The Biden administration is pushing to award grants and move funds to projects funded by signature infrastructure and climate measures before President-elect Donald Trump takes over.
Data errors inflated projections in Texas and Florida of lead-lined drinking water pipes needing fix funding, according to new agency Inspector General report.
Projects selected by the U.S. Dept. of Energy would add nearly 1,000 miles of transmission development and 7,100 MW of capacity in Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
As the five-year rollout of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passes its halfway mark, funds continue to flow to nonfederal agencies, including the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s late May announcement of two sets of grants, totaling $529.7 million, from IIJA-created programs.