A troubled transportation grant program that's gone through three presidential administrations and multiple rebrandings still managing to give the bulk of its award to politicized projects with little connection to national priorities or even transportation.
During its first year in office, President Joe Biden's White House has awarded close to $1 billion to states, localities, and territories through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program in 2021.
