Senator Elizabeth Warren & Senator Ed Markey (requested jointly)

Total Requested: 337 projects – $640,791,907

A&RD – 10 projects – $17,920,000

CSJ – 33 projects – $48,200,000

E&W – 16 projects – $56,037,000

FS&GG – 7 projects – $5,047,000

HS – 8 projects – $19,064,001

I&E – 41 projects – $116,771,000

LHHS&E – 132 projects – $194,491,000

THUD – 90 projects – $183,261,906

Total Funded: 86 projects – $101,353,072

A&RD – 3 projects – $4,660,000

CSJ – 11 projects – $7,136,000

E&W – 9 projects – $17,050,000

FS&GG – 5 projects – $2,547,000

HS – 3 projects – $3,175,000

I&E – 7 projects – $11,678,000

LHHS&E – 26 projects – $19,499,000

THUD – 22 projects – $35,608,072

Senators Warren and Markey continued their practice of submitting requests jointly and for FY24, the pair was approved for funding on 25% of their requested projects, 15% of their total amount requested.

As we found with every state delegation, the Massachusetts Senators brought in the most money through THUD, particularly in the Community Development Fund account which saw some of their highest-funded projects. Projects included $5 million towards a new YMCA in Framingham and $3 million earmarked for the Central Mass Agency on Aging to build affordable housing dedicated for grandparents raising their grandkids.

Warren and Markey are also slated to bring in substantial money for a couple of large Clean Water projects in the Interior and Environment subcommittee. The Springfield Water and Sewer Commission is set to receive $4.6 million for a new water treatment facility while the City of Gloucester has $3 million coming its way for upgrades to its current water treatment plant.

The Labor-HHS bill earmarks were incredibly competitive, with more requests than last year but less money to work with. The Department of Educations’ Innovation and Improvement account was even more competitive. Senators Markey and Warren requested 27 projects in this fund and only 4 were funded, a 14% success rate. 40% of the projects that Markey and Warren were able to successfully get funded in the Labor-HHS bill had been applied for during previous years, a signal that persistence is key. The lone higher education entity in Massachusetts to receive funds through Labor HHS, was William James College. The school captured $496,00 through the Higher Education account for their Center for Behavioral Health, Equity, and Leadership in Schools.

Congressman Richie Neal

Total Requested: 15 projects – $39.28 million

Total Funded: 13 projects – $14.35 million

Congressman Neal, Dean of the Massachusetts and New England Congressional Delegation and Ranking member of House Ways and Means, delivered the most CDS funding to his district, compared to any of his Massachusetts delegation colleagues. The Congressman secured 86% approval on his project requests, with a 35% funding success rate. Rep. Neal’s largest funding item is for improvements to Union Station in Springfield, for which the representative will bring in $3.5 million on a $13 million request to the City of Springfield.

Congressman Jim McGovern

Total Requested: 15 projects – $40.78 million

Total Funded: 15 projects – $11.81 million

Rep. McGovern was able to deliver funding for 15/15 of his congressionally directed funding submittals. His funding success rate was in line with his colleagues, however, as only $11.8 million of $40.8 million requested was funded, just under 30%. McGovern’s funds were distributed remarkably evenly between his requests, with all 15 receiving between $500,000 and $1 million. His largest funding account was THUD’s Economic Development Initiative, where he had 6 projects, including $1 million for community housing in Worcester, and $750,000 and $500,000 for YMCAs in the Central Massachusetts and MetroWest regions, respectively.

Congresswoman Lori Trahan

Total Requested: 15 projects – $29.18 million

Total Funded: 12 projects – $13.31 million

Rep. Trahan did well in her funding requests, bringing in over $13 million on a little over $29 million in requests, for a 45% funding success rate. What makes this even more impressive is that she did so despite receiving no funding on 2 of her biggest requests, $3.5 million for the city of Haverhill and $2.5 million for the town of Westminster. Her biggest successes included $3 million for accessible transit in Lowell and $2 million for bridge repairs in Lawrence.

