FY27 Community Project Funding Requests
Attleboro - Baseline Flow Monitoring Plan for Infiltration and Inflow
Amount of Request: $2,000,000
Project Sponsor: City of Attleboro
Address: Attleboro City Hall, Attleboro MA 02703
Project Description: This Wastewater Department project entails monitoring flows in small basins, performing additional investigations, identifying sources, corrective actions, prioritization of areas, and establishing goals for inflow and infiltration reduction. The City continues to experience high volumes of inflow and infiltration (I&I), which reduce the capacity of the Wastewater Treatment Plant and effluent quality. Any inflow and infiltration that is removed would reduce the cost to pump wastewater at the Wastewater Treatment Plant and increase its capacity of treatment efficiency. This program is recommended in the DEP’s required Sewer System Evaluation Survey (SSES) as a first step in the reduction of I&I.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior – Clean Water
Attleboro - Ides Hill Water Storage Tank Rehabilitation
Amount of Request: $2,800,000
Project Sponsor: City of Attleboro
Address: 77 Park Street, Attleboro MA 02703
Project Description: This project entails the rehabilitation of the city's 5-million-gallon water storage tank on Ides Hill. The work will include wire brushing and patching the exterior, pressure washing the exterior, repainting the ladder, pressure washing and sealing the exterior concrete foundation, removing sediment from the tank's interior, and blasting and painting the tank's interior. The water storage tank has not been rehabilitated in more than 16 years.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior – Drinking Water
Blackstone - New City Bridge
Amount of Request: $1,000,000
Project Sponsor: Town of Blackstone
Address: 15 Saint Paul Street Blackstone, MA 01504
Project Description: Bridge 13001 (aka the New City Bridge) is a municipally owned steel girder bridge located on Canal Street in Blackstone, MA. The structure is classified as structurally deficient, with documented deterioration of primary steel girders requiring repair or replacement. While the Town repaired and repaved the bridge deck in 2025 to maintain safe operations, significant structural girder repairs remain outstanding. In addition, the existing metal railings do not meet current safety codes and pose a public safety concern. The ladder-style rail design encourages climbing, particularly by children who access the bridge to view the Blackstone River and Saranac Dam below. The bridge is a critical transportation link within the Town’s roadway network. Commercial vehicles that cannot clear the nearby low railroad bridge frequently reroute over this structure. The Town is currently in the design phase for replacement of the Saint Paul Street bridge at the opposite end of Canal Street. That project will require temporary closure and detouring of traffic over Bridge 13001, making it essential that structural repairs and safety improvements be completed in advance. Bridge 13001 also serves as a historic connector between the former Blackstone train station and the “New City” district established in 1848 following the closure of the Blackstone Canal. The bridge provided access to the Brick Block, which housed the post office, courthouse, and a meeting hall where prominent abolitionists gathered. Today, Canal Street has been revitalized, the Brick Block is undergoing restoration under new ownership, and new businesses are opening in 2026. Repairing this bridge is essential to ensure public safety, protect prior public investment, and support ongoing economic redevelopment efforts.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: THUD-Highways
Dighton - Main Street Reconstruction and Sidewalk Improvement
Amount of Request: $750,000
Project Sponsor: Town of Dighton
Address: 979 Somerset Av Dighton, MA 02715
Project Description: The Town of Dighton has started the initial phases of a multi-phase improvement to transform one of its primary north-south roadways. The project will improve about 2 miles of public corridor for vehicles, pedestrians, and abutting residents and businesses. The Main Street Drainage and Sidewalk Improvement Project began with the replacement of 2 miles of watermain in 2023. In 2024, the Town has started the replacement and expansion of the storm drainage system to reduce puddling and ponding on the roadway surface, and to add water quality best-management-practices (BMPs). The drainage improvements will ultimately create 3,100 feet of new, modern drainage pipe and appurtenant structures along Main Street from Williams Street to Elm Street. This new drainage work, including new pipe, new catch basins, water quality units, and MS4 outfalls, is being completed by in house DPW staff. Once this drainage phase of the work is completed, all utilities under the roadway in Main Street will be updated. The next phase will be the final roadway paving including resurfacing and the creation of new sidewalks along the 2 mile stretch of Main Street. Main Street is a primary north-south throughfare through Dighton that is heavily traveled by pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles. The final roadway layout will allow for improved vehicle safety, pedestrian and bicycling accommodations, and proper stormwater management.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: THUD- EDI
Fall River - Pleasant Street Neighborhood Streetscapes Improvements
Amount of Request: $2,000,000
Project Sponsor: City of Fall River
Address: 1 Government Center, Fall River, MA 02722-7700
Project Description: The City of Fall River will make streetscape infrastructure improvements to the Flint neighborhood’s primary thoroughfare, Pleasant Street, from Quarry Street to Eastern Avenue. These improvements will include new roads, sidewalks, lighting, signage, and trees in order to revitalize this disadvantaged neighborhood, support the needs of residents and local businesses, promote equitable urban renewal, and support long-term economic development.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: THUD-EDI
