Maryland and the City of Baltimore are resolving decades worth of litigation that has stalled a capital improvement project in the heart of downtown for almost 20 years. The Maryland Board of Public Works is approving a $58.5 million settlement to resolve legal disputes related to the redevelopment of the State Center in Baltimore City. […]
High speed internet expansion in California is getting a big financial boost, with the California Public Utilities Commission recently approving $157 million for projects that bring broadband internet access to underserved and unserved communities across the state. The most recent round of CPUC awards brings the total for Last Mile Federal Funding Account grants to […]
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), in partnership with the City of Detroit and Norfolk Southern Corporation, will receive more than $67 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation for rail yard improvements. The funds will be used to upgrade the Livernois Intermodal Facility (IMF) to reduce emissions, find efficiencies, bolster supply chains and reduce […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is issuing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to fund bus safety research and develop innovative transportation technologies. The transportation NOFO will support the agency’s Bus Safety and Accessibility Program, a federal grant initiative seeking to upgrade the nation’s driver and passenger safety systems. Allocated funding […]
As we celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends, we at Government Market News want to thank our readers for trusting us to provide timely, accurate, and insightful coverage and analysis of the U.S. government marketplace. We will publish news and opportunities on an abbreviated schedule through the holiday weekend and resume our normal schedule on […]
Massachusetts has enacted a nearly $4 billion initiative that will accelerate the state’s transition to a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. The new legislation, S.2967 or An Act Promoting a Clean Energy Grid, Advancing Equity and Protecting Ratepayers, represents a major stride toward achieving the state’s goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The […]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced plans to allocate up to $2.2 billion for two Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs). These hubs — Gulf Coast H2Hub and Midwest H2Hub — will speed up the large-scale use of affordable, clean hydrogen, an energy source that can be made with little or no carbon emissions. […]