FRA wants to make sure head minorities, women get fair shot at federal funds for rail projects Written by Bill Wilson, Editor-in-Chief
An FRA survey will determine the availability and use of small, minority-owned and women-owned businesses in the publicly funded railroad landscape.
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Underscoring the Biden-Harris Administration’s focus on promoting diversity and inclusion, the U.S. DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is conducting a first-of-its-kind nationwide small, minority-owned and woman-owned business disparity study
The FRA is seeking to determine whether the playing field is level for firms aspiring to win subcontracts from grantees receiving federal funds administered by the agency.