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Check out the newly-launched Local Infrastructure Hub, aimed at helping local leaders understand and navigate the hundreds of funding opportunities available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Local Infrastructure Hub is a $50 million partnership between the National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Urban Sustainability Directors Network, the African American Mayors Association, and Results for America, as well as Bloomberg Philanthropies and other foundations, including the Emerson Collective, Ford Foundation, and the Kresge Foundation.
Ferry Programs. FTA released a combined NOFO covering three ferry grant programs; applications are due September 6.
Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program, a new program that provides competitive funding to states to ensure basic essential ferry service is provided to rural areas. For FY22, $209 million is available.
Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, a new program that provides competitive funding for electric or low-emitting ferries and associated infrastructure that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using alternative fuels or on-board energy storage systems. For FY22, $49 million is available.
Passenger Ferry Grant Program, which funds capital projects that support existing passenger ferry service, establish new ferry service, and repair and modernize ferry boats, terminals, and related facilities and equipment in urbanized areas. For FY22, $36.5 million is available and of that, $3.25 million is set aside to support low or zero-emission ferries.
FAA will award nearly $1 billion in BIL funding to 85 airports across the country to improve terminals, increase energy efficiency, promote competition, and provide greater accessibility for individuals with disabilities.
Carbon Capture Demonstration Pilot Programs, which funds integrated carbon capture, transport, and storage technologies and infrastructure. The Department of Energy expects the application for the $2.54 billion in funding to open in the 4th quarter of 2022.
The Department of the Interior announced a $36.1 million investment, including $26.7 million in BIL funds, to safeguard local water supplies in the wake of record drought across the West. 27 projects in 12 states and the first-ever in Puerto Rico will be awarded funding to advance quantifiable and sustained water savings by protecting watersheds impacted by wildland fire, restoring aquatic habitats and stream beds, and advancing other environmental restoration projects to mitigate drought-related impacts. The funding announced is part of the $160 million in WaterSMART grants provided by the BIL in 2022.
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