Category: Featured News

  • New Funding Opportunities Announced

    Three new Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) have recently been announced. See below for additional information and to read the attached flyers Title: Low Carbon Transportation Materials Program Agency: FHWA Deadline: November 25, 2024 Title: Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Program Agency: US Department of Transportation Deadline: January 9, 2025 Title: Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program Agency: US Department of Transportation…

    New Funding Opportunities Announced
  • Build America Center Fall 2024 Seminar Series

    We are excited to kick off the Build America Center Fall 2024 Seminar Series! Join us to learn from industry leaders and dive into key topics shaping the future of infrastructure. Don’t miss the opportunity to engage with experts who are at the forefront of innovation and policy in infrastructure development. These seminars will provide…

    Build America Center Fall 2024 Seminar Series
  • Modernizing Infrastructure Webinar Series – October 2024

    DESCRIPTION: This webinar will discuss how public-private partnerships (P3) for deployment of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure can be effectively managed using availability payment mechanisms and minimum revenue guarantees to ensure accountability of private partners and address concerns about reasonable rates of return on equity, especially for projects supported by Federal funding. The webinar will…

    Modernizing Infrastructure Webinar Series – October 2024
  • Publication Spotlight: Crowdfunding Approach to Delivering Equitable EV Infrastructure

    The Build America Center is shining a light on one of our recently published research reports: Exploring the Potential of a Crowdfunding Program to Achieve Equitable EV Charging Infrastructure. This report examines the viability of crowdfunding as a new method of funding EV charging infrastructure to meet the current need for charging networks and compliance…

    Publication Spotlight: Crowdfunding Approach to Delivering Equitable EV Infrastructure
  • New Notice of Funding Opportunities Announced

    Two new Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) have recently been announced. See below for additional information and to read the attached flyers Title: Public Transportation on Indian Reservations (TTP) Program Agency: US DOT – FTA Deadline: November 13, 2024 Title: Low Carbon Transportation Materials Program Agency: FHWA Deadline: November 25, 2024

    New Notice of Funding Opportunities Announced
  • 2023-2024 BAC ANNUAL REPORT

  • US Major Transportation Projects Database

    The Major Project Database, sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and meticulously developed by the Build America Center, stands as a premier resource for project analysis and benchmarking within the construction and infrastructure sectors. This comprehensive database encompasses over 140 major surface projects procured in the past two decades, offering both structured and unstructured…

    US Major Transportation Projects Database
  • New Notice of Funding Opportunities Announced

    Four new Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) have recently been released. See below for additional information and to read the attached flyers. Title: Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program (WCPP) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Deadline: September 4, 2024 Title: National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program (Culvert AOP Program) Agency: Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway…

    New Notice of Funding Opportunities Announced
  • BAC Faculty Invited to Speak at National Roundtable on the Key Bridge Disaster

    On May 22, 2024, Build America Center (BAC) researcher Samuel Labi joined a distinguished panel of speakers on “Lessons Learned from the Key Bridge Collapse – Enhancing Resilience in Critical Infrastructure Systems,” at the University of Maryland (UMD). The event was hosted and organized by Nii Attoh-Okine (Professor, UMD’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering)…

    BAC Faculty Invited to Speak at National Roundtable on the Key Bridge Disaster
  • New Episode of P3TV: Academics Hour Podcast Featuring BAC Director

    Build America Center (BAC) Director Qingbin Cui, recently joined Jonathan Davies and fellow academics Carter B. Casady and Jonathan Gifford in an engaging discussion on the P3TV: Academics Hour podcast. The conversation delved into the global performance of P3 projects, examining the evidence base that decision-makers rely on when considering P3s for their infrastructure endeavors.…

    New Episode of P3TV: Academics Hour Podcast Featuring BAC Director