Category: Featured News

  • New Funding Opportunity Announced

    A new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) has recently been announced. See below for additional information and to read the attached flyer. Title: Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program Agency: US Department of Transportation Deadline: April 17, 2025

    New Funding Opportunity Announced
  • Risk Roundtable: Geotechnical Management for Alternative Delivery Projects

    This webinar will explore common challenges and best practices in managing geotechnical risks for alternative delivery infrastructure projects. Drawing insights from professionals with decades of experience in different geotechnical and project settings, the session will provide a holistic survey of the issues from multiple perspectives.

    Risk Roundtable: Geotechnical Management for Alternative Delivery Projects
  • New Funding Opportunity Announced

    A new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) has recently been announced. See below for additional information and to read the attached flyer. Title: Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program Agency: US Department of Transportation – FHWA Deadline: February 24, 2025

    New Funding Opportunity Announced
  • IIJA Grant Spotlight Video Series

    The IIJA Grant Spotlight Video Series showcases success stories from local governments and communities that have transformed their transportation infrastructure with the support of the Build America Center (BAC). Each episode in this series highlights a different community that has received technical assistance throughout the grant writing process, successfully secured Federal funding, and is now…

    IIJA Grant Spotlight Video Series
  • 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
  • 2023-2024 BAC ANNUAL REPORT

    It is with great pride that the Build America Center (BAC) presents our second annual report, reflecting on a year marked by significant strides in technical assistance, capacity building, and innovative financing research within the transportation sector.

    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
  • 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
  • Free Training – Use of P3s to Deliver Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

    The Federal Highway Administration is offering this one-day training course for States, local governments, MPOs and non-profit organizations. Course participants will be introduced to: Public-private partnerships (P3s) and the potential benefits and challenges in using a P3 to deliver electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. How P3s for EV charging infrastructure can be structured to address…

    Free Training – Use of P3s to Deliver Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure