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The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $7M grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. This funding will support the completion of a vital segment of the SMART Pathway, a Class I multiuse facility that enhances mobility for bicyclists and pedestrians throughout Sonoma and Marin counties. The grant will fund the completion of the SMART Pathway segment from Santa Rosa to the Sonoma County Airport, closing a 4.73-mile gap in the pathway network. Construction of this pathway segment completes 21 miles of the Class I multiuse pathway connecting communities from the Town of Windsor to the City of Petaluma.

The White Earth Nation in Minnesota is awarded $1.1 million in funding for the planning, design, and construction of a shared-use pathway in the community of Naytahwaush. Currently, people walking and biking are using the 2-foot-wide shoulders of highway CSAH 4 to travel. With the lack of lighting and close proximity to high-speed vehicles, this is an immediate safety issue. In this reservation, 35% of households have one or zero vehicles and 25% of the residents are under the age of 15. The proposed path will run parallel to CSAH 4, a two-lane, unlit highway with no sidewalk or bicycle facilities. The path will remove people walking and bicycling from vehicle conflicts along a highly travelled route that connects community housing, a workforce center, and a health clinic.

Pittsburgh International Airport set up more than 11,000 new solar panels, and renewable power the regional grid thanks to federal support.

The Green Bank for Rural America was made possible through a $500 million EPA grant to the Appalachian Community Capital thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.

Using a tri-trade solar agreement signed by the IBEW, IUOE, and LiUNA unions, the 577-megawatt (MW) Fox Squirrel solar facility in Madison county Ohio completed phase 1 of the projected and started to produce 150 MW.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has been awarded $4.4 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program to deploy 15 all-electric recycling trucks, along with 15 charging stations to support the fleet, across Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties. These cutting-edge clean vehicles will replace aging diesel-powered vehicles, reducing air pollution, protecting public health, and cutting costs while helping the state achieve the goals of the MI Healthy Climate Plan.

The Port of Los Angeles has been awarded an unprecedented $412 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Clean Ports Program to support the zero-emission (ZE) transition at the nation’s busiest trade gateway. The Port and its private sector partners will match the EPA grant with an additional $236 million, bringing the total new investment in ZE programs at the Port of Los Angeles to $644 million.

The project will fund the engineering and installation of infrastructure for approximately 173 electric micro mobility charging and storage stations at 53 outdoor New York City Housing Authority sites. Engineering and construction aspects include electrical supply, utilities, drainage, fire safety requirements, security, safety, lighting, and accessibility.

The Biden-Harris Administration awarded $67.7 Million, to New Mexico for the purpose of deploying chargers in local communities and along major travel corridors while promoting American jobs and leadership in electric vehicle (EV) charging. An investment of more than 10% of the total funding available.

Missoula County and the City of Missoula received a federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant earlier this year that will fund much-needed safety improvements on South Avenue between Reserve Street and Clements Road and on Clements Road between South and North avenues.