US DOT Opens Competitions for Two Tech Grant Programs
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Grant funding totals $800 million over five years.
Grants are capped at $25 million, but transportation infrastructure projects aim to have significant regional or local impact.
Roadway projects received approximately half of the total funding, with about $1.1 billion.
Federal grants and loans under new infrastructure funding laws will favor applicants with strategies to retain and attract skilled workers for “high-quality jobs," a move observers say is timed with escalating auto industry labor battles.
Federal grants and loans under new infrastructure funding laws will favor applicants with strategies to retain and attract skilled workers for “high-quality jobs," said agency, a move observers say is timed with escalating auto industry