Upcoming events.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,” is the largest long-term investment in our infrastructure and economy in our nation’s history. It provides $550 billion over fiscal years 2022-2026 in new federal investment in roads, bridges, and mass transit, water infrastructure, resilience, and broadband.
Please see the link below for more information regarding the B.I.L bill.
Biden-Harris Administration Funds Innovative Projects to Create Safer, More Equitable, Transportation Systems
First round of grant awards, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, supports projects to improve worker safety, make transit more reliable, and support local business districts.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Nearly $8.9 Million for Tribal Transit Projects Nationwide
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides nearly 83% more competitive funding over five years for transit on Indian Lands and Alaska Native villages.
Biden-Harris Administration Recommends Advancing Eighteen Major Transit Projects
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Projects from Hudson Tunnel to New Bus Rapid Transit Lines Will Build Community-Defining Transit to Move Millions of Americans
THE EQUITY IN ROADWAY SAFETY WEBINAR SERIES
Join national leaders as they discuss key actions and tools they are implementing to close disparities in traffic fatalities and serious injuries for underserved communities.
Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) discretionary grant program with $100 million appropriated annually for fiscal years (FY) 2022-2026.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Deliver for Texas
President Biden and Vice President Harris’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is the largest long-term investment in our infrastructure and competitiveness in nearly a century. The need for action in Texas is clear, and recently released state-level data demonstrates that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will deliver for Texas. For decades, infrastructure in Texas has suffered from a systemic lack of investment. In fact, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave Texas a C on its infrastructure report card. The historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will make life better for millions of Texas residents, create a generation of good-paying union jobs and economic growth, and position the United States to win the 21st century.
Specifically, with regard to transportation, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will:
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CELEBRATING BLACK WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION NETWORKING EVENT
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
3rd Annual Women's Wednesday for Small Business
A small business event for woman-owned small businesses seeking to expand their business in the federal space.
U.S. DOT Gulf Region Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Small Business Contracting Symposium
Follow the link to register for the forum.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE) Programs. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - July 21, 2022
Readout of Federal Railroad Administration and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Activities in East Palestine, O.H.
Today, officials from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) traveled to East Palestine, O.H., as the U.S. Department of Transportation continues to support the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in their investigation into the cause of the Norfolk Southern derailment on February 3.
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Teaming Talks: CGI Federal
On behalf of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), we would like to invite you to participate in our Connections MarketPlace. During this Teaming Talks session you will be hearing about how to work with a large prime contractor, CGI Federal, as a teaming partner on opportunities within the federal government and USDOT.
Attendees will be able to:
• Increase knowledge of teaming with CGI Federal
• Learn about how small business federal contractors are currently teaming with CGI Federal
• Gain insight into how to become the most effective teaming partner
• Find out about how CGI Federal uses small business
For any questions, please contact our office at 202-366-1930 or email us at dot-osdbu@dot.gov. Visit our website to find more about OSDBU, upcoming events, and available technical assistance: www.transportation.gov/osdbu
USDOT Secretary Buttigieg Calls on Rail Industry to Take Immediate, Commonsense Steps to Improve Accountability and Safety
Among the immediate calls for action: Freight rail industry should accelerate phase-in of safer tank cars and provide workers paid sick leave, and Congress can raise existing caps on the fines for rail safety regulations
USDOT will advance train crew staffing rule, initiate a focused safety inspection program on routes over which high-hazard flammable trains (HHFTs) travel
Secretary Buttigieg: "We at USDOT are doing everything in our power to improve rail safety, and we insist that the rail industry do the same – while inviting Congress to work with us to raise the bar"
U.S. Department of Transportation Funds Innovative Research Providing Vital Training for Next Generation of Transportation Leaders
Awards invest in research, workforce development programs with colleges and universities around the U.S., including HBCUs, Tribal colleges, and community colleges.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Steps to Deliver a National Network of Convenient, Reliable, Made-in-America Electric Vehicle Chargers
EV Charging Standards and Build America, Buy America Implementation Plan Positions States to Deploy First $1.5 billion in EV charging formula funding
EV Charging Competitive Grant Program for Communities Coming Soon
ICYMI: Secretary Buttigieg Visits Gulf Coast, Highlights Administration Investments to Create Jobs and Drive Economic Growth
Federal investments will replace Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles, LA, and expand and modernize the Port of Port Arthur in Port Arthur, TX to spur economic development, speed the movement of people and goods, and improve safety for the communities.
USDOT Announces $1.7 Million in Available Funding for Small Business Innovation Research Program
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is now accepting proposals for funding from its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The SBIR Program awards contracts to small businesses across the country to spur research and commercialization of innovative transportation technologies in select research areas. The current SBIR Solicitation provides funding ranging from $150,000 to $200,000 for ten Phase I research topics.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Nearly $1.7 Billion to Modernize Fleets and Deploy Clean Transit Buses Across America
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of nearly $1.7 billion to support state and local efforts to modernize aging transit fleets with low- and no-emission buses, renovate and construct bus facilities, and support workforce development. Made possible by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which included historic funding to support public transportation, this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is for two programs that help transit agencies replace old buses, provide good-paying jobs, improve transit affordability and reliability, invest in community health and environmental justice, and contribute to the President’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. The first year of these programs under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocated funding that will nearly double the number of no-emission transit buses on America’s roads.
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Reconnecting Communities
Imagine living in a town that has no buses, no Uber or Lyft, or any other access to public transportation available for you to get to work, to get your children to school, or there is no grocery store close enough to walk to and carry a few bags home. If you can picture this, then you are looking through the eyes of most rural Americans. The infastructure bill proposes alternatives to provide better and safer access for all Americans, especially those who lack access to public transportation using commuter rail systems, no emission buses and more.