Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed the Commonwealth’s $50.9 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27 into law. The budget details heavy investments in education, transportation infrastructure, the workforce, economic development and public safety over the next year.  The finalized budget followed months of deliberation and negotiation, with lawmakers reaching an agreement to heavily invest in public education while preserving the state’s Rainy Day Fund – roughly equating to $8 […]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that it will allocate $349 million to help southern states recover from natural disasters and severe weather and create resilient communities in preparation for future events. The funds will be delivered through the Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation grant programs to support communities in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.  The Public […]

The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) has released its Fiscal Year 2027 Surface Transportation Program Book, scheduling an estimated $747 million in capital projects for the coming year. The document contains 80 projects covering 570 miles of roadways and 90 bridges.  The work included in the book sets the goal of maintaining the state’s overall good state of repair for its transportation infrastructure. Currently, […]

Texas has been selected for a major federal investment in transportation infrastructure, with the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) allotting $105 million for six Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) projects.  The money – delivered as part of the latest $1.7 billion installment of the federal Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) – will directly support surface transportation infrastructure initiatives across the state. These […]

Sarasota County, Florida, will move forward with a $45.3 million creek dredging project after county commissioners signed off on the investment. While the construction date has not yet been released, county staff are currently developing the needed documents for bid solicitation.  The funding covers the second portion of the two-phase Phillippi Creek Dredge initiative. The first phase of the […]

Officials from the Iowa Department of Transportation, Iowa City and the University of Iowa are receiving federal assistance for a $57 million project to replace the two one-way Burlington Street bridges with a single span connecting downtown and the university, along with improvements to adjacent streets.   More than $23 million from a U.S. Department of Transportation Better Utilizing […]

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (ADA) has opened applications for a $25 million program to break ground on water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Applications are due by Sept. 11.  The Water and Sewer Treatment Facilities Grant Program will deliver $25 million each year for the next three years. It was recently established to help communities cross the final […]