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Illinois Tollway is approving a new strategic plan that will provide essential construction and design services for existing infrastructure projects and complement a more than $15 billion investment into forward-thinking capital improvements. The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors is unveiling the $2 billion Bridging the Future Capital Plan, a seven-year strategic framework with which the […]
California is seeking innovative ideas for the implementation of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technologies into existing government operations. The state’s Department of General Services (DGS) and Department of Technology (CDT) are announcing requests for innovative ideas (RFI2) that will assist the state as it pursues novel GenAI solutions to resident’s most pressing challenges. At the […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making the single largest investment into environmental and climate justice ever, awarding billions in grants to reinforce the nation’s climate-prone infrastructure. The EPA is announcing nearly $1.6 billion in grants through the second round of the Community Change Grants Program, a federal initiative seeking to mitigate pollution’s impact […]
Wisconsin is devoting $444 million to update aging wastewater infrastructure across the state. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Clean Water Fund Program (CWFP) is awarding the funds. DNR says the funding will help municipalities across the state construct needed wastewater infrastructure. That includes projects that reduce phosphorus discharges and address aging equipment, with […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revised its watershed program to make it easier for Alaska tribes and tribal organizations to receive financial support for associated initiatives. Becoming a local sponsor through the Watershed Protections and Flood Prevention (WFPO) Program has been a long-standing barrier to communities being able to access project funding. Under […]
The County of Marin in California is adopting a decades-long strategic vision plan to advise long-term government spending and enhance multimodal transportation options for residents. The Transportation Authority of Marin is approving a 25-year comprehensive plan that will outline funding priorities for transformative infrastructure projects across Marin County. The plan, also known as Countywide Transportation […]