Slag Cement Association - Thu July 18, 2024
SCA Receives EPA Grant Aimed at Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Slag Cement Association (SCA) announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected SCA to be a recipient of its grant aimed at reducing embodied greenhouse gas emissions for construction materials and products....
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association - Wed July 17, 2024
NSSGA Receives EPA Grant to Advance Aggregates Sustainability
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) has been awarded a five-year, $9.65 million grant by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). With the EPA grant funding and support, NSSGA aims to provide the aggregates industry with essential resources to: robustly produce and release Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs); establish guidelines on best management practices for reducing CO2 emissions; and enhance the industry's capacity to sequester CO2....
Penn College News - Mon June 17, 2024
Penn College Begins Two Projects to Boost Clean Energy, Construction Job Initiatives
A groundbreaking was held at the Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn College) in Williamsport June 13 to kick off two projects funded, in part, by a $2 million U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant....
Alabama Political Reporter - Tue June 11, 2024
Three Counties in NW Alabama to Receive $6.7M in Grants to Upgrade Water Systems
Alabama Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Reed hosted an event in Oakman June 5 to announce $6.7 million in grant awards for water infrastructure and capacity improvements in several communities located in the northwest part of the state....
Maine Department of Transportation - Wed May 22, 2024
MaineDOT Applies for Federal Grant to Build Offshore Wind Port On Sears Island
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) announced May 17 that it had applied for $456 million in grant funding from the federal government to help construct the East Coast's first floating offshore wind port on a portion of state-owned Sears Island that is reserved for port development....
AL.com - Wed May 15, 2024
Huntsville, Ala., Will Apply for Funds to Improve Downtown Safety
The Huntsville, Ala., City Council voted to apply for two U.S. Department of Transportation grants totaling more than $21 million that will focus on safety and traffic congestion on two busy roadways in the downtown area....
VTDigger & FEMA - Thu April 25, 2024
FEMA Repaying Vermont $22M for Cleanup Costs Due to July 2023 Floods
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is sending Vermont $22 million to cover its costs in cleaning up debris and stabilizing state buildings in the capital city of Montpelier following last summer's historic flooding, according to VTDigger, a nonprofit online news service....
Portsmouth Herald - Thu April 25, 2024
Federal Funds Approved to Repair N.H.'s January Storm Damage, Improve Resiliency
Beside the shores of New Hampshire's Rye Harbor, pummeled in January by coastal storms, officials from local, state and federal agencies gathered April 22 to discuss the future resiliency of the N.H....
Alabama NewsCenter - Thu April 18, 2024
VIDEO: Birmingham, Ala., Awarded $14.5M Fed Grant to Revitalize Its 'Black Main Street'
A $14.5 million grant from the federal government was awarded to Birmingham, Ala., that will restore two-way traffic to Fourth Avenue North in the city's historic Black business district. On hand to make the April 3 announcement was U.S....
UDOT - Tue April 16, 2024
UDOT to Implement Digital Construction Technology
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has been awarded nearly $5 million in federal grant funding to advance the implementation of digital construction technology. The funds will help UDOT improve design, construction and asset maintenance databases to interact more efficiently with private sector partners....
