RAISE the roof...

...so we can bury our highways. A brief analysis of the next batch of infrastructure grants.

RAISE THE ROOF

If you think we’re done talking about infrastructure because the IIJA passed a few weeks ago, you’re certainly not on the right site.

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: What It Means

It is, in fact, time to look at the latest iteration of USDOT’s discretionary grant program, now called RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) but once called TIGER and BUILD. We love five-letter acronyms.

Why RAISE?

This investment vehicle helps states and local governments, public authorities, and government coalitions build federally funded projects that don’t easily fit into criteria typically reserved for annual, typical formula funding. These grants are known as discretionary because it’s up to the Secretary of Transportation’s discretion to select worthy projects to fund. This discretion is bound to certain rules and successful projects are ones that best meet and surpass the expectations. The…