The White House released the Guidebook to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: “A GUIDEBOOK TO THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW FOR STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHER PARTNERS” January 31, 2022 that serves as a roadmap to funding opportunities available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The guidebook was created for state, local, tribal, and territorial leaders.
Our Administration is committed to maximizing transparency so communities across America know what to apply for, who to contact, and how to get ready to rebuild. This guidebook is a roadmap to the funding available under the law, as well as an explanatory document that shows, in as much detail as currently available, program-by-program information.
— Guidebook to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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The Transportation section of the Guidebook provides an overview of all the applicable grant programs in a standard, readable format alongside links to additional resources. Cross-referenced with What’s In It for the Concrete Pavement Industry, which provides a yearly look at the programs and grants relevant to the concrete pavement industry, members and Chapters can quickly understand how the trillion-dollar topline will translate to increased paving opportunities. The White House plans to release additional iterations in the coming months as relevant agencies continue to release implementation plans. TRANSPORTATION SECTION in PDF: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/BUILDING-A-BETTER-AMERICA_FINAL.pdf#page=10
CONCRETE PAVEMENT PROVISIONS:
TRANSPORTATION—The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is an historic opportunity for the United States:
—to repair the 1-in-5 miles of our roadways rated as “in poor condition”
—to repair the more than 45,000 bridges rated as “in poor condition”
—funding to rebuild and reinvest in our railways, public transit infrastructure, and the safety of our transportation system
—reauthorizes federal surface transportation programs for 5 years
—invests billions in transformational projects that will create good-paying union jobs, grow the economy, and make our transportation system safer and more resilient
FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS:
—Roads, Bridges, and Major Projects
—Passenger and Freight Rail
—Public Transportation
—Airports and Federal Aviation Administration Facilities
—Ports and Waterways
—Safety
—Electric Vehicles, Buses, and Ferries
FUNDING FOR CLIMATE, ENERGY, & THE ENVIRONMENT
BROADBAND—over 380 entries
PROGRAM SEARCH
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The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) also created a guide, titled “The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: What’s in it for the Concrete Pavement Industry?”. In addition to the reauthorization and increased funding for transportation projects, the ACPA-conceived $12 million per year Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of Pavement Technologies (AID-PT) program is included in the bill. This money is what funds the Federal Highway Association (FHWA)’s cooperative agreement with the CP Tech Center as well as the vast majority of federally funded concrete pavement implementation and deployment initiatives across the country.
The pages of the ACPA GUIDE show tables identifying each element of the new law that is directly related to paving, a brief description of the program, and the funding provided over the next 5 years. Most of the programs that have provided business opportunities for the concrete paving industry in recent years have been provided significantly more funding. Additionally, new programs have been created. When those programs become operational, a larger mix of well-funded programs will present new opportunities for our industry. This mix of programs has the potential to stretch our markets beyond highways and airports to seaports, rural areas, and roadways in the Appalachian region as well as national parks and other federal lands. Throughout 2022, ACPA will be monitoring each new development of each new law and will work closely with federal agency partners as well as other key stakeholders to ensure that members and industry allies can take full advantage of the myriad of opportunities IIJA offers for concrete paving.
For the WEBPAGE for the White House guidebook titled “Guidebook to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law”, please go to: www.whitehouse.gov/build/
For the PDF of the FULL GUIDE titled “A GUIDEBOOK TO THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW FOR STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHER PARTNERS”, please click on the BLUE image above, click on the link for the WEBPAGE above, or go to: whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/BUILDING-A-BETTER-AMERICA_FINAL.pdf
For the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) guide titled “IIJA: What’s In It for the Concrete Pavement Industry?”, please go to: www.acpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ACPA-Table-of-IIJA-v5.pdf