News and Announcements

Award brings the total federal funding awarded for Compass Rail to over $320 million

Major investment in Springfield will improve rail service, increase capacity and lay the groundwork for future passenger rail connections

 Federal Funds and Infrastructure Office grant will help advance 9.3-mile trail expansion connecting Adams, North Adams and Williamstown

Largest federal award MBTA has won to date

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Awards; Massachusetts-Led NEMC Hub Receives Most Funding through Microelectronics Commons Project Awards from CHIPS-Funded Program

States selected to receive highly competitive funds from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Innovation Program for transmission upgrades in Southeastern Massachusetts and Connecticut to connect offshore wind energy into the New England grid.

New England Coalition Wins Second Largest Award, Will Launch First-in-the-Nation Program to Drive Down Consumer Costs with Incentives and Guidance for Heat Pump Distributers, Installers

Total federal funding secured for project rises to $1.72 billion, in addition to $700 million in state funding

FTA’s "Low or No Emissions” funding program helps transit authorities acquire zero- and low-emission buses; Grant awards going to the MBTA, Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority, and Vineyard Transit Authority