There is so much available funding it can be difficult to know how to access it

by Mary Scott Nabers | May 10, 2023 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities

Government can be extremely confusing, and it is often difficult to get information about how things work. So, now that there is so much public funding available for projects of all types, it seems important to raise the visibility of good funding sources and try to...

Large park projects continue to launch because of ample funding

by Mary Scott Nabers | May 5, 2023 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, News, Opportunities

Local governments have no shortage of reasons to invest in new parks. The available funding is incredibly abundant. It’s available because park enhancement projects deliver so many critical benefits – coastal resilience, economic development, greener...

A sweeping trend that will impact almost every industry

by Mary Scott Nabers | May 3, 2023 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities

The significance of electrification, a trend now sweeping America, must be noted. Its economic impact will be historic, and numerous industries will be changed forever. More than half a trillion dollars has already been allocated through federal programs to fund...

Congressional earmarks result in billions of funding for upcoming projects throughout the U.S.

by Mary Scott Nabers | Apr 28, 2023 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities

Most citizens understood what ‘Congressional earmarks’ were in the past but then new rules were adopted and earmarks were no longer allowed. Now, however, earmarks are back, and it is important to watch them because they signal upcoming projects that will be of high...

New programs for funding assistance at the local levels of government

by Mary Scott Nabers | Apr 26, 2023 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau has a new funding and resource program designed to help communities launch large projects. It’s called Thriving Communities and it was created by passage of the Appropriations Act. The program will provide...

Bridge replacement and enhancement projects are now receiving historic amounts of funding support

by Mary Scott Nabers | Apr 20, 2023 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities

Natural disasters are becoming more regular and more intense. Thousands of lives have been lost over the last several years and trillions of dollars have been spent on the accumulated damage. The growing cost of coping and dealing with the aftermath of weather events...