Opportunities Archives

$343 million will help make rail stations safer, more accessible

Grants will go to upgrades to aging systems to make public transportation more accessible, including 'retrofitting old rail stations with elevators, ramps, and more'

Pete Hahnloser

California receives $81 million for drought resilience

Funds come from Inflation Reduction Act, which includes $500 million specifically designated for conservation initiatives, ecosystem restoration and habitat preservation

Miles Smith

EPA to spend $225 million to improve tribal safe water access

Tribes will be able to apply for projects that address concerns such as lead service lines and harmful contaminants in drinking water and wastewater

Keaton Peters

Department of Transportation looks to incorporate potential of artificial intelligence

Request for information seeks ways to incorporate AI to improve all transportation modes and to provide feedback on emerging challenges and opportunities of incorporating AI in the transportation sector

Strategic Partnerships

Utah approves over $1 billion in transportation projects

Projects will help address increased transportation needs caused by continued population growth in the area

Adam Rollins

University of Alabama plans $96 million computing, data center

Project is currently in the design phase; bidding expected to open in September 2024

Adam Rollins

Illinois water district to modernize, rehabilitate wastewater treatment plant

Funds will allow district to ensure its wastewater treatment plant and conveyance systems comply with environmental regulations

Adam Rollins

Texas distributes $95 million for water, wastewater projects statewide

Texas Water Development Board allocates funds to eight projects to improve water and wastewater systems, replace lead service lines and expand water treatment facilities

Strategic Partnerships

FTA partners with Bay Area transit company to extend commuter rail

Agency has received $3.4 billion in federal funds for a rail project around San Francisco that will eventually connect to a planned high-speed rail system

Pete Hahnloser

EPA provides $300 million in grants to rejuvenate brownfield sites

Awards will help turn previously polluted, vacant and abandoned properties into community assets while boosting local economies

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