Texas awards $20 million to support statewide parks projects
A combined $4.3 million will go to three big Texas metros, while 21 communities with populations under 500,000 will receive grants
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DOT awards $243.7 million in grants for airport improvements
Grants intended to address safety concerns at aging airports and to bolster funding inconsistencies
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, City of Nome sign partnership to improve port
Changes will include a new deep-water basin with an increased depth and enlarging the outer basin, which will require dredging
$40 million bond package would fund wastewater projects in Missouri city
Projects will increase the system’s capacity and reduce the amount of stormwater that enters and negatively affects the treatment process
North Carolina town planning major airport upgrades
City of Statesville received $15.5 million federal grant to build a four-story facility, build pad site for hangars
$20 million will help reduce crashes on Minneapolis streets
Safety improvements will address speeding, left-turn conflicts and red-light running
Florida county to use $33 million on corridor road improvements
$45.6 million Big Bend Road project is currently in the design phase; construction will begin in fall 2024
New Jersey school district planning $75 million improvement project
Plans include building a suite of kindergarten classroom and updating existing facilities at eight campuses
$40 million in grants available to restore California salmon, trout habitats
Grant program is part of a federal effort to double the salmon population by 2025
Feds award $81 million to Rhode Island for road improvements
Grant to fund building a series of freeway interchanges and ramps connecting Interstate 95 to a business park that houses the Port of Davisville
