U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awards $1 billion in BUILD grant funding for transportation infrastructure projects

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U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awards $1 billion in BUILD grant funding for transportation infrastructure projects
- DOT awards $1 billion in BUILD grant funding 70 projects in 44 states; 19 went directly to county applicants or county projects
- BUILD grants support surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impacts, including funding for roads, bridges, transit, rail and ports
- As leaders of the nation’s transportation system, BUILD grants help counties improve critical transportation infrastructure to foster safe and thriving communities
September 17, 2020September 17, 2020, 1:15 pm
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U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awards $1 billion in BUILD grant funding for transportation infrastructure projects
On September 16, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine Chao announced $1 billion in grant funding for 70 projects in 44 states through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) discretionary grant program. BUILD grants support surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impacts through direct funding opportunities for counties, including funding for roads, bridges, transit, rail and ports. To view the 2020 BUILD grant recipients, click here.
Established under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-141), this is the third year of the BUILD program, which replaced the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grant program. While BUILD is similar to its predecessor, it has a renewed focus on rural transportation infrastructure projects. In the grant announcement, Secretary Chao highlighted the program’s emphasis on rural infrastructure investments, noting that 50 percent of BUILD funding went to rural projects. Of the 70 awards, 19 went directly to county applicants or county projects.
As leaders in the nation’s transportation system, BUILD grants help counties construct and improve critical transportation infrastructure to foster safe and thriving communities. Representing a vital cog in the nation’s transportation network, counties own and operate 45 percent of all public roads (compared to the 32 percent of public roads owned by cities and townships, 19 percent by states, and 3 percent by the federal government) and 38 percent of the nation’s bridge inventory. We also directly support a third of the nation’s public airports and 78 percent of public transit systems that keep Americans connected to every corner of the country. NACo supports BUILD and has advocated for additional funding for the program. NACo will continue to work with lawmakers and the administration to ensure counties have direct access to federal funding streams and grant programs, like BUILD, that support local infrastructure.
On September 16, U.S.2020-09-17Blog2020-09-17
On September 16, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine Chao announced $1 billion in grant funding for 70 projects in 44 states through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) discretionary grant program. BUILD grants support surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impacts through direct funding opportunities for counties, including funding for roads, bridges, transit, rail and ports. To view the 2020 BUILD grant recipients, click here.
Established under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-141), this is the third year of the BUILD program, which replaced the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grant program. While BUILD is similar to its predecessor, it has a renewed focus on rural transportation infrastructure projects. In the grant announcement, Secretary Chao highlighted the program’s emphasis on rural infrastructure investments, noting that 50 percent of BUILD funding went to rural projects. Of the 70 awards, 19 went directly to county applicants or county projects.
As leaders in the nation’s transportation system, BUILD grants help counties construct and improve critical transportation infrastructure to foster safe and thriving communities. Representing a vital cog in the nation’s transportation network, counties own and operate 45 percent of all public roads (compared to the 32 percent of public roads owned by cities and townships, 19 percent by states, and 3 percent by the federal government) and 38 percent of the nation’s bridge inventory. We also directly support a third of the nation’s public airports and 78 percent of public transit systems that keep Americans connected to every corner of the country. NACo supports BUILD and has advocated for additional funding for the program. NACo will continue to work with lawmakers and the administration to ensure counties have direct access to federal funding streams and grant programs, like BUILD, that support local infrastructure.

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