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

21 May 2018
Author: Mike Miller
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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.

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

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.

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 27^th 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.

4 May 2018
Author: Mike Miller
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Automated vehicle technologies range from driver assistance applications to fully automated systems that do not require a human driver. The report outlines FTA’s five year plan to explore the application of automation levels to bus operations, including:

automated shuttle services;
advanced driver assistance systems
maintenance, yard, and parking operations;
mobility-on-demand service; and
automated bus rapid transit applications.

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TFG Monitoring Developments of Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs

On January 27, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under President Trump issued a memorandum titled “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs.” The directive mandates Federal agencies to temporarily suspend the obligation and disbursement of federal financial assistance while conducting a comprehensive review of programs and awards to ensure alignment with the administration’s policies and priorities. As part of this review, agencies are also instructed to temporarily suspend the issuance of new program solicitations.