The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced $849 million for revitalizing aging water-delivery systems throughout the western United States, supporting projects across Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and Washington.   These projects will focus on better water distribution and storage, improving safety measures, boosting hydropower generation […]

Native American tribes around California will secure more than $91 million in grants to address the growing threat of housing insecurity and homelessness in their communities.  The California Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) is funding two grant programs that provide stable housing opportunities for tribal communities – the Tribal Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention […]

New Mexico is making it easier for residents to track where tax dollars are being spent on the state’s roadways.  The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) has launched an interactive dashboard to track legislative appropriations from 2024 for road work projects across the state.  “This dashboard allows users to track the allocation of the […]

Light rail in downtown Denver is slated to receive major upgrades. The Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver is moving forward with an overhaul of downtown sections of the light rail system, launching a procurement process for the remaining phases of its Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project. The multi-phase project, estimated at $152 million, will rebuild […]

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) projects a possible power supply shortfall for New York City in 2033 and emphasizes increasing statewide risks to the electric system’s reliability in its 2024 Reliability Needs Assessment (RNA), published last week.  The RNA, released every two years, assesses the future reliability of New York’s electric grid a […]

The Bureau of Reclamation is allocating $50 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to support a water delivery program designed to maintain a sustainable and resilient water supply in the Great Salt Lake Basin. Utah has partnered with other entities to match the grant, bringing the total investment to $100 million.  The Great Salt Lake […]

The U.S. Department of Treasury has authorized New Jersey’s proposal to use $52.8 million from the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CPF) to expand broadband availability statewide. This funding will back the New Jersey Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Equity (NJBIDE) pilot program, a competitive grant initiative aimed at providing high-speed internet access to underserved and unconnected areas.  […]