Latest TIGER Grants Announced: $584 million to 72 projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced the sixth round of TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grant funding.

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September 15, 2014, 9:00 AM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell


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"The latest (sixth, if you’re counting) round of TIGER grants has been released — $584 million worth going to 72 projects in every corner of the country," reports David Goldberg.

The appeal of TIGER grants was made apparent once again with the high number of applicants for the funding. According to a statement released by the U.S. DOT, "it received '797 eligible applications from 49 states … an increase from the 585 applications received in 2013.  Overall, applicants requested 15 times the $600 million available for the program, or $9 billion for needed transportation projects.'"

The article includes access to an interactive map that tracks the locations of projects in each of the six rounds of TIGER funding, including this most recent sixth round. Goldberg also examines some of the larger projects receiving grants as well as larger themes exhibited by the grant funding.

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