The Department of Transportation last week announced the fifth round of its TIGER grant period. It was the smallest yet — the program got $1.5 billion when it was created in the 2009 stimulus package and has decreased with each new round, with this one coming in at just under a third of that original amount. Even at this lower funding level, it still supported funding for 52 road, bridge, port, pedestrian, and rail projects.
Check out a full list of the 52 TIGER grants or more information on each project, which trended toward port projects ($104 million) and rail-related projects (just over $200 million).
Look for the Administration to talk up these major infrastructure investments and to discuss the importance of infrastructure investments to improving America’s competitiveness.