$1.3 billion in federal grants available for roadway safety
Funds to be allocated for local governments and school districts to support planning and demonstration activities
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DOE awards almost $72 million for hydroelectric projects across the U.S.
Funds will help expand hydropower fleets, improving and upgrading the facilities’ turbines, generators and conveyance structures to increase generation efficiency
DOT awards $243.7 million in grants for airport improvements
Grants intended to address safety concerns at aging airports and to bolster funding inconsistencies
Grants totaling $29.2 million to help Kentucky cities improve pedestrian safety
Lexington and Louisville are two of 385 communities receiving grants from USDOT’s five-year Safe Streets and Roads for All program
Tribal water and dam safety projects get $27 million federal boost
Funds, available through the Bureau of Indian Affairs are part of an ongoing effort to help tribes make critical infrastructure improvements nationwide
Pennsylvania to spend $142 million on congested Pittsburgh roadway
PennDOT will spend an estimated $213.2 million over the next three to five years on the Eastern Pittsburgh Multimodal Corridor Project
Two years of IIJA: How smaller communities can compete for federal funds
IIJA has potential to bring significant improvements, but also faces challenges to implement, particularly for smaller and resource-limited communities
EPA funding boosts clean-water efforts in Pennsylvania, Virginia
EPA awarded nearly $387 million to Pennsylvania to upgrade infrastructure to help deliver cleaner, safer water to residents and another $62.3 million to Virginia
