Issue / FY19
USDOT Gives Out $248M in FY19 CRISI Rail Grants
Mar 12, 2020 | Jeff DavisTransportation Secretary Elaine Chao on March 12 announced the recipients of $248.5 million in railroad grants under the Consolidated...
USDOT Ended FY19 With $152 Billion in Undisbursed Cash
Dec 06, 2019 | Jeff DavisAs part of closing the books on fiscal year 2019, which ended a little over two months ago, the Treasury Department has released the...
DOT Announces $423M of Bus Grants to 94 Recipients in 42 States and DC
Nov 25, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the recipients of $423.3 million in federal funding for bus and bus facility...
USDOT Announces $883M in FY19 BUILD Grant Recipients
Nov 12, 2019 | Jeff DavisToday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that 55 projects in 35 states will be receiving grants under the fiscal year...
FY 2019 BUILD Grants: Meeting the Terms of the FY 2019 DOT Appropriations Act
Nov 12, 2019 | Jeff DavisHere are the terms written into the text of the fiscal 2019 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act (Title I of Division G of...
USDOT to Announce FY19 BUILD Grants on Monday
Nov 08, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Department of Transportation is expected to announce the recipients of $883.5 million in fiscal 2019 grant funding under the...
FY19 Highway Trust Fund Deficit Dropped Slightly Due to Trucking Tax Receipt Increase
Oct 24, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe Highway Trust Fund ran a "real" cash deficit of $12.45 billion in fiscal year 2019, which was slightly less than the $12.63 billion...
Gas Tax Receipts Dropped in FY 2019
Oct 18, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe Highway Trust Fund took in $26.5 billion in gross gasoline tax receipts in the just-ended fiscal year 2019, $236 million less than...
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Spending Exceeded Deposits in FY19 for First Time in Over 30 Years
Oct 16, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe just-ended fiscal year 2019 appears to be the first year since 1988 where the year-end unexpended balance in the Harbor Maintenance...
Draft FY20 CR Fixes Transit Problems but Does Not Repeal 2020 Highway Rescission
Sep 12, 2019 | Jeff DavisA draft of a stopgap continuing appropriations measure for the opening days of fiscal year 2020 was circulated to some lawmakers...
FHWA Gives Final $4 Billion in FY19 Highway Obligation Authority to States
Sep 05, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe Federal Highway Administration has given an additional $4.0 billion in use-it-or-lose-it highway funding authority to state DOTs...
FRA Asks for Applicants for $244M in FY19 Rail Grants
Aug 16, 2019 | Jeff DavisThis week, the Federal Railroad Administration announced the availability of $252.5 million in fiscal year 2019 funding for rail...