Fall River - Bristol Community College Artificial Intelligence Innovation Laboratory
Amount of Request: $1,000,000
Project Sponsor: Bristol Community College
Address: 777 Elsbree Street, Fall River, MA 02720
Project Description: Bristol Community College seeks $1,000,000 to establish an Artificial Intelligence Innovation Laboratory at its Fall River campus as a workforce and economic development initiative serving Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District and the broader South Coast region. The AI Innovation Laboratory will expand access to applied artificial intelligence technologies for students, faculty, employer partners and regional community members while strengthening the workforce pipeline for Southeastern Massachusetts. The project is designed to respond to the growing demand for workers with experience in technology-enabled environments and to help the region remain competitive as artificial intelligence, automation, and advanced data tools increasingly shape modern industries. The laboratory will provide shared access to advanced technology infrastructure that supports workforce training, reskilling and upskilling of incumbent workers, and collaboration with regional employers. It will also increase access to high-wage technology sectors and support career advancement opportunities for residents seeking to enter or move up within a changing economy. This investment is needed because many communities across the South Coast continue to face barriers to accessing the technology infrastructure that supports emerging industries and workforce growth. As Southeastern Massachusetts continues its transition from traditional manufacturing to a more innovation-driven economy, the region needs place-based infrastructure that helps residents, employers, and community partners engage with the tools shaping the future of work. By establishing this shared technology infrastructure at Bristol Community College, the AI Innovation Laboratory will serve as a regional hub where students, workforce partners, employers, and community members can access the tools and technology environments that are increasingly shaping modern industries across Southeastern Massachusetts.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: THUD-EDI
Fall River - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades
Amount of Request: $10,000,000
Project Sponsor: City of Fall River
Address: 1 Government Center, Fall River, MA 02722-7700
Project Description: The City of Fall River proposes to upgrade its existing secondary wastewater treatment plant so that it can comply with the nitrogen level requirements set forth by the Clean Water Act of 1972 and enforced via the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). This will be an incredibly large infrastructural upgrade that the City is unable to finance without federal assistance; it will expand the footprint of Fall River’s existing secondary wastewater treatment plan by over three times and is expected to cost approximately $250 million total. This request will be a justified, valuable, and appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will ensure that publicly accessible water bodies are clean, safe, and free of harmful or even life-threatening toxins. Nitrogen (N) is a natural chemical element found in wastewater. The presence of too much N in a water body can deplete it of oxygen (O), thereby making it too hypoxic to support plant and animal life. It also contributes heavily to seasonal algae blooms, including cyanobacteria, which release toxins that can cause severe illness in humans and can be fatal to children and animals. The proposed project will safely reduce N levels in Fall River’s wastewater by upgrading its existing secondary wastewater treatment plant, which will be a critical measure of safeguarding clean water and directly improving the long-term health of Fall River residents. The proposed project is of critical importance to the local community because it will safeguard the long-term health and wellbeing of people living in one of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' most systematically disadvantaged urban municipalities, where a lack of safe and accessible outdoor recreation has exacerbated a decades-long public health crisis resulting from pollution, poor diet, and inactive lifestyle. This will be particularly impactful for the City of Fall River, where certain census tracts rank as high as the 99th percentile for lack of green space.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior – Clean Water
Foxborough - Foxborough Oak Street PFAS Plant
Amount of Request: $13,750,000
Project Sponsor: Town of Foxborough
Address: 40 South Street, Foxborough, MA 02035
Project Description: Construction of a 1.58 MGD PFAS Water Treatment Plant (WTP) housing PFAS filter vessels at the existing Oak Street WTP facility site. The new building will be approximately 5,376 square feet constructed of masonry walls, precast columns, precast plank roof, and is inclusive of process, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, instrumentation, and SCADA.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior – Drinking Water
Hopedale - Replacement Municipal Drinking Water Well
Amount of Request: $1,411,200
Project Sponsor: Town of Hopedale, Water Department
Address: 208 Hopedale St., Hopedale MA 01747
