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Biden Administration Highlights IIJA’s $13.5B for Tribal Infrastructure

May 31, 2022

Via: ENR

As the Biden administration continues to distribute more of the funds from the $1.2-trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, one focus is the law’s record funding for tribal infrastructure, including roads and bridges, drinking water, wastewater treatment and broadband.

Mitch Landrieu, the White House infrastructure implementation coordinator, told reporters on May 31 that the IIJA contains tribal set-asides totaling $13 billion. Landrieu also noted that tribes can apply for “billions of dollars” in other IIJA programs, including competitively awarded grants.

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