This article is the third in our Introduction to Grants series. Following the rigorous Pre-Award process detailed in the second installment of our Introduction to Grants series, awarded projects enter the critical Post-Award phase. The purpose of this phase is to...
This article is the second in our Introduction to Grants series. Obtaining and managing a federal transportation infrastructure grant award is a yearslong process that requires adequate preparation and expertise—as well as significant patience. In the previous article from our Introduction...
This article is the first in our Introduction to Grants series. The vast network of transportation infrastructure is critical to keeping communities across the U.S. connected physically. However, expanding, upgrading, and maintaining this vital infrastructure comes with a large price tag....
Welcome to our series “Introduction to Grants.” In this series, our team of grants experts outlines key terms and timelines that are critical to understand to pursue Federal grants for your transportation infrastructure projects. Get started on the series now:...
Bluejay prepared a successful $2 million U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program (RCP) grant application to fund planning activities supporting the Franklin Street Redesign in Portland, Maine. The Franklin Street Redesign aims to transform one of Portland’s...
Bluejay prepared a successful $18 million Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Rail Crossing Elimination (RCE) grant application to fund eliminating and reconfiguring approaches at rail crossings that lead to an industrial site in Everett, Washington. The Smith Island Safety: Grade Crossings...
Bluejay successfully prepared a $70 million Federal Highway Administration Bridge Investment Program (BIP) grant application to fund the replacement of six bridges carrying rural roads over Interstate 95 (I-95) in Kennebec County, Maine. The I-95 Accessibility Improvements Minimizing Heavy-Truck Impacts...
Bluejay successfully prepared a $21.5 million Federal Railroad Administration Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program application to fund the acquisition of railcars to support short line and regional railroads. The Chicago, Ft. Wayne & Eastern Railroad Supply...
Bluejay successfully prepared a $6.9 million Federal Railroad Administration Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant application to fund needed improvements to two bridges on Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad’s (BIP) mainline in southeast Ohio and Parkersburg, West Virginia The...
Bluejay successfully prepared a $53.3 million Federal Railroad Administration Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant application to fund railroad track improvements to two Eastern Maine Railway (EMR) mainlines in Penobscot, Aroostook, Washington, and Piscataquis counties in Maine, as...
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