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The American Society of Civil Engineers has done much to publicize America's need for more infrastructure investment through its Infrastructure Report Card published every four years. In its 2021 report card, ASCE reported that for the first time in 20 years, Americas overall infrastructure "GPA" was a C-, up from a D+ in 2017. States and localities were already stepping up even before the passage of the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act last year. ASCE noted that in November 2020, 98 percent of local infrastructure ballot initiatives passed. Public support for infrastructure investment remains high. Port authorities and the Corps of Engineers are welcoming the fuller funding environment. A record investment of nearly $450 million in available grant funding through the Port Infrastructure Development Program, doubling last year's investments, was recently announced by the Maritime Administration, following by two months its announcement of the award of more than $241 million in grant funding for 25 projects to improve port facilities in 19 states and one territory through PIDP. |