes $1 trillion for infrastructure, over the next decade, offset by savings in mandatory spending (a funding method which has been repeatedly rejected […]

January 28, 2020

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a $26.9 million grant to Albany, N.Y.’s Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) for the River Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, as well as a $16.6 million grant to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) […]

November 13, 2019

Public transportation investments in large metropolitan areas reap a better return, with more passengers adopting public transport, than those in smaller cities, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Sydney. The research analyzed data collected from […]

October 23, 2019

The direct and indirect impact of public transit in Missouri this year exceeds $3.67 billion, according to the findings of a new study by Citizens for Modern Transit. The six-month study was designed to quantify the economic impact of public […]

July 29, 2019

Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito filed a transportation bond bill seeking $18 billion in additional capital authorization to invest in building and modernizing a transportation system that meets the needs of residents, businesses, and cities and towns […]

July 11, 2019

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) completed an engine retrofit project to reduce emissions on a significant number of its fleet of more than 2,200 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled buses. Metro repowered 125 of its transit buses […]

May 17, 2019

FAST TRAIN TO NOWHERE: The Trump administration made it official Thursday: It’s rescinding nearly $1 billion in funding for California’s high-speed rail project, arguing the state has repeatedly violated the terms of a grant agreement. Our Tanya Snyder has more […]

March 5, 2019

DEADLINE DAY: Today’s the day FRA said it will terminate an agreement with California, paving the way to cancel nearly a billion dollars in funding for the state’s high-speed rail project. What exactly will happen today (and what it means […]

February 14, 2019

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is awarding $10.2 million in Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) grants to seven states to test new ways to finance highway and bridge projects. The program’s goal is to allow states to test user-based […]