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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 5, 2022

USDOT Expands TIFIA Program

The new initiative, “TIFIA 49,” authorizes borrowing up to 49% of eligible project costs for projects that meet certain eligibility requirements, helping more projects get off the ground.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2022

FTA Announces Funding for Projects That Improve Bus Safety

Examples of bus automation projects might include strategies for avoiding collisions with pedestrians and improved emergency braking.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 21, 2022

U.S. DOT Announces $160M Available for Smart Transportation Technology

The funding will be available annually for the next five years for projects that use technology to improve transportation infrastructure and make communities safer.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 25, 2022

DART Board Approves Distribution of Unallocated Funds

During the COVID pandemic, DART received federal relief operating funds which the agency used according to federal guidelines for COVID-related supplies and cleaning.

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Transit Dispatchesby Meera BhaskarAugust 24, 2022

What Eligible Fleets Need to Know About the SS4A Grant Program

The U.S. is facing a public crisis when it comes to transportation and safety — over the last decade, more than 370,000 roadway deaths related to transportation incidents have occurred.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 19, 2022

U.S. DOT Awards $233M in Intercity Passenger Rail Grants

Funded by the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program, the investments will help replace bridges and tunnels along the Northeast Corridor and more.

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NewsAugust 16, 2022

FTA Awards $1.6B in Grants for Low-, No-Emissions Buses

Funded by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, more than 1,100 of the 1,800 vehicles being funded will use zero-emissions technology, which reduces air pollution and helps meet the President’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 15, 2022

Federal, Local Funding Brings New Clean Diesel Buses to MCTS Riders

MCTS will retire 73 buses federally recognized as past their useful life, replacing each with an advanced clean diesel bus by fall.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 11, 2022

Biden Administration Announces Funding for Projects in California to Modernize Transportation

This year’s total allocations nationwide include more than $2.2 billion courtesy of the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 10, 2022

Biden Administration Awards $49.2M for Innovative Tech Grants to Improve Mobility, Travel

Grants can be applied to technologies ranging from systems that detect and prevent wrong-way crashes to advanced technology to improve trucking operations and terminal operator activities at a port.

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