Transportation improvement fund tied to to attracting, retaining businesses now in place

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Bill signing in 2019

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that the Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund (TIIF), an initiative announced by Governor John Carney in 2019, is now live and accepting submissions.

TIIF was established to provide economic assistance for renovation, construction, or any other type of improvements to roads and related transportation infrastructure related to attracting new businesses to this state, or in expand existing businesses in this State.

“Launching TIIF is an important step in our ongoing efforts to expedite our processes to ensure we are encouraging economic development projects that will help businesses in our state grow,” said Secretary of Transportation Jennifer Cohan.

TIIF is funded with $5 million from the state’s general fund and $5 million from DelDOT’s fiscal  2020 budget. The fund will be managed by the TIIF Council, a nine-member council established by the legislation with seven appointments made by the governor. The council will consider applications and make funding recommendations to Delaware’s Transportation Secretary and the Secretary of State.

Governor Carney has appointed Rob Book, Michael Casson, Cornelia Johnson, Mona Parikh, John Riley, Bill Strickland, and Joe Westcott as the first members of the TIIF Council, which will meet for the first time on January 27, 2020. Representative Bill Bush and Senator David Sokola were appointed by their respective chambers to represent the General Assembly on the council.

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More information on TIIF can be found at https://de.gov/TIIF

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