The Louisiana Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity (ConnectLA) is planning to award $1.355 billion for projects to expand broadband access throughout the state with the help of federal funding made available through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The NTIA Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding will be distributed through the state’s Granting […]
Minneapolis has been awarded $34 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to rehabilitate the historic Nicollet Avenue bridge over Minnehaha Creek. The funding comes from the Bridge Investment Program (BIP) and will allow the city to repair and replace structural elements of the roadway and bridge. The bridge was built […]
The Federal Railroad Administration is making nearly $1.5 billion available for projects aimed at improving rail infrastructure in the Northeast Corridor. The funding is being made available through the FRA’s Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program (Fed-State NEC) for projects that involve repairing or replacing aging NEC infrastructure to provide faster, safer, and more […]
Starting next fall, undergraduate students at some four-year universities will not have to pay tuition if their family income falls below certain thresholds. On Wednesday, the University of Texas System Board of Regents’ Academic Affairs Committee gave preliminary approval to a plan that would provide free tuition and waive fees for undergraduates whose families make […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) is announcing an investment to advance dozens of port improvement projects to upgrade coastal seaports’ capacity, efficiency and operations. MARAD will invest $577 million in grants for the nation’s ports to improve supply chain resilience, develop port workforce opportunities and enhance freight safety, operations and emissions output. […]
U.S. Department of Commerce has announced that it is beginning negotiations with the Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium (SRC) to provide $285 million to create and run a Manufacturing USA Institute in Durham, N.C. Additional contributions bring the total to $1 billion to support the launch of the institute. The Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research […]
The Department of the Interior will make more than $140 million available to invest in projects that address pollution concerns caused by abandoned coal mines across West Virginia. Millions of Americans live less than a mile from an abandoned coal mine. Pollution concerns from mine lands include drainage discharge that threatens the quality of ground […]