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Small Cities at Disadvantage to Win Federal Safe Street Grants

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Two years into the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's rollout, a USA TODAY investigation has found most of the $5 billion Safe Streets and Roads for all program has so far gone to more affluent counties. The reason? The grants are structured to reward communities that already have the resources to pursue the funding. Many small cities like Gallup, New Mexico, home to Native communities often left out of such programs but with disproportionately high traffic fatality rates, have no dedicated grant writer.

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Small Cities at Disadvantage to Win Federal Safe Street Grants

Small Cities at Disadvantage to Win Federal Safe Street Grants Mary Hammon Thu, 02/29/2024 - 05:00 Primary Image Two years into the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s rollout, a USA TODAY investigation has found most of the $5 billion Safe Streets and Roads for all program has so far gone to more affluent counties with lower fatality rates rather than to the disadvantaged communities it was promised to benefit. The reason? “[B]ecause the grant…

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