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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded $4.9 million in grants to support capital improvements at nine small shipyards located throughout the United States. Provided through the Small Shipyard Grant Program, the funding supports...
Congressionally directed working group to develop new funding formula for FMCSA grant programs
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the formation of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Formula...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today highlighted $3.5 billion recommended in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget to advance the construction or completion of 31 rail, bus rapid transit and streetcar projects in 18 states. These projects...
FTA Announces $93.4 Million Grant Agreement to Expand Sunrail in Central Florida
Innovative approach to improve freight delivery in congested urban areas
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $200,000 in grants under its Surface Transportation Research, Development and Deployment...
SACRAMENTO – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today celebrated the opening of Sacramento’s Blue Line light rail extension to Cosumnes River College (CRC), which will significantly improve transit options for residents traveling between...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that 13 organizations in nine states will receive a share of $29 million in grant funding through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Innovative Safety, Resiliency, and All-Hazards Emergency Response and Recovery...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the selection of 10 projects that will receive a share of $55 million in competitive grants that will help put a new generation of advanced, non-polluting transit buses on the road in...
States are encouraged to apply for annual CVISN, PRISM grants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the availability of $30 million in state grants through two annual programs, each designed...
SOMERVILLE, Mass. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a $996 million federal grant agreement to extend Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line light rail service from East Cambridge to Somerville and Medford. The extension will provide faster and...