Mary Scott Nabers, Author at Government Market News

Approved funding from bond elections represents billions for projects in 2024

Efforts are underway throughout the country to upgrade and expand America’s infrastructure. More often than not, the required funding is made available through local bond elections. Billions in funding are now represented in bond elections that have already passed and upcoming contracting

U.S. airports will offer hundreds of collaboration opportunities in 2024

Airports nationwide either have major upgrades in progress, or such initiatives are being designed for a 2024 launch date. A significant decline in air travel related to pandemic restrictions has been dramatically reversed and recent studies now report that a majority of

Funding to ‘connect communities’ results in hundreds of new projects

A federal program that allocates funding for initiatives that ‘connect communities’ is responsible for hundreds of new projects in America.

Federal funding announced for rail infrastructure projects

The federal government just allocated $1.4 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act to support rail infrastructure projects nationwide. Seventy projects in 35 states and Washington, D.C., are recipients of the funding. This year’s allocation is the largest that has ever been dispensed

New federal funding program now available to support water projects

A new federal funding program has just been announced. The Department of the Interior will oversee what has been named the WaterSMART Program. It is designed to provide funding for projects that fortify the Western region of the U.S. against drought and climate-related

Projects to prevent, repair weather damage are abundant

Hurricane season officially began in June and will continue through November. Weather watchers, public officials and first responders will be highly focused on storm threats for the next few months. Tropical hurricanes can develop anytime but are more common during the Atlantic

Here’s a long overdue turn of events that will create thousands of new opportunities

Deferred maintenance is a multi-billion-dollar problem for public officials throughout the country. Deferred maintenance is a major issue in the U.S., affecting cities, counties, school districts, universities, community colleges, public hospitals and law enforcement agencies. The longer this issue remains unaddressed, the

A P3 project near you soon? Chances are good in 2024!

Every jurisdiction has benefitted significantly over the last few years from a historic amount of federal funding that Congress made available for infrastructure projects. Unfortunately, that funding has an expiration date. The funds will disappear over the next few years and it

Massive support, funding now available to improve supply-chain networks

New opportunities for multimodal freight, rail, and port projects are being announced frequently because federal funding is now available to support roadway infrastructure, specifically supply chain projects. In 2022, federal officials announced $1.5 billion in new funding for these types of infrastructure

Funds available for educational institutions to improve energy efficiency

America’s aging public school infrastructure has been neglected for decades but that is changing rapidly now. Significant funding support is available from the federal government’s Renew America’s Schools Program, making revenue available for every level of the country’s education network.

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