Biden-Harris Administration announces funding for four community-led infrastructure projects
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Jul. 5—WASHINGTON, DC- The U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced on June 28, 2023, that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded $50,148,368 from the RAISE discretionary grant program to four different infrastructure projects across Georgia
The RAISE grant program, expanded under the president's infrastructure law, supports communities of all sizes, with half of the FY2023 funding going to rural areas and the other half to urban areas. The grants are part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda that is growing the American economy from the bottom up and middle-out—from rebuilding our nation's infrastructure, to driving over $470 billion in private sector manufacturing and clean energy investments in the United States, to creating good-paying jobs and building a clean-energy economy that will combat climate change and make our communities more resilient.
"Using the funds in President Biden's infrastructure law, we are helping communities in every state across the country realize their visions for new infrastructure projects," said Buttigieg. "This round of RAISE grants is helping create a new generation of good-paying jobs in rural and urban communities alike, with projects whose benefits will include improving safety, fighting climate change, advancing equity, strengthening our supply chain, and more."
This year's awarded projects will help more people get where they need to be quickly, affordably, and safely. From projects that will strengthen supply chains and reduce bottlenecks, to bridge replacements and road projects to make them safer and more efficient for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians, this year's awards will build and repair infrastructure that benefits Americans for future generations to come, while taking steps to reduce emissions from the transportation sector and support wealth creation and good-paying union jobs. Seventy percent of the grants are going to projects in regions defined as an Area of Persistent Poverty or a Historically Disadvantaged Community.
Like last year, demand for RAISE funding was higher than available funds. This year, DOT received $15 billion in requests for the $2.26 billion available.
The City of Thomasville received $175,000 for the Thomasville Multimodal Transportation Plan. This plan will lead to the creation of a new infrastructure in a remote community while addressing economic development needs and improving connectivity.
The project includes an official road safety audit, implements transportation-efficient land use and design, focuses on improved accessibility for pedestrians and bicyclists, and promotes greater investment in land-use productivity.
The RAISE program is one of several ways communities can secure funding for projects under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's competitive grant programs.
