Federal funds are available for communities to protect themselves from the impacts of climate change. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is opening another funding round of two major climate resilience initiatives with $1.35 billion in new grant funding aimed at helping communities protect themselves against increasingly frequent and severe weather events. The package includes […]
The State University of New York (SUNY) is receiving federal funding to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its campuses across New York. The $15 million in funding, announced by Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, will allow SUNY to install up to 350 EV charging stations. The funding comes from the U.S. Department […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced $785 million in grant awards for projects that will increase mobility, improve safety and generate regional economic growth in rural areas across the nation. The Rural Surface Transportation Grant awards were part of a larger announcement by DOT, which said it was awarding nearly $5 billion to […]
California is unveiling a long-term vision for the future of freight and passenger rail systems, intending to be the first state with a fully zero-emissions, interconnected rail network by 2050. The California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) is announcing a new framework and strategic planning tool to guide the state’s passenger and freight transportation initiatives for […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is announcing $332 million in grants to revitalize America’s aging airport infrastructure. The federal grants will be sourced from the DOT’s Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) Program, a $15 billion funding initiative seeking to advance small and large airport infrastructure nationwide. Administered through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the grants […]
The EV-powered commute or road trip is about to get easier, as the United States is building thousands of new electric vehicle charging ports. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently unveiled $635 million in new grants that will add more than 11,500 EV charging ports across 27 states. The funding also includes support for hydrogen […]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced the allocation of nearly $12 billion in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds (CDBG-DR) for communities across 24 states and territories. The grants will help 47 grantees – including 23 states, 15 counties, eight cities and one territory – to recover from and build […]