South Hastings BUILD Grant

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The City of Hastings is planning to develop a grant application to the United States Department of Transportation to plan for transportation improvements in South Hastings. The Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program provides grants for surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact to improve safety, quality of life, community connectivity, and economic competitiveness. This grant was initially announced and known as the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE).

Click the link for more information about the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD). The updated official Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the grant is located here. This document shows the changes made by the Trump Administration from the previous RAISE grant requirements. Our application has been updated to reflect these changes.

The grant application was submitted on January 29th! The award announcements are to be made no later than June 28, 2025.

The City held a Community Open House at Lincoln Elementary School, 720 S. Franklin Ave, on January 23rd at 6:30 pm. This meeting, hosted by Councilman Mike Anderson and Councilman Steve Huntley, Ward 1 Representatives, gave an opportunity for community members to learn about the grant and provide input and ideas for the grant application.

You can also click the "Follow Project" button in the upper right-hand corner of this page to stay up to date on the project.





The City of Hastings is planning to develop a grant application to the United States Department of Transportation to plan for transportation improvements in South Hastings. The Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program provides grants for surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact to improve safety, quality of life, community connectivity, and economic competitiveness. This grant was initially announced and known as the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE).

Click the link for more information about the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD). The updated official Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the grant is located here. This document shows the changes made by the Trump Administration from the previous RAISE grant requirements. Our application has been updated to reflect these changes.

The grant application was submitted on January 29th! The award announcements are to be made no later than June 28, 2025.

The City held a Community Open House at Lincoln Elementary School, 720 S. Franklin Ave, on January 23rd at 6:30 pm. This meeting, hosted by Councilman Mike Anderson and Councilman Steve Huntley, Ward 1 Representatives, gave an opportunity for community members to learn about the grant and provide input and ideas for the grant application.

You can also click the "Follow Project" button in the upper right-hand corner of this page to stay up to date on the project.





  • The Grant Application Has Been Submitted!

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    At approximately 3:45 pm on Wednesday, January 29th, City staff submitted the completed grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for the City's planning project, titled South Hastings Neighborhoods, A Stronger Connected Community for the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD).

    Staff would like to thank the support of community members, community organizations, City Administration, and the City Council for their support and input.

    The submitted grant application can be found here.

    The grant award announcements should be made on or before June 28, 2025.

  • Slight Change of Plan...

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    In the evening of January 24, 2025, the Trump Administration's Department of Transportation issued an amendment to the Notice of Funding Opportunity that changed the name of the grant that the City is pursuing from RAISE to Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) and substantially changed the program goals and objectives, definitions, a number of merit criteria, and the funding amount for this grant. These changes relate to President Trump's executive order regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion topics.

    City staff discovered these changes on Tuesday, January 28th, as they were finishing the grant application and preparing it for submission. After discovering the changes, staff quickly went to work to update the grant application to fit the new grant program's merit criteria. Staff worked through most of the evening on the 28th and throughout the day on the 29th to complete the revised grant application.

    Ultimately, the planning project to study and design for transportation improvements in South Hastings does not change.

    Here is a memo sent to the City Administrator and Council about the revised grant application.

    The City appreciates the support and input on the grant application from the community.


Page last updated: 31 Jan 2025, 10:38 AM