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Administration says $9 billion won in federal funds; warns of changing federal landscape and project uncertainty

3247700 · May 8, 2025
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Quentin Palfrey told the Joint Committee on Transportation that the Healy‑Driscoll administration has secured about $9 billion in federal grants — roughly $6.4 billion for transportation — but stressed municipalities face terminations, delays and uncertainty as federal priorities shift.

Quentin Palfrey, the governor's director of federal funds and infrastructure, told the Joint Committee on Transportation that the Healy‑Driscoll administration has secured roughly $9 billion in federal grant awards since taking office, including about $6.4 billion specifically for transportation projects.

Palfrey said the administration created a whole‑of‑government office to pursue competitive federal funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act, and is working with municipalities statewide to capture opportunities and…

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