Infrastructure Week: Recognizing National Investments in Our Future The Los Angeles region is on the cusp of a monumental transformation, thanks to over $1.5 billion in federal investments allocated through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. This substantial funding infusion is set to overhaul local [...]
Funding and Learning Opportunities to Build Better Spring is in the air, and with it comes a renewed sense of possibility for building better infrastructure. This month, we're sharing opportunities that focus on empowering communities, enhancing safety, and fostering innovation. We encourage you to explore them and learn [...]
Unlocking the Future of Water in LA Curious about the future of water in Los Angeles County? Tune into the Southern California Water Coalition's What Matters Water Podcast for an exclusive discussion with members of our Infrastructure LA team. Learn about their ambitious plans to work together to manage [...]
A Summer of SMART Possibilities WaterSMART The Department of Interior announced the availability of $195 million in funding through its WaterSMART Program Drought Response: Drought Resiliency $55 million available for projects that improve resiliency through infrastructure improvements, groundwater recovery, decision support tools, and [...]
Summer Funding For You TRANSPORTATION More Than $5.5 Billion Available in Funding to Help Carry Out Major Transportation Infrastructure Projects Across the Country The Department of Transportation is now taking applications for projects of regional or national significance. This funding supports three major [...]
It's Infrastructure Week! In the past, Infrastructure Week supported the ideas that eventually became the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Now that the law has been passed, Infrastructure Week is a time to learn about and celebrate the essential systems that keep our communities running. Infrastructure [...]
Spring Into Action! The Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Grant Program The PROTECT Program aims to fund projects that improve the resilience of surface transportation systems, such as highways, public transportation, ports, and intercity passenger rail, in response to the climate [...]
Green for Going Green The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the initial program design guidance for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) Program that was created by the Inflation Reduction Act. This summer, approximately $27 billion will be available through [...]
One Year Into Implementation Watch the Better Together Webinar One year ago today, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Since then over $185 billion have been announced for projects across the country. Infrastructure LA is committed to ensuring that Los Angeles County receives its [...]
Inflation Reduction Act Becomes Law President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law. It is considered the largest climate package in American history. This law will provide additional funding opportunities and tax expenditures for both the public and private sectors to tackle climate change. Infrastructure [...]
Summer Updates Summer Engagement Series The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is hosting a Hazard Mitigation Assistance 2022 Summer Engagement Series. FEMA will host ten webinars that will provide important information on the following programs: Hazard Mitigation, [...]
Get on the Map In an effort to help promote cross-sector collaboration, Infrastructure LA developed the Infrastructure Initiative Project Map. This map displays shovel ready infrastructure projects submitted by the Los Angeles County Departments of Public Works, Internal Services, Beaches and Harbors and Parks and Recreation. Additionally, [...]
Let's Reconnect Communities States, counties, cities, tribal governments, and nonprofits can now apply for Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Program Grants. The RCP program will fund projects that reconnect communities by removing, retrofitting, or mitigating infrastructure facilities that have created mobility and economic barriers. $195 million is available in [...]
You've Been Challenged The White House announced the launch of their Talent Pipeline Challenge. They are challenging employers, training providers, and state and local governments to support equitable workforce development in the broadband, construction, and electrification infrastructure sectors. In turn, the Administration is [...]
Let's Collaborate Bridge Investment Program Now Live The Federal Highway Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that $2.447 billion are available this year under the Bridge Investment Program. States, metropolitan planning organizations, local governments, special districts, and tribal governments are eligible to apply. Interested applicants [...]
This Week's Intel Safe Streets and Roads for All Webinars The Department of Transportation is hosting a series of webinars on the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program. Metropolitan planning organizations, counties, cities, transit agencies, special districts, and federally recognized tribal governments are eligible [...]
BIL Implementation Updates Department of Transportation Issues Temporary Waiver of Buy America Requirements The Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a temporary waiver of Buy America requirements for construction materials. The DOT is giving states and industries 180 days to start working on procedures to comply [...]
White House Releases Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Technical Assistance Guide The White House released a technical assistance guide designed to assist state and local governments navigate, access, and deploy infrastructure resources under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The guide lists over 65 technical assistance resources and [...]