Project Description: The Town of Hopedale, Massachusetts is seeking Community Project Funding to protect and restore critical drinking water infrastructure serving residents and businesses in Hopedale and the neighboring Town of Mendon. Funding will support replacement of aging groundwater infrastructure at the Greene Street Well site and construction of new groundwater collection infrastructure at the Mill Street Wellfield to restore system capacity and improve long-term reliability. Both well sites supply Hopedale’s public water system and provide drinking water to Mendon through an intermunicipal agreement. Green Street’s three wells, built between 1987 and 1994, are now over 30 years old and have experienced deterioration, reduced capacity, and operational issues related to mineral fouling and aging components. These conditions threaten system reliability, particularly during peak demand. The Mill Street Wellfield, installed in 1942, is the Town’s primary groundwater source and the backbone of the shared water system. Aging infrastructure has reduced its production capacity by approximately 40 percent, limiting the Town’s ability to meet daily demand and increasing system strain. The proposed project will replace failing wells and construct an infiltration gallery to improve groundwater collection efficiency and distribute withdrawals across the aquifer. These improvements will restore capacity, enhance redundancy, and reduce the risk of service disruptions. This project will strengthen the Town’s ability to maintain safe, reliable drinking water during drought, seasonal demand peaks, and emergencies. Identified as a priority in the Town’s Master Plan and Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness process, this investment will protect public health, support future development, and ensure long-term water security for the region.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior – Drinking Water
Mansfield - Gilbert Street Water Main Replacement Project
Amount of Request: $5,520,000
Project Sponsor: $6,900,000.00
Address: 6 Park Row, Mansfield, MA 02048
Project Description: This project would replace a 10,500-foot section of 65-year-old, six-inch asbestos (AC) water main pipe on Gilbert Street with an eight-inch ductile iron (DI) water main (From West Street to the Norton Town Line).
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior – Clean Water
Millis - Village Street Sidewalk
Amount of Request: $1,500,000
Project Sponsor: Town of Millis
Address: 900 Main Street, Millis, MA 02045
Project Description: The project will provide 1.5 miles of new sidewalk to allow for safe pedestrian access for a large number of residents to access the downtown business district, local schools, and several religious institutions. This additional sidewalk is critical to safely connecting several walking trails and several hundred houses in the southern portion of Millis to other already built sidewalks. The project will greatly enhance resident safety and generate additional pedestrian traffic to downtown Millis.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: THUD-EDI
Needham - Stormwater Management for the Charles River and Property Protection Phase II
Amount of Request: $3,000,000
Project Sponsor: Town of Needham
Address: 1471 Highland Ave, Needham MA 02492
Project Description: The proposed project will support the development of cost-effective stormwater control measures (SCMs) to help protect private and Town property from the impacts of stormwater-related flooding and reduce the Town of Needham’s phosphorous load entering the Charles River and its tributaries. The proposed project would support the design and construction of 5-10 medium scale SCMs which will capture approximately 40 pounds of phosphorous, which equates to about 10% of Needham’s total phosphorous load reduction requirement in the next few years. SCMs will include strategies such catch basins and subsurface storage and infiltration chambers, among others. Stormwater pollution is the number one source of water pollution in the Charles River watershed, one of the most prominent rivers in New England. The installation of SCMs will be critical to ensure that Needham is able to meet the phosphorous requirements under the Small Municipal Separate Storm System (MS4) federal permit and support the restoration of the Charles River watershed. This proposed SCMs project will be building on Phase I of stormwater management projects that were awarded funding in FY26.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior – Clean Water
Newton - Newton Police Headquarters and Training Facility Project
Amount of Request: $1,000,000
Project Sponsor: City of Newton
Address: 1000 Commonwealth Avenue Newton, MA 02459
Project Description: The City of Newton is undertaking a comprehensive project to improve the physical condition of the Police Headquarters (1932), Police Annex (1925), and Police Garage (1959). Although modest renovations have occurred over time, the facilities are no longer adequate to support modern public-safety operations. The project ranks among the top 15 priorities in Newton’s Capital Improvement Plan, which includes nearly 600 items. Pre-feasibility work has already been completed, including existing-conditions surveys, space programming, and conceptual test fits. Building on this foundation, the City is seeking Community Project Funding to support a design effort beginning in FY 2027. A major component of the project is the creation of a new Police Training Facility and a properly sized dispatch center with the support spaces needed to train new dispatchers and ensure effective coordination among Newton Police, Newton Fire, EMS, and regional partners. The design phase will evaluate full replacement and addition/renovation options to optimize adjacencies, operational efficiency, and long-term functionality. This work will assess upgrades to critical building systems and areas, including security, accessibility, electrical, lighting, plumbing, roofing, masonry, and interior finishes. Design work is estimated at $10 million, with full construction potentially exceeding $100 million. Replacing or improving these aging facilities will strengthen public-safety operations, enhance service delivery, and benefit every member of the Newton Police Department, the Newton community, and the broader region.
