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FHWA formula highway funds viewed as critically important part of surface transportation program.

The grants are funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s Bridge Investment Program and will go to projects in 16 states.

The new round of grants is much smaller than the one announced in 2023, which included a one-time infusion from the Inflation Reduction Act.

Grants are capped at $25 million, but transportation infrastructure projects aim to have significant regional or local impact.

U.S. DOT says projects funded by the grants will reduce the risk of methane leaks.

Key appropriator says Federal Highway Administration's emergency fund needs more funding.

Application requests for support far exceed the funds FAA has available.

Grants from the Federal Railroad Administration will fund high-speed passenger rail projects from North Carolina and Virginia to California and Nevada. 

Baltimore's 150-year-old rail tunnel gets the largest grant, $4.7 billion, to alleviate a major rail line bottleneck.

If spending levels contained in House Republicans’ fiscal 2024 transportation appropriations bill become law, the port grant program could face cuts of more than 60%.