Application period opens for $272 million to expand internet access in Maine

Maine has opened the application period for $272 million in federal funding that has been allocated for projects to expand high-speed internet access in unserved and underserved areas across the state.  The funding – which is the largest grant in Maine’s history for internet expansion – is available through the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment […]

$88 million funding opportunity looks to advance zero-emission vehicle technology

A new funding opportunity is looking to grow zero-emissions vehicle capabilities across multiple economic sectors including trucking and agriculture. The U.S. Department of Energy is investing in next-generation vehicle technologies, announcing up to $88 million in new funding for research and development projects spanning electric vehicles, batteries and agricultural transportation.  The funding, announced through DOE’s […]

$200 million campus in Las Vegas highlights public-private efforts to tackle homelessness nationwide

A new public-private partnership (P3) in Las Vegas will break ground on a facility to address homelessness in southern Nevada, advancing a broader national shift to provide all-inclusive services to the unhoused across the country.  The Campus for Hope is a proposed all-in-one housing facility that will not only address the root causes of homelessness […]

Rochester, New York, gets $100 million for Inner Loop North project

The city of Rochester, New York, is receiving federal funding to reconnect its neighborhoods to downtown.  The $100 million funding for the Inner Loop North Transformation Project comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities program (RCP). The program’s goal is to reconnect communities harmed by past transportation infrastructure decisions.  The Inner Loop North […]

Trump administration orders freeze on federal grants and loans

A memo issued by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) calls for a freeze on all federal assistance in order to review agency program spending.  The memo, issued by acting OMB director Matthew J. Vaeth and obtained by Politico, directs federal agencies to temporarily pause all activities related to the obligation or […]

$1.4 billion awarded for domestic semiconductor packaging research, development

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) is allocating $1.4 billion in funding to research and develop advanced packaging and enable new technologies that reinforce national leadership in semiconductor manufacturing.  The federal funding, part of the CHIPS for America agenda, looks to establish domestic capacity for advanced semiconductor packaging and accelerate the development of these technologies […]

Michigan opens applications for $1.5 billion internet expansion grants

Eligible internet service providers and communities in Michigan can now apply for funding to bring high-speed internet to unserved and underserved areas across the state.  The federal grants are being made available through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program. Michigan has secured more than $1.5 billion, the fourth-largest allocation in the nation, to […]