arFunding Subcommittee and Account: THUD-EDI
Sharon - Robin Road Stormwater Management Improvements
Amount of Request: $800,000
Project Sponsor: Town of Sharon
Address: 90 South Main Street, Sharon, MA 02067
Project Description: A portion of Robin Road between #7 & #8 has been experiencing surface flooding due to significant rain events. A consultant was hired to study and design potential improvements to the associated stormwater system to eliminate the flooding. Engineering design is now complete using previous earmark funds. Requesting funds for the proposed drainage improvements on Robin Road.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior – Clean Water
Sherborn - Lake Street Roadway Improvements
Amount of Request: $1,200,000
Project Sponsor: Town of Sherborn
Address: 19 Washington Street Sherborn, MA 01770
Project Description: This locally owned intersection is about 500' from the Pine Hill Elementary School exit and a Bay Circuit Trail crossing. It has had the highest number of accidents and the greatest severity of injuries in town for many years. It is a major commuter route connecting Natick, Wellesley, Milford and Framingham to Mass Pike entrances, hospitals and the Greater Boston Community. The Bay Circuit Trail attracts cyclists, hikers and equestrians, while the school brings buses and students, all in close proximity to this dangerous intersection. This project requires a comprehensive design study to evaluate the hilly terrain and limited visibility for turns. As a small town, Sherborn has limited resources available to evaluate and improve this intersection. Federal support would go a long way to make this a safer intersection, benefiting not only Sherborn residents but the thousands of residents from surrounding towns that travel through here, whether by car, by bicycle, on foot or by horse.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: THUD-EDI
Somerset - Water Pollution Control Facility Upgrade
Amount of Request: $4,000,000
Project Sponsor: Town of Somerset
Address: Town of Somerset
Project Description: The Town of Somerset, Massachusetts Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF), originally constructed in the late 1960s, now faces both aging infrastructure challenges and new regulatory obligations that it cannot meet without significant modernization. The proposed upgrade project is therefore essential to ensuring continued environmental compliance, protecting public health, and maintaining the community’s economic resilience. Despite maintenance efforts, several systems have reached or are nearing the end of their useful life, and the primary treatment processes reflect a technology framework that predates modern nutrient removal requirements. As a result, the facility’s ability to meet current and emerging environmental standards is limited by both process design constraints and mechanical deterioration. The NPDES permit includes a six-year compliance schedule, beginning in June 2024, however, an immediate challenge is that the existing treatment processes cannot meet the TN limits. To retain compliance with federal and state regulations, the Town must therefore undertake a comprehensive facility upgrade. Failure to meet these limits could expose Somerset to enforcement actions, fines, and impacts on water quality in the Taunton River estuary and Mount Hope Bay. The Somerset Water Pollution Control Facility Upgrade Project is designed to achieve permit compliance. As part of the facility upgrades there is a critical, immediate need to rehabilitate the two existing clarifiers and replace their end-of-service equipment with newer energy-efficient models. The $4M requested funding will be used for clarifier rehabilitation and equipment replacement. This work will be completed in FY27.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior – Clean Water
Swansea – Phase II Route 6 Corridor Sewer Collection System
Amount of Request: $5000000
Project Sponsor: Town of Swansea, MA
Address: 81 Main Street, Swansea, MA 02777
