Rep. Lynch Secures Over $12M of Federal Funding for 8th District Community Projects

Boston, MA - Last week, U.S. Repsentative Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) secured nearly $12.2 million of funding in the final 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act for Community Projects across Massachusetts 8th Congressional District. The $460 billion bill, which includes a package of six domestic funding bills, includes federal funding for the following projects:

• Adams Garage Modernization Project, Brockton, MA - $850,000 (THUD)
• Building Futures: Downtown Inner-City Urban Youth Center Revitalization, Brockton, MA - $500,000 (THUD)
• Camp Harbor View Foundation Capital Project, Long Island, Boston Harbor Islands, Boston, MA - $500,000 (THUD)
• Dorchester Field House, Boston, MA - $1,500,000 (THUD)
• Fire Station, Quincy, MA - $4,116,279 (THUD)
• Reconstruction of traffic signals at Sea Street, McGrath Highway, Southern Artery, Quincy, MA - $500,000 (THUD)
• Meadow Brook Drainage Improvements, Norwood, MA - $500,000 (THUD)
• Nantasket Beach Two-Way Traffic Flow Conversion, Hull, MA - $850,000 (THUD)
• Bill McGonagle Community Center in the Mary Ellen McCormack Public Housing Community, South Boston, MA - $850,000 (THUD)
• North Jetty Berth Revitalization in the Port of Boston, Boston, MA - $1,000,000 (THUD)
• Offshore Wind Workforce Development Center, UMass Boston - $1,000,000 (THUD)
• Restoration of Memorial Bridge at Island Grove Park, Abington, MA - $1,000,000 (THUD)

The 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act funds 12 community projects in the 8th Congressional District, providing nearly $12.2 million that will help make residents safer, strengthen our communities, create good jobs, and confront the climate crisis. The appropriations bill has been passed by both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and was signed into law by President Biden. When enacted, the State of Massachusetts will receive an estimated amount of $175 million in funding from the bill that will support 159 community projects across the Commonwealth. To receive Community Project Funding, an entity must submit a detailed application and demonstrate that its project enjoys strong local support.