Montana State's WTI awarded $6.4 million by federal Transportation Department for workforce development

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University a grant to assist workforce development in the railway sector across the state of Montana.

The $6.4 million grant is part of an infrastructure initiative funded by the DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration and announced on Oct. 29. The award is part of a $2.4 billion rail-improvement law that funds 122 projects in 41 states and Washington, D.C.

The infrastructure initiative, which is administered through FRA’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program, inclu...