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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The University of Wisconsin at Madison (UW-Madison) will spend $419.8 million to demolish and replace the current engineering facility with an expanded academic and research building. The existing Computer Aided Engineering Facility was built in 1938 and was later expanded in 1987. The structure’s outdated design reflects the different construction styles and capabilities of two […]
Large projects, some requiring billions in funding for a single initiative, are currently in required planning and design stages throughout the country. The push to modernize and expand public transportation infrastructure is especially rampant. America cannot remain globally competitive without world-class infrastructure and there appears to be a sustained commitment to addressing current critical needs […]