Durbin, Duckworth Announce New Upcoming Funding Opportunities For Infrastructure Improvements

Statement

U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced 25 upcoming infrastructure grant opportunities for local governments as a result of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Local governments throughout Illinois will be able to apply for funding to improve roads, bridges, public transit, water infrastructure, broadband access, and more. In addition to these grant opportunities, Illinois will receive more than $17 billion in dedicated funding as a result of the IIJA.

"The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebuild our roads and bridges, make investments to improve transit and rail, improve access to clean water, high-speed broadband, and much more," Durbin said. "Senator Duckworth and I are proud to have heled pass this historic, much-needed legislation, and we'll continue to work with local leaders to ensure every corner of our state can benefit from new funding opportunities."

"The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal is finally putting our nation on a path to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure, fix our roads and bridges and take critical steps towards tackling the climate crisis, create good-paying, local jobs while also helping working Americans across the country save time and money," Duckworth said. "I'm proud that Illinoisans are already beginning to see the benefits of this deal Senator Durbin and I helped negotiate and support, which will help working families all across our state, and I'm glad more communities will see additional support as a result of the opportunities being announced today."

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