Third round of Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program funds 24 projects to make rural communities safer, more accessible, and more connected / WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $785 million in awards through the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program (Rural) to invest in transportation projects across the country that will increase mobility, improve safety, and generate regional economic growth in rural communities – part of the Department’s larger announcement today of nearly $5 billion in awards to modernize America’s infrastructure thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. (....)