Congressman Jake Auchincloss

Total Requested: 15 projects – $61.18 million

Total Funded: 14 projects – $12.47 million

Congressman Auchincloss was able to have 93% of his CDS project requests funded, but the majority were funded below their initial requested funding levels. Ultimately only 20% of the project funding requested was received and no single project received more than $1 million. However, he was able to secure funding for projects such as $5 million for the Fall River Pleasant Street Neighborhood Stabilization Plan Streetscapes Improvement Program, as well as an additional $5 million for Franklin Ridge Senior Affordable Housing & Veterans Memorial Way Infrastructure Project.

Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Total Requested: 15 projects – $22.26 million

Total Funded: 15 projects $11.27 million

House Minority Whip Clark compared to some of her colleagues, requested a more modest amount of $22 million, and was able to secure over 50% of the funding dollars she requested for all 15 of her project requests. The majority of Rep. Clark’s funding will be distributed through the THUD subcommittee’s EDI account, with community center projects like the Greater Malden Asian American Community Coalition’s and the City of Medford’s receiving $1 million and $850,000 respectively.

Congressman Seth Moulton

Total Requested: 15 projects – $23.22 million

Total Funded: 14 projects – $12.26 million

Rep. Moulton followed a similar method to Rep. Clark, keeping his requests low and consequently receiving approval on 14 out of 15 project submittals at a funding rate above 50%. Most of his funding will come through the Interior/Environment subcommittee, where he was approved for several projects related to water infrastructure. The localities of Groveland, Rockport, Amesbury, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Wilmington, and Salem all received $959,752 for various improvements to their water filtration and sewage facilities.

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley

Total Requested: 15 projects – $27.09 million

Total Funded: 13 projects – $21 million

Congresswoman Pressley was able to secure the most amount of CDS funding of any of her MA house delegation colleagues with $21 million for $27.09 million in requests. However, one request of note was for $2 million in funding for The Pyrde, a planned affordable housing development tailored to LGBTQ+ seniors. In July, the Republican led House Appropriations Committee voted to strip the initially awarded $850,000 earmark from the housing appropriations bill, defunding the previously approved CDS request This was yet another example of the House Republican’s goal of steering away from progressive funding pursuits at all costs. Additional projects she received funding for included $5 million for the renovation and connection of Children’s Services of Roxbury’s existing headquarters into a Center for Family Well Being, and an additional $4 million for the renovation of Madison Park Vocational High School.

Congressman Stephen Lynch

Total Requested: 15 projects – $46.82 million

Total Funded: 15 projects – $13.23 million

Congressman Lynch was successful in obtaining at least a portion of each project’s requested funds. Despite this accomplishment, it’s important to note the Congressman’s substantial decrease in funding for community projects compared to previous years. In the final 2023 appropriations government funding package, Rep. Lynch was able to secure nearly $30 million, a substantial departure from this year’s funding levels. Some of his largest awards in this fiscal cycle include $3.5 million for a new fire station in Quincy, Massachusetts and $1 million for a design and permitting program for the North Jetty Berth Revitalization in the Port of Boston for the Massachusetts Port Authority.

Congressman Bill Keating

Total Requested: 15 projects – $65.82 million

Total Funded: 13 projects – $10.44 million

Congressman Keating fell in line with his fellow Massachusetts delegation members with a strong focus on transportation and infrastructure projects, putting forward over $19,000,000 in related requests that saw success. The majority of the congressman’s submissions focused on sewer and water related projects across various accounts such as the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, and the Economic Development Initiatives. Where Rep. Keating saw the biggest shortfall was through the $24,400,000 request for the Centreville Village Sewer Expansion project, which was awarded only 3% of the ask at $959,752.  However, he was successful in securing over five million in funding for a community track and gymnasium for the Young Men’s Christian Association of Cape Cod, as well as two million for clean drinking water for affordable housing for the Pine Tree Village Residents Association.

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