Chicago will use a $20.9 million U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) grant to improve safety along Ogden Avenue, a high crash corridor in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the city’s west side. The funds will help the city revitalize the southwest corridor and repurpose public spaces along connecting roads. Construction is slated for 2026. Lawndale is […]
The city of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, received a $49.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to build a bridge evacuation route in response to wildfires in recent years. Glenwood Springs is located 157 miles west of Denver. The money comes from the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program (Rural), a $645 million USDOT […]
The state of Pennsylvania will use a $142.3 million federal grant to support a multimodal corridor project that will make two of Pittsburgh’s most heavily traveled roadways safer. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will spend an estimated $213.2 million over the next three to five years on the Eastern Pittsburgh Multimodal Corridor (EPMC) Project, […]
Welcome to the inaugural episode of “The Connection: Partnering Public & Private Entities,” the podcast specifically for professionals navigating the intricacies of government procurement, public-private partnerships and policy innovation. This enlightening podcast series serves as an essential companion to Government Market News, the premier destination for comprehensive coverage of the U.S. government marketplace — the […]
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is making $70 million available to support research projects designed to protect the country’s energy sector against cyber and physical threats, natural disasters and extreme weather. The funds, available through the DOE’s All-Hazards Energy Resilience program, will support innovative ways to strengthen power grids, electric utilities, pipelines and […]
The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) will transform a nearly 40-year-old mall into a multidisciplinary research center that will help scientists develop tools, treatments and vaccines for various health issues such as cancer, autoimmune and immune deficiency disorders, infectious diseases, heart conditions and organ transplants. The UCLA Research Park will house the California Institute […]
The federal government is poised to spend up to $162 million to make improvements to two facilities that manufacture parts necessary to keep the semiconductor supply chain moving in the United States. The U.S. Department of Commerce and Microchip Technology Inc. have reached a non-binding preliminary agreement to provide the funding through federal incentives under […]