HOBOKEN, N.J. — Hoboken, one of the areas in New Jersey hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy, is making progress toward completing a large public park that will double as a reservoir for nearly 2 million gallons of storm water to …
The federal government is giving New York state $72 million to upgrade 29 bridges that are vulnerable to flood damage. The funding announced on Wednesday is part of a $518 million initiative to protect bridges from swiftly moving floods, which …
The federal government is giving New York City more than $800,000 to go after speeders and drivers who don’t yield to pedestrians. The acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Administration announced the grant Friday at the World Traffic Safety …
A federal agency is granting $20 million to a rural Central Texas town to help rebuild two schools destroyed in last year’s deadly fertilizer plant explosion, town and federal officials said Monday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide the …
The New Mexico Department of Transportation is receiving a $1.6 million federal grant to repair and reconstruct highways damaged by flooding last September. The announcement by members of the state’s congressional delegation says the Federal Highway Administration authorized the grant …
Atlantic City, N.J., has landed a federal grant that will allow it to avert laying off 51 firefighters for two years. Word of the 2-year, $8.7 million grant came on Wednesday. The city initially received $9.7 million in 2011, a …
The University of Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute has been awarded a $640,000 grant to continue statewide education programs. The university says the grant comes from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The institute’s education programs focus on child passenger …
Alabama is getting a federal grant to help homeowners in the state’s two coastal counties retrofit their homes against wind damage. State officials and officials from Mobile and Baldwin County are scheduled to announce the grant Friday morning in Mobile. …
The University of Michigan has received a $1.4 million federal grant to open a center to promote better transportation safety. The Ann Arbor school said Tuesday that the grant to its Transportation Research Institute comes from the U.S. Department of …
Southern Nevada is getting nearly $1.3 million in federal money for rescuers focused on pulling people out of collapsed buildings. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced the grant from FEMA on Wednesday. The money will go to urban search and …