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Sneak Preview: FTA Revises Circular on Award Management

March 17, 2017 – 7:45 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has revised its “Award Management Requirements” circular (FTA Circular 5010.1E) to incorporate DOT regulations under the Office…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Funding Agencies, Grants Management | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

Why You Should Appreciate U.S. Roads

April 1, 2013 – 8:26 am

If you’ve noticed an absence of posts lately in this blog, it’s because I have just returned from an extended spring break to Costa Rica. I was told that it was a truly beautiful country, and I can’t say I…

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By Jerry Ashworth | Posted in Awards, Grants Management | Also tagged | Comments (0)

TIGER Preapplications Due Feb. 20

February 13, 2012 – 6:37 am

No lions and bears on the docket today, but we do want to make sure you know that there’s one week left to submit a preapplication for discretionary Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants. Through this competition, the Department…

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By Adrianne Fielding | Posted in Applications/Proposals, Grant Seeking, Grants/Funding Announcements, State and Local Governments | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: FMCSA Taking Steps To Improve Grants Oversight

January 19, 2012 – 11:09 am

(The following was excerpted from an article in the February Federal Grants Management Handbook.) To better oversee the management of its grant programs, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to enhance its grants management policy manual and set grants…

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L/SFR Sneak Preview: Transportation Funding a Mixed Bag

December 6, 2011 – 12:49 pm

(This post is excerpted from an article in the Dec. 12 issue of Local/State Funding Report.) The availability of federal transportation-related funding continues to be a mixed bag. On Nov. 28, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the distribution of…

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By Adrianne Fielding | Posted in Awards, Federal Budget/Appropriations, Funding Agencies, State and Local Governments | Also tagged , | Comments (0)

L/SFR Sneak Preview: Officials and Stakeholders Push For Quick Transportation Reauthorization

September 6, 2011 – 1:39 pm

(This post is excerpted from a story in the Sept. 12 issue of Local/State Funding Report.) Pressure to implement a long-term transportation package has ratcheted up again in recent weeks, despite the chilly fiscal climate that still hangs over any…

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By Liza Casabona | Posted in Funding Agencies, Grant Seeking, Grant Writing, Nonprofits, State and Local Governments | Also tagged , | Comments (0)

Reauthorization Ruckus Over Transportation Funding

July 14, 2011 – 9:55 am

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unveiled its much-anticipated transportation reauthorization proposal earlier this month, kicking off talks that will have a far-reaching impact on state and municipal transportation funding and projects.

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By Liza Casabona | Posted in Federal Budget/Appropriations | Also tagged | Comments (0)

L/SFR Sneak Peek: Budget Climate Makes Transportation Reauthorization Challenging

June 7, 2011 – 11:57 am

(This story is excerpted from the June 13 Local/State Funding Report.) Despite broad agreement that transportation infrastructure investments are critical, the U.S. still lacks a broad transportation reauthorization bill, injecting a high level of uncertainty into the conversations about transportation…

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By Liza Casabona | Posted in Congress, Federal Budget/Appropriations | Also tagged , | Comments (0)

Trains and Transportation Infrastructure: High-Profile and Highly Contentious

April 21, 2011 – 3:05 pm

High-speed rail and transportation investments seemed to be on the fast track earlier this year with high-profile promises from the Obama administration, but in recent weeks, heated debates and increased scrutiny over federal spending have threatened to derail the issue.

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