November 17, 2023
Infrastructure Update
Stay informed on U.S. infrastructure news, funding, and awards with our weekly article.
Press Releases
DOE: $40 Million to Expand Clean Energy Workforce Training and Enhance U.S. Building and Manufacturing Efficiency
November 16, 2023 | Source: DOE
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of 17 new Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) and the inaugural cohort of 10 Building Training and Assessment Centers (BTAC). Selectees are expected to receive a combined $40.8 million, made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to expand training opportunities for in-demand, high-quality jobs while identifying opportunities for organizations to save energy, improve productivity, and reduce waste. Selectees will also work with hundreds of industrial facilities and buildings across more than 25 states and territories, expanding the existing network to 54 IACs and 10 BTACs. Aligned with the Biden-Harris Administration’s Justice40 commitment, over 75% of these awards will go to organizations that serve disadvantaged communities, help reduce energy burdens, and increase access to high-quality, good-paying jobs for Americans facing barriers to employment.
EPA: $90 Million+ in Tribal Recycling Infrastructure Projects and Recycling Education and Outreach Grants
November 15, 2023 | Source: EPA
On Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 59 selectees to receive over $60 million in Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia, and 25 selectees to receive over $33 million in Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) grants. These grants... will expand recycling infrastructure and education for waste management systems across the country and help tackle consumer confusion and outdated recycling infrastructure, the largest barriers to proper recycling.
DOL: $98m In Available Funding to Support Delivery of Academic, Skills Training, Employment Services for Young People
November 15, 2023 | Source: DOL
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the availability of $98 million in funding to support the delivery of pre-apprenticeships in high-demand industries including construction, healthcare, information technology and hospitality. Funded through the department’s YouthBuild Program, the grants will help provide educational guidance, occupational skills training and employment services to disadvantaged young people, ages 16 to 24, in communities where barriers to academic and career skills development persist.
DOE: $3.5 Billion to Strengthen Domestic Battery Manufacturing
November 15, 2023 | Source: DOE
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $3.5 billion from the BIL to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and battery materials nationwide. The funding will create new, retrofitted, and expanded domestic facilities for battery-grade processed critical minerals, battery precursor materials, battery components, and cell and pack manufacturing, all of which are critical to supporting clean energy industries of the future, such as renewable energy and electric vehicles. This investment, which includes a focus on retaining and creating good-paying union jobs in the manufacturing workforce, is administered by DOE’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC).
DOE: $444 Million to Strengthen America’s Infrastructure for Permanent Safe Storage of Carbon Dioxide Pollution
November 14, 2023 | Source: DOE
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced over $444 million to support sixteen selected projects across twelve states that will fight climate change by bolstering the nation’s carbon management industry. The projects, funded by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will expand carbon dioxide (CO2) storage infrastructure needed to significantly and responsibly reduce CO2 emissions from industrial operations and power plants, as well as from legacy emissions in the atmosphere. Large-scale, responsible deployment of carbon management technologies is crucial to meeting the Administration’s ambitious climate goal of achieving a net-zero emissions economy by 2050.
DOI: $50 Million for Water Conservation and Energy Efficiency Projects
November 14, 2023 | Source: DOI
On Tuesday, the Department of the Interior announced the availability of up to $50 million for water conservation and efficiency projects as part of the President’s Investing in America agenda to enhance the resilience of the West to drought and climate change. Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will boost the Bureau of Reclamation’s Water and Energy Efficiency Grants Program, which provides funding for projects that result in quantifiable water savings, implement renewable energy components, and support broader resilience and sustainability benefits. These projects conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of renewable energy; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to sustainability.
Committee Hearings on Infrastructure:
Upcoming Hearings:
No upcoming hearings on infrastructure.
Past Hearings:
Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
2:30 PM (EST) | 11/7/23
Meeting: Hearings to examine causes of roadway safety challenges and possible interventions.
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
9:30 AM (EST) | 11/8/23
Meeting: Hearings to examine the philosophy of AI, focusing on learning from history and shaping our future.
House Committee on Small Business
10:00 AM (EST) | 11/8/23
Hearing: “Burdensome Regulations: Examining the Effects of Department of Energy Regulations on America’s Job Creators”
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
10:00 AM (EST) | 11/8/23
Meeting: Hearings to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities.
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
10:00 AM (EST) | 11/9/23
Meeting: Hearings to examine the implementation of federal coal mine land reclamation and abandoned coal mine land economic revitalization programs.
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation
10:00 AM (EST) | 11/9/2023
Meeting: Hearings to examine addressing close calls to improve aviation safety.
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
10:00 AM (EDT) | 11/1/23
Meeting: Hearings to examine the science of extreme event attribution, focusing on how climate change is fueling severe weather events.
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
10:00 AM (EDT) | 11/2/23
Meeting: Hearings to examine the opportunities and challenges in deploying carbon capture utilization and sequestration and direct air capture technologies on federal and non-Federal lands.
House Committee on Natural Resources
10:15 AM (EDT) | 11/2/2023
Hearing: Committee on Natural Resources Full Committee Member Day hearing.
