The U.S. Transportation Department on Thursday announced half a billion dollars in grants.
Among the recipients: Point Hope.
The North Slope community of 700 will receive nearly $3 million for roads, sidewalks, and buses capable of transporting people with disabilities.
The grant is from a federal program called TIGER, for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery.
This year, according to the department, rural areas received nearly half of the TIGER grant awards.
Liz Ruskin is the Washington, D.C., correspondent at Alaska Public Media. Reach her at lruskin@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Liz here.
