The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced a Notice of Intent (NOI) to solicit research and development (R&D) activities that will help establish and accelerate domestic capacity for advanced semiconductor packaging. The CHIPS for America program plans to allocate up to $1.6 billion to fund innovation across five R&D areas, as described in the vision […]
Communities in Washington state will receive $309 million that will support clean water projects and water infrastructure needs. The Department of Ecology’s latest round of grants and loans will support 136 projects that include stream restoration and engineered wetlands that will provide stormwater treatment. The projects include the official kickoff of Ecology’s new pilot process […]
The city of Nashville has entered a public-private partnership (P3) to help create, preserve and develop affordable housing options. The city, Metro Nashville and several funding partners have invested $75 million into the Nashville Catalyst Fund to provide financial assistance to accelerate development. To keep up with population growth, Nashville will need 55,000 new housing […]
The city of Framingham, Massachusetts, has officially launched the nation’s first pilot networked geothermal system. The system will heat and cool 36 buildings in a neighborhood using ground-source heat pumps without using fossil fuels or emitting greenhouse gases. Networked geothermal systems use the earth’s subsurface to heat and cool buildings through an underground distribution network. […]
Columbus, Ohio, Mayor Andrew Ginther was elected by his fellow mayors to serve as the next president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Ginther, who will serve a one-year term, has been mayor since 2016. The post Columbus, Ohio, mayor elected Conference of Mayors president appeared first on Government Market News.
The “Internet for All” initiative continues to make significant strides, with several more states and territories receiving approvals for their Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program proposals, bringing the total approvals to 16 out of 56. Overseen by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the BEAD program is designed to provide broadband internet […]
Connecticut has joined nine other Northeast states Tuesday in signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to begin outlining a coordinated framework for improving interregional electricity transmission planning and development to enhance grid reliability and accelerate the transition to clean energy. “Connecticut is pleased to join our sister Northeast states in this groundbreaking initiative to work […]