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Manager warns of federal grant uncertainty, urges Everbridge sign-up; city coordinates on dead waterfowl reports

2250191 · January 28, 2025
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City manager described uncertain status of several federal grants amid recent Office of Management and Budget guidance and a temporary federal stay; he urged residents to sign up for Everbridge emergency alerts and outlined where to report deceased birds near the Charles River amid avian-flu concerns.

The city manager told the council on Jan. 28 the city is monitoring an uncertain federal grant environment after the Office of Management and Budget issued guidance to review some grants; a federal judge issued a stay shortly after the guidance, the manager said, and the situation remains unsettled.

Manager listed several federal and funded programs that could be affected and their local amounts as examples: about $1.6 million in annual federal grants to the school department; a $97,000 tree-planting grant; a…

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