Better Together! – Los Angeles County Shares in $500M Grant for Clean Air The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) was awarded $500M from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant which is funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. The SCAQMD initiative [...]
Gifts that Keep Giving: December's Federal Funding Finds! Infrastructure Forum: Reflecting on Progress and Commitment We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all those who participated in the enlightening LA Infrastructure Forum hosted by Engineering News Record (ENR) on November 20 in Los Angeles. The day was [...]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) for $27 billion across three grant competitions under the $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) as funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. National Clean Investment Fund The National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF) is a competition [...]
Holiday Happenings While the days are getting shorter and colder, the current Administration is showing no signs of slowing down its implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This week's Intel lays out the upcoming infrastructure holiday happenings. FEDERAL Funding Opportunities Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and [...]
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 [...]
Promising Practices for Meaningful Public Involvement The U.S. Department of Transportation released a new guide for states, tribes, and local governments called Promising Practices for Meaningful Public Involvement in Transportation Decision-Making. This guide contains best practices for involving and receiving community input during the project development process. [...]
In Case You Missed It... Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Workshop The Department of Transportation approved California's Deployment Plan for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program that was created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This week, representatives from the California Energy Commission, County of Los Angeles, LA Metro, [...]
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 House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Advances $60 Billion Portion of the Build Back Better Act On Tuesday September 14, 2021 the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed by a vote of 37-29 its portion of the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill that is now [...]
For the past few weeks lawmakers have been negotiating the details of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. Now Congress has 63 days to take action before the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act expires. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Late Wednesday night the Senate voted [...]
