Pennsylvania pledges $175 million for school safety repairs
Competitive grant programs will help districts, career and technical centers and charter schools improve facilities
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Ohio bridge projects get $59.5 million boost from state
Eleven bridges will receive state funding for repairs for the first time
West Virginia turning abandoned mines into economic development projects
State to award millions in federal grants to 10 projects statewide.
$24 million available to strengthen local, regional food infrastructure
Infrastructure focused on specialty crops, dairy, grains, aquaculture and other products but excluding meat and poultry are eligible for funding
Central Texas city asking for $22 million for parks
City asking voters to approve funding for suite of park projects, including construction of separate swim and activity centers
Harris County to turn detention basin into $28 million park
Park will protect nearby residences during storms while providing recreation spaces and trails within walking distance of several schools, parks, churches and homes
$485 million bond package would improve Dallas-area town’s streets, infrastructure
Proposition E accounts for the largest portion of the bond, asking for $243.5 million to improve, expand and reconstruct streets
$417 million loan will help drive major North Carolina highway project
Funds will support Phase 2 of a$1.3 billion project to improve traffic flow in the fast-growing “Research Triangle”
Alabama allocates $188 million to build out broadband infrastructure
Funds come from Alabama’s share of the federal 2021 American Rescue Plan Act
Washington to spend $47 million to support affordable housing
Funds will go to 43 projects designed to add 3,333 units of affordable housing statewide
