{"id":22732,"date":"2024-04-12T10:35:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T14:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=22732"},"modified":"2024-04-12T10:35:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T14:35:39","slug":"sen-ossoff-announces-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-funding-opportunity-to-improve-rural-georgia-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-announces-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-funding-opportunity-to-improve-rural-georgia-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ossoff Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Opportunity to Improve Rural Georgia Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Washington, D.C. \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today announced Federal grant funding is available to upgrade infrastructure in rural Georgia through the bipartisan infrastructure law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/grants\/rural-surface-transportation-grant-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rural Surface Transportation Grant&nbsp;Program<\/a>, made possible by the bipartisan infrastructure law, offers funding to rural governments and regional transportation planning organizations for street safety projects through a competitive U.S. Department of Transportation grant process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A broad variety of projects are eligible for grant funding, including projects to protect pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and commercial vehicle operators; and to improve the safety of personal and public transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur&nbsp;bipartisan&nbsp;infrastructure law&nbsp;will continue to deliver long-overdue upgrades to Georgia\u2019s infrastructure&nbsp;for years to come,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Sen. Ossoff said.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cI encourage Georgia communities to contact me and my office with any questions about this grant opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications can be submitted&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grants.gov\/search-results-detail\/353146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online here<\/a>. For more information and grant program overview, prospective applicants&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/grants\/rural-surface-transportation-grant-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">can also click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications to the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program must be submitted by May 6, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In December, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-rev-warnock-announce-12-million-in-new-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-investments-to-help-eliminate-blocked-rail-crossings-in-jenkins-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delivered<\/a>&nbsp;$12 million in&nbsp;Federal funding through the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program for a project in Jenkins County that will improve mobility by helping eliminate railway-highway crossings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In September, Sen. Ossoff&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.09.25_GDOT-Rural-Program-Letter-of-Support.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">urged U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg<\/a>&nbsp;to support GDOT and Millen\u2019s project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"># # #<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2014\u00a0U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today announced Federal grant funding is available to upgrade infrastructure in rural Georgia through the bipartisan infrastructure law. 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