University of Rhode Island - Thu October 13, 2022
URI Officials Begin Push for $100M Bond Passage to Build New Facilities
Officials including Gov. Dan McKee visited the University of Rhode Island (URI) recently to push for voters to pass a $100 million bond question Nov. 8 they said would make URI's Bay Campus in Narragansett a leader in efforts to grow the state's blue economy....
Amherst Bulletin - Wed October 12, 2022
Amherst, Mass., Asks State for ARPA Funds to Upgrade Jones Library
Calling on the state of Massachusetts to once again be a "library champion," the Amherst Town Council is appealing for more money to help fund its "once-in-a-generation" Jones Library expansion and renovation project....
CEG - Wed September 21, 2022
Texas AGC Lauds Record $85B in Funding
When the Texas Department of Transportation and Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced the approval of a record $85 billion in construction funding as part of a 10-year plan to upgrade and maintain highways and transportation systems, it gave the Lone Star state a large influx of funding that will help put many contractors to work over the next decade....
TXDOT - Tue September 06, 2022
Texas Approves $24M for New Flood Projects
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has announced financial assistance totaling $24,410,000 for water and flood projects across the state. The TWDB is the state agency charged with collecting and disseminating water-related data, assisting with regional water and flood planning, and preparing the state water and flood plans....
ITD.idaho. gov - Tue August 23, 2022
FHWA's Quick Release Funds Help Repair Roads, Bridges
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently announced the immediate availability of $3 million in "quick release" Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) repair roads and bridges damaged by recent floods....
TxDOT - Wed August 10, 2022
Texas Transportation Commission Awards Nearly $150 Million in New Transit Projects
The Texas Transportation Commission recently awarded more than $68 million in federal and state funds to transit providers across the state. Combined with an award granted in June, TxDOT is distributing more than $146 million in funding, a 65 percent increase compared to funds approved in the summer of 2021....
RRSpin.com - Wed August 10, 2022
North Carolina Presents Halifax County With $39M for New Eastman Elementary School
The Halifax County Schools system in eastern North Carolina was the recipient Aug. 4 of a check for just over $39 million to build a new Eastman Elementary School in the western part of the county. Michael Wray, a Democratic state House member representing District 27 in Halifax and Northampton counties, presented the check to local officials at the site of the new school, according to RRSpin.com, a news source for the rural region....
Augusta Free Press - Tue August 09, 2022
Virginia Legislation Commits $1B Toward New K-12 School Construction
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin was on hand Aug. 5 to officially open the state's Mecklenburg County Middle School and High School. While there, he used the occasion to ceremonially sign legislation that will provide more than $1 billion in school construction funds for K-12 public education....
InsideNoVa - Tue July 19, 2022
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to Fund 20 Projects Over Next Six Years
The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) board voted July 14 to adopt funding 20 multimodal transportation projects in the region for its 2022-2027 six-year program update while leaving another six candidate projects unfunded — four of which were submitted by Prince William County....
Cape Gazette - Tue July 05, 2022
Delaware Governor Signs Record $1.4B Infrastructure Bond Bill into Law
Delaware Gov. John Carney signed a state-record $1.4 billion capital budget for fiscal 2023 on June 28 that will fund various construction, planning and repair projects for Delaware's infrastructure, buildings and grounds in all three of its counties....
