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The Build America Center (BAC) is excited to announce the release of the Generally Accepted Value for Money (VfM) Analysis Principles and Standards publication and its accompanying Principles and Standards Checklist. This comprehensive framework provides a standardized approach for evaluating infrastructure project delivery models, offering valuable guidance to agencies navigating the requirements of the Infrastructure…

Two new Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) have recently been announced. See below for additional information and to read their attached flyers. Title: Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding Opportunity (SS4A) Agency: US Department of Transportation Deadline: June 26, 2025 Title: Small Shipyard Grant (SSG) Agency: US Department of Transportation Deadline: May 15, 2025

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…

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…

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.

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…

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)…

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.…

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…