The Biden administration on Friday announced some $1 billion in transportation grants for local projects, offering clues about its spending priorities as it gets ready to allocate funds from the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure package signed into law this week.

The grants, known as Rebuilding American Infrastructure With Sustainability and Equity, or Raise, have been awarded for more than a decade. The latest round of applications is separate from the new infrastructure legislation but it points to the types of projects the administration is likely to favor.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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