Airlines FTEs Doing OK

  • 21 May 2018
  • Author: Mike Miller
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The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported on May 17th that US scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.8 % more workers in March 2018 than a year ago. This was the highest monthly full-time equivelent (FTE) employment total (434,243 FTEs) since December 2004 (436,909) and the 53rd consecutive month of exceeding the same month of the previous year.

BUILD: Funding Increase + Focus On Rural = Stiff Urban Competition

  • 21 May 2018
  • Author: Mike Miller
  • Number of views: 347
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The first round of the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program will provide $1.5 billion for infrastructure projects – three times the amount available in most rounds of TIGER.  Notwithstanding this increase, one might caution would-be applicants to think about other words that could be used to fill out the BUILD acronym: Better Understand Impacts (of) Limited Dollars.  The Administration’s emphasis on rural projects and limits on awards per state, coupled with the perception of a major increase in awards by way of increased funding availability, could potentially – and beguilingly – result in more competition and tighter funding for urban projects.

House Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee Reports FY 2019 Spending Bill

  • 16 May 2018
  • Author: Mike Miller
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Democrats Object To Policy Riders And Lack Of Budget Context

House Transportation Appropriations Bill Released

Subcommittee Markup May 16 at 5pm

  • 15 May 2018
  • Author: Mike Miller
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The bill includes $27.8 billion in discretionary appropriations for the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2019 – $542 million more than enacted in FY 2018 and $11.7 billion above the President’s request.

DOT Corrects Due Date for BUILD Applications

Correct Due Date is

  • 4 May 2018
  • Author: Mike Miller
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The Office of the Secretary of Transportation published a solicitation of applications for National Infrastructure Investments, known as BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grants in the April 27th edition of the Federal Register.  This document contained an incorrect deadline date. Applications must be submitted by 8:00 p.m. E.D.T. on July 19, 2018 – one day later than the initial published due date.  The correction is located here. The original NOFO is located here.

 

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Grant Due (JustGrants): FY 2024 Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program

FY 2024 Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides veterans treatment courts (VTCs) and criminal justice professionals with the resources needed to plan, implement, enhance, and sustain evidence-based treatment court programs for veterans with substance use disorders (SUDs). Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, city or township governments, county governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, special district governments, and state agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $19.5 million 

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 27, 2024

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Grant Due: FY 2024 Solar and Wind Interconnection for Future Transmission (SWIFTR)

FY 2024 Solar and Wind Interconnection for Future Transmission (SWIFTR) 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will expedite future interconnections of wind, solar, and battery energy storage systems into the transmission system while preserving data security and system reliability. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, local governments, federally recognized Indian Tribes, institutions of higher education, nonprofits, and for-profit entities 

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $10 million

WHEN'S IT DUE?  June 28, 2024

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Grant Due: FY 2024 Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant

FY 2024 Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support eligible entities in providing technical assistance and/or training with respect to essential community facilities programs. Provided technical assistance and/or training will help eligible ultimate recipients to identify and plan for community facility needs that exist in their area. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public bodies, private nonprofit corporations, and federally recognized tribes located on federal and state reservations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $540,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 3, 2024

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Grant Due (Grants.gov): FY 2025 Grants for Arts Projects (Round 2)

FY 2025 Grants for Arts Projects (Round 2)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides project-based funding supporting public engagement with the arts and arts education; integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities; and improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized tribes or tribal communities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified 

WHEN'S IT DUE?  July 11, 2024

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Grant Due: FY 2024 United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP)

FY 2024 United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to develop, expand, or promote marine highway transportation or shipper use of marine highway transportation. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, metropolitan planning organizations, political subdivisions of a state or local government, port authorities, tribal governments; and private-sector operators of marine highway projects or private-sector owners of facilities, including Alaska Native corporations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4.85 million 

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 12, 2024

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Grant Due (JustGrants): FY 2024 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants - Competitive

FY 2024 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants - Competitive

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will improve forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services, including services provided by laboratories operated by states and units of local government. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, city or township governments and county governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4.45 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 21, 2024

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Grant Due (Grants.gov): FY 2025 Our Town Program

FY 2025 Our Town Program 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program support creative placemaking projects that integrate arts, culture, and design into local efforts that strengthen communities over the long term. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Units of local government, federally recognized tribal communities or tribes, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, nonprofit, and institutions of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 1, 2024

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The Ferguson Group (TFG) compiled a 2024 Congressional Calendar with session and recess dates for the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate 118th congressional session. 

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