Four states have completed process to unlock BEAD high-speed internet funding
Most recently, West Virginia secured $1.2 billion in BEAD funding, making it the largest beneficiary of the program so far
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NOAA funding projects to shore up coastal habitats
Funds will create 30 coastal restoration projects to help ecosystems thrive and that mitigate the effects of climate change
$316 million funding opportunity opens for modernizing passenger ferry service
Funds will flow toward expanding ferry access in rural areas, investing in ferries that run on low-emission fuels, and improving urban ferry system efficiency
$830 million to make transportation infrastructure more climate resilient
Funds will flow to 80 projects to help prepare transportation infrastructure for the impacts of flooding, extreme heat, sea-level rise
Initiative helping cities access $400 billion in federal funding for environmental projects
Kansas City, Oakland, Atlanta and Pittsburgh among 25 cities selected to the program
Las Vegas rapid bus project receives $150 million federal boost
Improvements will center on a 12.5-mile route along Maryland Parkway, where 7.2 miles of dedicated bus lanes will be added from downtown heading south through the university district to the airport
Pennsylvania distributes $194 million for water infrastructure improvements
Projects to focus on replacing corrosive pipes, upgrading outdated systems and services and reducing contaminants
Conservation, clean energy projects at federal facilities get $104 million boost
Projects are expected to double the amount of current on-site carbon-free electricity at federal facilities
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
$492 billion in infrastructure funding to be allocated, but it all ends soon
With billions still left to be allocated, knowing how the funding will be distributed and what projects it will ultimately support is important
