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New FRA grants will support intercity passenger rail service

March 18, 2024

Via: Transportation Today

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said it had awarded nearly $1 million in grants to support multi-state and regional passenger rail service efforts. The $900,000 in Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Grants, part of the […]


Impact & Regulations

U.S. Transportation Department to offer $1.5B in RAISE grants for rural, urban areas nationwide

December 4, 2023

Via: Transportation Today

The U.S. Department of Transportation will be awarding $1.5 billion in the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants for 2024. The RAISE program helps project sponsors complete critical freight and passenger transportation infrastructure projects. The agency will […]


Impact & Regulations

DOT Funds Four New University Transportation Centers

August 4, 2020

Via: Transport Topics

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 […]


Impact & Regulations

FHWA awards $10M to 7 states to test new ways to fund highways

February 14, 2019

Via: Metro Magazine

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 […]


Impact & Regulations

FHWA Grants Six States Money for Alternative Revenue Projects

October 10, 2017

Via: Transport Topics

The Federal Highway Administration has divided $15.5 million between six states that are exploring alternative ways to fund highway and bridge projects. According to a press release issued Oct. 6, the Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives grant program is imperative […]


Impact & Regulations

U.S. DOT awards $65M in advanced technologies in transportation grants

October 14, 2016

Via: Metro Magazine

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that local communities across the country will receive nearly $65 million in grants to support advanced technology transportation projects. Secretary Foxx will join President Obama at the White House Frontiers Conference on the future […]