Guidebook aims to help communities tap infrastructure funds

By JOSH BOAK
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has issued a guidebook to help federal, state and local government officials know how to access the nearly $1 trillion made available by the bipartisan infrastructure deal. Ex-New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is supervising the infrastructure spending. Landrieu says the goal of the book released Monday is to ensure communities know how to qualify for funding, no matter their size or politics. Landrieu says he’s spoken with 43 governors and 250 mayors as part of the push. President Joe Biden has met with governors at the White House. The infrastructure package includes 375 distinct programs, of which 125 are new. The guidebook is available online at build.gov.