Tag: transportation programs

January 26, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced it would make up to $17.8 million in grants available over the next five years to re-establish seven Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) Centers across the country. The TTAP Centers […]

May 20, 2021

Legislation that would authorize $400 billion over five years for surface transportation programs was unveiled by Republican policymakers in the U.S. House of Representatives May 19. The Surface Transportation Advanced Through Reform, Technology and Efficient Review (STARTER) Act 2.0 would […]

February 1, 2021

Rep. Julia Brownley recently introduced legislation designed to secure additional federal funds for local transportation programs. The Support Local Transportation Act would incrementally increase funding for localities via the federal Surface Transportation Block Grant program. Specifically, the legislation would amend […]

June 29, 2020

The House is set to pass its $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, H.R. 2 (116), this week, advancing, among many other things, a five-year reauthorization of surface transportation programs. Passage of the Democrat-written bill is a given in the House, but […]