U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the Department has approved another 180 infrastructure grants to get America building again. The latest grants, which total more than $3.2 billion, are part of the unprecedented backlog of more than 3,200 projects the previous administration announced but did not execute. Since assuming office, Secretary Duffy and the Department of Transportation have approved a total of 329 grants, or roughly 10% of the Biden–Buttigieg backlog.

The Trump Administration inherited a record number of 3,200 unobligated grants that had been announced by the previous administration but never obligated. This unprecedented backlog of unobligated grants delayed critical investments in communities across the country. Under Secretary Duffy’s direction, the Department is working diligently to accelerate the distribution of these long-overdue funds and address core infrastructure projects.

A portion of the grants are earmarked for the Federal Railroad Administration. This includes:

• Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI)
  • 6 projects ($221 million)
• Corridor Identification and Development Program
  • 2 projects ($4 million)
• Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (NEC)
  • 1 project ($30 million)
• Railroad Crossing Elimination
  • 14 projects ($25 million)
• Special Transportation Circumstances
  • 1 project ($2.4 million)

-via Press Release