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News Tipoffs - Michigan Editors Newsletter for Sunday January 12, 2025 ( 4 items )  

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Close to $2 Billion Construction Grant to Advance the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line Extension Project
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Capital Investment Grants Program makes historic investments to support better, more reliable transit service Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is investing in the people of the South Side of Chicago by funding a critical transportation project that will provide faster, easier trips for thousands. Federal Transit Deputy Administrator (FTA) Veronica Vanterpool today inked a Full Funding Grant Ag  more

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration: Investing in America - Biden-Harris Administration Announces Close to $2 Billion Construction Grant to Advance the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line Extension Project
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Capital Investment Grants Program makes historic investments to support better, more reliable transit service. * * * Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is investing in the people of the South Side of Chicago by funding a critical transportation project that will provide faster, easier trips for thousands. Federal Transit Deputy Administrato  more

USDA Continues Historic Commitment, Partnering with Rural Communities on Clean, Affordable Energy
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Latest Investments Will Lower Costs and Support Jobs in 30 States Jan. 10, 2025 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more than $6 billion in clean energy investments through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) and Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) programs. Rural electric cooperatives and communities will use the funding to support thousands  more

USDA Invests in Additional Domestic Biofuels and Clean Energy Projects to Lower Costs and Increase American Energy Security Across the Nation
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Part of Today's Announcement is Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Jan. 10, 2025 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is funding 586 projects to expand access to clean energy systems and increase the availability of domestic biofuels. Today, USDA is providing nearly $180 million through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and the  more