DANA POINT, Calif. — The California State Lands Commission granted a 20-year land lease in Dana Point to be the future site of the Doheny desalination plant. The South Coast Water District (SCWD) will build a $140 million plant to turn five million gallons of...
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced local education agencies can apply for energy improvement grants totaling $80 million. The grants will focus on supporting schools in rural and/or high poverty areas. The funds can be used for energy...
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — The Mason City Airport Commission has rejected the three submitted bids for a new commercial terminal project because the proposals did not meet federal regulation. The commission plans to rebid the entire project and start the process over. The...
In September, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $6.5 billion for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans. The funding is intended to incentivize private sector funding and the plan is to deliver a...
Last week, the Administration announced that, by 2025, all new and recently renovated federal buildings will be required to reduce their energy consumption by 90%. These same facilities will also have to fully decarbonize. This will make energy efficiency measures...
Currently, one of the most popular federal funding sources is a program that supports transportation alternatives. Many cities and counties are launching projects using this funding that has been allocated specifically for local governmental entities. The funding...
An abundance of federal funding was made available to health-related organizations at the outset of the COVID pandemic. There is no clear determination about whether that emergency funding will expire in early 2023 or not. Even if it does, billions more in funding...
The City of Austin has released a draft of the Zilker Metropolitan Park Vision Plan to the public. The draft will be open for comment until January 8. The 351-acre park’s vision plan features four main pieces: a land bridge connecting the north and south sides of...
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is requesting Texas lawmakers approve $1.2 billion in funding to build a full-time statewide law enforcement academy with a state-of-the-art active shooter response training facility. If approved, the first funding portion...
California – The California Public Utilities Commission approved a $1 billion vehicle electrification charging project, most of which will be devoted to accelerating the number of midsize and heavy-duty trucks on state roads. The cost of the five-year program will be...
Minnesota — The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) announced $191 million in grants and loans for water and infrastructure repairs in 29 communities. The funding came from the PFA’s Clean Water and Drinking Water revolving loan funds (CWRF), the Water...
Iowa – The University of Iowa’s (UI) 10-year facilities master plan is underway with big transformations set to begin in 2023. The facilities master plan will include projects for state-of-the-art new buildings, new equipment, and learning spaces. A $70 million gift...
Washington D.C. — The capital city released the DC Build Back Better Infrastructure Task Force report to outline how the city will use $3 billion in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The report includes 17 project proposals for the task force to...
Transit authorities throughout the country are quickly becoming big-time developers…and in more ways than one might have ever thought possible. Many citizens and contractors may not be aware of how large this trend has become…and how fast it is moving. The mixed-use...
Officials at every level of government are committed to making roadways safer for vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians. The enthusiasm along with available funding is restructuring roadways throughout the country. Contracting firms of every type will be in high...
Governing bodies throughout the country build event centers, meeting halls, and arenas each year, but currently there is an abundance of new projects of this type. These large projects require private sector contractors of all types making the demand for construction,...
Cincinnati — The Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project will build a companion bridge alongside the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor which connects Cincinnati and Covington, Kentucky. Infrastructure improvements on one mile of Ohio corridor and three miles of Kentucky...
The Pflugerville City Council approved a $146 million contract to expand the city’s surface water treatment plant with construction set to begin in 2023 and an estimated completion in 2026. The plant upgrade will increase water capacity and address damage caused...
Earlier this month, voters in the U.S. responded to bond packages that amounted to $66 billion in total debt. More than half of the bond packages were approved and a combined $37 billion in municipal funding became available for a diverse array of projects. This...
Dallas City Council approval is pending for a master plan to redevelop Hensley Field into a new walkable community. The unused former Naval Air Station will be converted into a community with more than 6,800 new homes, 12,000 jobs, parks, waterfront trails and marina,...
New York — Nearly $300 million is being awarded to fund critical water infrastructure projects across the state. The funding is coming from the Water Infrastructure Improvement Grant, Intermunicipal Grant, Green Innovation Grant, and Engineering Planning Grant...
Infrastructure funding is flowing, and the majority of regional connectivity projects involve numerous stakeholders and therefore demand intensive coordination. Under normal circumstances, these multi-jurisdictional projects would be difficult, if not impossible, to...
Prisons throughout the country have been struggling to support inmate populations for decades. Overcrowding has forced detainees to sleep on floors, in passageways, and in common areas that lack basic amenities. Understaffing has led to more violence which has...
Green infrastructure is a construction trend worth watching. It is gaining momentum rapidly and support for the trend is evident at every level of government. There’s a noticeable difference in green construction projects. These types of initiatives encourage, or...
It is often surprising to realize how many diverse sectors receive government funding specifically earmarked for the preservation of American assets. Companies that contract with government are advised to watch new activity that is just beginning to crest around...
