Delaware State University (DSU) is investing in a major facilities upgrade thanks to newly approved funding from the state. Delaware state lawmakers approved its state bond bill on July 1, which included $20 million for DSU’s new field house project. The state funding will help the school expand and enhance its athletic facilities. The new […]
Education funding, previously available to communities and every state for decades, has been drastically reduced. Last month, the White House released a budget that includes educational reductions of more than $4.5 billion in funding for K-12 schools. The overall education budget, however, reduces education funding nationwide by more than $66.7 billion. This represents a staggering […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has released $488 million in awards through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program. The program’s second round will support 30 projects, funding road, rail, maritime and aviation infrastructure improvement projects. The following are a selection of projects receiving a share of the funding: The Arkansas […]
The city of Cleveland is calling for developers to transform a 50-acre waterfront property that includes the Browns’ current football stadium. Cleveland officials and the North Coast Waterfront Development Corporation (NCWDC) have issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the area along Lake Erie. The RFQ is a centerpiece of Mayor Justin Bibb’s “Shore-to-Core-to-Shore” initiative, […]
California is bolstering its airport infrastructure with the injection of $81.3 million in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff announced that 18 California airports will share the awards, which are delivered through the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP). The AIP provides entitlement funding based on passenger […]
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is ending its subsidies program for wind and solar energy to align with the Trump administration’s “Energy Dominance” agenda. The program’s termination follows the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the signing of Executive Order 14315, Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources, […]
Since the start of the new year, dozens of new appointments have taken over key leadership positions at some of the nation’s most prestigious schools. These leadership transitions are signaling a shift in higher education priorities as institutions prepare for upcoming federal funding cuts, policy realignments, new mandates and greater pressure to demonstrate their value. […]