U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the U.S. Department of Transportation
Department’s Budget Makes Vital Investments in Making Transportation Safer, More Reliable and More Affordable The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2023 (FY 2023). The President’s Budget details his vision to expand on the historic progress our country has made over the last year and deliver the agenda he laid out in his State of the Union address—to build a better America, cut costs for families, reduce the deficit, and grow the econ...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Recommends Nearly $4.5 Billion To Move New and Expanded Public Transit Services Forward and Lower Financing Costs
Popular grant program that helps communities advance transit projects got a major boost from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced the Department is recommending $4.45 billion both to advance seven new rail and bus rapid transit (BRT) projects for first-time funding and to continue funding for eight projects with existing construction grants in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. These projects, which require a local match,...
FHWA Announces New Guidance, Increased Funding for Infrastructure Program that Helps States and Communities Create Safer, More Walkable Streets
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law nearly doubles funding for Transportation Alternatives, which supports projects from Safe Routes to School to bicycle infrastructure WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced new guidance and increased funding that can help state and local governments carry out projects that create safer, more walkable streets, including pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, Safe Routes to School programs, and other local commu...
USDOT Offers $2.9B In Combined Multimodal Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation is making $2.9 billion in grant funding available for “major” infrastructure projects through a notice of funding opportunity or NOFO through its new Multimodal Projects Discretionary Grant initiative. The deadline for applications is May 23. [Above photo by USDOT] That program combines three new and existing grant programs – the National Infrastructure Project Assistance (MEGA) program, the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program, and th...
Despite national transportation funding increase, additional sustained funds required to make needed improvements
ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT & JOBS ACT ALLOWS FOR NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS TO U.S. ROADS, BRIDGES & TRANSIT; DESPITE ADDITIONAL FUNDING, INCREASED AND SUSTAINED REVENUE REQUIRED TO MAKE NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS Washington, DC – Despite the increase in transportation funding provided by the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in November 2021, the nation’s roads, bridges and transit systems remain significantly unde...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $10 Million to Help Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Compete for Federal Highway Contracts
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced $10 million in funding from the Fiscal Year 2021 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise/Supportive Services (DBE/SS) program to help eligible small businesses compete for federal highway contracts in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. “With these funds, state transportation departments will help minority- and women-owned businesses across the coun...
President Biden and the U.S. Department of Transportation Announce $409 Million for 70 Transportation Projects in 39 States
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law boosts bus transit funding by $10 billion over the next five years to modernize America’s transit bus fleet WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today awarded $409.3 million in grants to 70 projects in 39 states to modernize and electrify America’s buses, make bus systems and routes more reliable, and improve their safety. The grants support modernizing and improving the most widespread...
Siemens Launches $100 Million Capital Program to Jumpstart Sustainability Journey for Small and Medium Sized Businesses
Kick-starter capital targets small and mid-market companies as increased focus is put on Scope 3 CO2 emissions Small and medium sized businesses make up majority of American economy, have outsized impact on nation’s climate goals Today, Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Siemens Financial Services launched a $100 million capital program aimed at advancing the decarbonization goals of small to medium sized enterprises. This infusion of capital will help small and medium businesses in the U.S...
Siemens investing $54M in its U.S. manufacturing footprint to support national infrastructure projects
Siemens to invest in existing and new sites in Texas and California that develop electrical equipment for critical infrastructure systems including EV charging, data centers, and industrial installations Investment advances company’s commitment to support the next generation of American infrastructure Today, Siemens joins President Biden at the White House to announce it will invest $54 million across key U.S. manufacturing facilities that serve critical infrastructure markets. The compan...
DOT Announces New Funding for America’s Marine Highway Program to Strengthen Supply Chains
$25 Million available, the largest single appropriation of funding ever thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the availability of $25 million in funding for the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP), which supports the development and expanded use of America’s navigable waterways and will help improve our nation’s supply chains and the movement of goods throughout the country. ...
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February Issue 2026
