“We need to stop thinking about infrastructure as an economic stimulant and start thinking
about it as a strategy. Economic stimulants produce Bridges to Nowhere. Strategic investment
in infrastructure produces a foundation for long-term growth”
Roger McNamee
American Businessman, Investor & Venture Capitalist
Total Available For Awards: $16.5 Billion
Infrastructure Narrative:
This section establishes funding and supporting viable economic and social infrastructures . Projects will focus on the agriculture, energy, housing, roads and technology industries, and will range from installing water and sewer lines to creating or enhancing a nation’s electrical grid, telecommunications lines or broadband connections.
Goals & Objectives: establish programs that
- Creates an infrastructure that supports 21st century competition;
- Constructs an infrastructure that helps a region, an her people grow;
- Supports a foundation that puts people to work and food on the table by developing agriculture, energy, housing, roads and technology industries;
- Establish foundations for retirement investment, including stocks and bonds
Awards
Time Line
- Year 1: Available: $25M
- Year 2: Available: $1B
- Year 3: Available: $2B
- Year 4: Available: $3B
- Year 5: Available: $3B
- Year 6: Available: $2.5B
- Year 7: Available: $2B
- Year 8: Available: $1.5B
- Year 9: Available: $1B
- Year 10: Available: $500M
Needs:
- Support or create needs assessment programs and community plan documents;
- Implement 21st century zoning, land use and safety rules and concepts;
- Establish subdivisions, streets and highways to homes and businesses;
- Each country will start the construction of desalinization plants during the plan’s operations;
- Construct at least two dams;
- Pipes and water transport systems – instillation will take the life of project
- Housing developments, business facilities and plants;
- Upgrade current energy/electrical and telecom systems;
Rollout Order:
- Basic infrastructure planning and development Layout
- Water, Sewage and Desalinization Plants and Dams
- Energy, electrical, cable, telecom and Internet
Notes
1st year
- Committee operations
- Hearings conducted
- RFP/Submissions
- Projects discussed
2nd year
- First awards
3rd year and up:
- Awards provided based on committee & board approval