The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Sept. 6, 2024, announced the availability of $6.5 billion in Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) funding and $1 billion in State Infrastructure Financing...more
9/20/2024
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Domestic Corporations ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Loans ,
Financing ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Joint Venture ,
Partnerships ,
PFAS ,
Popular ,
Project Finance ,
State and Local Government ,
Tribal Lands ,
Trusts ,
Water ,
Water Supplies
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Ports Program is a $3 billion program established by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to fund zero-emission (ZE) port equipment and technology, as well as assist U.S....more
11/6/2023
/ Air Quality Standards ,
Climate Change ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Diesel Fuel ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Federal Highway Administration ,
Fishing Industry ,
Grants ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Ports ,
Tribal Lands
President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) into law on Aug. 16, 2022, following its passage along party lines in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. The comprehensive legislation is the...more
10/14/2022
/ Affordable Housing ,
Climate Change ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Forest Service ,
Grants ,
HUD ,
Incentives ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Municipalities ,
NOAA ,
Public Land ,
Public Policy ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Incentives
The White House on March 28, 2022, released President Joe Biden's $5.8 trillion proposed budget for federal spending in fiscal year (FY) 2023. The president's budget proposal serves as a fiscal blueprint for the...more
The White House on May 28, 2021, released President Joe Biden's $6 trillion proposed budget for federal spending in fiscal year (FY) 2022. The president's budget proposal serves as a fiscal blueprint for the administration's...more
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 10, 2021, passed the Senate-amended H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The ARP provides $1.9 trillion in additional relief to respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)....more
3/11/2021
/ Agricultural Sector ,
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Biden Administration ,
Broadband ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defense Production Act ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Economic Stimulus ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Native American Issues ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Pending Legislation ,
Popular ,
Public Health ,
Public Schools ,
Relief Measures ,
Residential Leases ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Small Business ,
SNAP Program ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Credits ,
Transportation Industry ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
Congress passed a $2.3 trillion legislative package (H.R. 133), the second-largest economic rescue package in U.S. history, on December 21 as part of a massive year-end spending bill that contains appropriations for Fiscal...more
12/24/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Direct Payments to Families and Individuals ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business
• The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the $1.5 billion in surface transportation grants provided by the FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations legislation.
• This...more
5/4/2018
/ Allocation of Funds ,
Applications ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Federal Funding ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Funding Opportunities ,
Funding Requirements ,
Infrastructure ,
Railroads ,
Rural Areas ,
Rural Development ,
Statutory Requirements ,
Surface Transportation ,
TIGER Program ,
Transportation Industry
On February 12, 2018, the White House unveiled its 55-page proposal for infrastructure investment, the Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure. The sweeping proposal seeks to inject funding into several key areas...more
2/14/2018
/ Airports ,
Brownfield Properties ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Flood Control ,
Highways ,
Hydropower ,
Incentives ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Inland Waterways ,
Mass Transit ,
Ports ,
Railroads ,
Railways ,
Rural Areas ,
State and Local Government ,
Storm Water ,
Superfund ,
Surface Transportation ,
Transformative Use ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Wastewater ,
Water ,
Water Resources Facilities ,
Water Supplies ,
WRDA ,
WRRDA