Tag: Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery

Roadbuilding

TIGER grants refocused by Trump; get $1.5 billion and new name

The TIGER grant program the U.S. Department of Transportation provides to states and local communities for transportation projects has a new focus, more money and a new name. Under the Trump administration, the grants will be known by the acronym BUILD, which stands for Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development. TIGER, formed during the Obama […]

May 1, 2018

Roadbuilding

Highway funding rises in new federal spending bill signed by Trump

The new $1.3 trillion federal spending package approved just before a government shutdown deadline boosts funding for highway programs by 8 percent and triples the funding to the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER, program, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. The appropriations were passed by the Senate after a late-night […]

March 26, 2018

Roadbuilding

USDOT awards $487.1 million in TIGER grant funds

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $487.1 million to 41 highway, bridge, rail, and other projects through its Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program, with more than 64 percent of the funds went to rural projects, the Engineering News-Record reports. Approximately 450 applications were submitted. According to the news agency, Jeff Davis, a […]

March 13, 2018

Roadbuilding

ADOT seeks $25 million grant to accelerate SR 189 project in Nogales area

Several improvements to State Route 189 in Nogales, Arizona, might soon receive enough federal funding to allow accelerated construction beginning in 2019 – a move that could save taxpayers millions. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has applied for a $25 million TIGER grant that, if approved, would allow construction of all proposed improvements to […]

November 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

California awarded $40 million in TIGER grants for 4 projects

Four California municipalities have received a total of $40 million in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery Program (TIGER) grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation to be used on four distinct projects. “These grants reflect an important investment in California’s modern transportation system,” says Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. “They not only ensure that Californians will […]

August 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

USDOT TIGER grant program receives $9.3 billion in request funding

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program has received $9.3 billion in requested funding for this year, a figure that is more than 18 times the amount that will actually be awarded. USDOT reported 585 applications have been submitted for the $500 million in funding available this year. Most, […]

June 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

U.S. DOT awards $500 million in TIGER Grants for 39 transportation projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded $500 million in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants to 39 transportation projects across the country. TIGER grants “recognize projects nationwide that will advance key transportation goals such as safety, innovation and opportunity.” USDOT said this year, which is the seventh round of the program, the agency […]

October 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

USDOT sees TIGER funding requests hit $14.5 billion with only $500 million available

The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program has seen $14.5 billion in requests since Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the opening for competitive grants back in April. Problem is, only $500 million is available by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for this round, which means requests were 29 times that amount. This clearly shows […]

June 5, 2015

Roadbuilding

USDOT TIGER funding makes $500 million available for transportation projects

The seventh round of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) competitive grant program opens up $500 million for transportation projects, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced. The FY 2015 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, signed last December, provides for the TIGER funding this year. Applications must be submitted for capital investments […]

April 6, 2015

Roadbuilding

Foxx announces 72 TIGER 2014 recipients

The Department of Transportation (DOT) will provide $600 million for 72 transportation projects in 46 states and the District of Columbia from its TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) 2014 program. The DOT received 797 eligible applications from 49 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. That’s a huge increase from the 585 applications […]

September 18, 2014

Roadbuilding

House Appropriations Committee approves major cuts to TIGER program

The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved major cuts to 2014 TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grants in a markup of the panel’s Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill, Salon reports. The bill reduces the TIGER program from $500 million to $100 million. A report from The Hill notes that the bill […]

May 22, 2014

Roadbuilding

TIGER applications far outnumber available funding

Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant applications outnumber available funding for the program by nearly $9 billion, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced on Thursday. Applications for TIGER grants for fiscal year 2014 totaled $9.5 billion — 15 times more than the $600 million allocated for the program. Foxx said the DOT received 797 eligible […]

May 16, 2014