Los Angeles County Will Get the Job Done In case you missed it, Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell moderated Infrastructure LA’s panel on the Infrastructure Initiative. Key infrastructure leaders from Los Angeles County and Washington, D.C. discussed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and how to collaborate to build a [...]
Update: Additional Speakers to Join the Infrastructure LA Initiative Panel Join Infrastructure LA for a virtual conversation about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, what it means for Los Angeles County, and how we can collaborate to build a safer, more resilient, and equitable Los Angeles County. Date: Wednesday, May [...]
New Permitting Action Plan Released Today, the White House released a new Permitting Action Plan. The Action Plan outlines the Administration’s strategy for accelerating federal permitting and environmental reviews of infrastructure projects. The five key elements of the plan are: Accelerating smart permitting through early cross-agency coordination [...]
You're Invited: Panel on the Infrastructure Initiative Join Infrastructure LA for a virtual conversation about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, what it means for Los Angeles County, and how we can collaborate to build a safer, more resilient, and equitable Los Angeles County. Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 [...]
Build America, Buy America Guidelines Released The Build America, Buy America Act was included as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This week the White House released new requirements and guidance for how construction materials for projects funded by the law should be sourced. The guidance also outlines [...]
This morning the White House hosted a virtual convening on equity and announced the release of the first-ever federal Equity Action Plans. They were developed by over 90 federal agencies as directed by President Biden’s Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the [...]
White House Launches Infrastructure School Last month the White House released the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Guidebook. This week the Administration launched its Infrastructure School, a webinar series that will go over the twelve major chapters of the guidebook. These webinars will occur over the next two months. [...]
Los Angeles County Welcomes Secretary Buttigieg Last week United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited Los Angeles County. Supervisor Hilda Solis, Supervisor Janice Hahn, Mayor Robert Garcia, Mayor Eric Garcetti, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan, Congressmen Ted Lieu, and Congressman Alan Lowenthal toured the Ports of Los Angeles and [...]
Last night the House passed 228-206 the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This bill previously passed in the Senate in August. President Biden plans on having a formal signing ceremony soon. While this bill doesn’t address the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund, it provides LA [...]
Resources Available During Storm Seasons No Phase Flow Forecast LA County is experiencing its first major storm of the season. Showers will persist into Monday evening in the mountains. Thunderstorms are not expected. County officials have issued a No Phase Flow Forecast for all communities in the [...]
A lot of No's Congress agreed to pass a 9-week spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. Unfortunately, that is the only thing lawmakers could agree to last week. There will be no bipartisan infrastructure bill, no reconciliation bill, and no suspension of the debt ceiling—for now. Stop-Gap Funding Bill and Debt Ceiling [...]
Legislative Updates Congress has a week to pass a stop-gap funding bill to avert a shut down, suspend the debt ceiling so that the country can continue to meet its financial obligations, pass the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act before the FAST Act expires, and try to [...]
Celebrating Essential Workers Labor day is a day to celebrate the achievements of our work force. Your efforts as essential workers in healthcare, emergency services, government, transportation, energy, waste and water management, and food and agriculture workers are what continue to keep LA County running [...]
We have a little over a month left until September 30, 2021—when the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act expires. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Yesterday, the House voted 220-212 to begin the process of drafting the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill with the goal [...]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House will come back August 23 in order to pass the $3.5 trillion budget resolution, which will include human infrastructure and address climate change. She also requested that the Rules Committee determine how to advance both the budget resolution and the bipartisan [...]
Today the Senate passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by a vote of 69 to 30. While this bill is smaller in scope than the original $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan, it includes $550 billion in new funding for our nations roads, bridges, ports, and other [...]
Lawmakers have reached a tentative agreement on the type of infrastructure to fund through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. However, one enormous question still remains—how are we going to pay for all of this? We Can't Depend on the Highway Trust [...]
THE COUNTDOWN There are less than 100 days left until September 30, 2021---when the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act expires. Congress must act soon to continue funding federal highway and public transportation programs, transportation research, intercity passenger rail, and other programs. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS [...]
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