This second round of NEVI funding is focusing on locations south of Interstate 84, which includes the lower Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island.
The ConnectALL Deployment Program seeks to expand low-cost, reliable, high-speed internet to businesses and homes in areas without dependable broadband options.
The funding will support projects developing solutions for recycling hard-to-process materials like fiber-reinforced composites and rare earth element magnets.
Projects awarded funding are expected to enhance the confidence of commercial entities in adopting carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies.
Puerto-Rican-based deployment teams will install solar energy technology and advanced battery storage systems in communities affected by recent natural disasters.
The grants will finance replacements for school buses and vocational vehicles, including box trucks and cargo trucks, with electric and hydrogen-powered alternatives.
The bus terminal replacement project, led by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, will reconstruct the 73-year-old Midtown Bus Terminal in Manhattan.
These new ramp meters utilize numerous vehicle detection sensors to assess conditions across the entire corridor and make real-time changes to wait times.