The Department of Transportation announced $1.5 billion worth of grants that it wants to use to promote projects that boost racial equity, help the environment and other causes.
President Biden's executive orders instruct his agencies to spend taxpayer money in ways that further Democratic goals.
The notice said broadly that grant funding would be more likely to be approved the more these sorts of criteria are met. On the environment, for example, it suggested projects that reduce pollution in"underserved communities," reduce vehicle miles traveled and shift to"lower-carbon travel modes" are favored.
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