Project Description: The Town of Swansea does not have centralized wastewater management despite dense population centers, low permeability soils, high groundwater, and proximity to surface water resources. In 2006, the Town commissioned a study to prepare a Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP) to address growing concerns about water quality. The 2006 CWMP identified the eastern portion of the Route 6 Corridor as a priority area for centralized wastewater collection to support water quality protection and promote economic development. Phase 1 is focused on the construction of a sewer collection system along Route 6 and Swansea Mall Drive, including the eastern portion of Route 6 extending to the Town boundary, which is expected to begin in mid April. Phase 2 consists of the interconnection from the Swansea Town boundary to the Town of Somerset’s existing Lees River Pump Station. Upon completion of this phase, wastewater collected in Swansea will be conveyed through Somerset’s sewer collection system and treated at the Somerset Water Pollution Control Facility. This phased approach allows the Town of Swansea to construct the local sewer collection infrastructure first while coordinating the interconnection to Somerset in this phase.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior – Clean Water
Taunton - Comprehensive Wastewater Infrastructure Management Plan
Amount of Request: $1,500,000
Project Sponsor: City of Taunton
Address: 15 Summer St. Taunton, MA 02780
Project Description: The Gateway City of Taunton seeks federal funding assistance to update the Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan completed in 2020 and perform necessary repairs to the infrastructure associated with the Rt. 140 Wastewater Pump Station located at Mozzone Boulevard. The wastewater pump station located at Rt. 140 Mozzone Boulevard accepts wastewater flow from the southern portion of Taunton’s sewer system including new apartments at the MBTA Station, Mozzone Blvd (WSG Industry feeds into station with flows of 90,000 gallons per day) and exiting flow from the old Galleria Mall site. Some proposed commercial businesses have requested allowances of substantial amounts of wastewater flow, i.e. 300,000 gallons or more, a significant increase to the existing capacity using the site now. To accurately access the financial impact of upgrading the Mozzone Blvd Sewer Pump Station and any downstream sewer system impacts requires a study and preliminary design. The study will include impacts on the Wastewater Treatment Plant future flows, a sewer capacity analysis on the sewer leading to the pump station and the downstream capacity of the force main from the pump station to Hart St and the sewer long Hart St to the Main Pump Station. In addition, the project request will fund station improvements to better service the existing flow and committed capacity increases.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior – Clean Water
Taunton - Tremont St. Corridor Improvements
Amount of Request: $1,000,000
Project Sponsor: City of Taunton
Address: 15 Summer St. Taunton, MA 02780
Project Description: Capital project includes full depth roadway reconstruction, sidewalk and ADA ramp improvements, new crosswalks, standard MUTCD pavement markings, assessing potential bicycle lanes on Tremont St. Rt. 140 from Shores St. to Norton Ave. Project would address one of the City's main road arterials and a State-numbered municipally owned roadway. Tremont St. Corridor Improvements would afford for repair of major roadway defects, allow for reconstruction of deteriorated and ADA-deficient sidewalk segments and address a targeted capital infrastructure project.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: THUD-EDI
Wrentham - West Wrentham Wellfield Development Project
Amount of Request: $6,000,000
Project Sponsor: Town of Wrentham
Address: 79 South Street Wrentham, MA 02093
Project Description: The Town recently finalized the purchase of property located at 20 Hancock Street for the purpose of siting and permitting a new well. Our Water System Master Plan indicated inefficiencies in our current water system with projected water demands and system capacity not lining up. West Wrentham is a particularly vulnerable area, a single water main serves customers west of Route 495. In the event a water main were to break in this area and remain off-line for an extended duration, the Town would be unable to supply a large portion of the distribution system because all of the existing supply sources are on the east side of Wrentham. This new well system would create redundancy, increase the reliability of our water systems, and would provide the ability to continue access of water to residents in West Wrentham in the event of a watermain break. Currently our system has 5 operational wells which do not adequately provide water to all of our residents. All of our wells currently draw from the within the Charles River and Taunton River Basins, both of those basins are considered stressed basins and do not have the capacity to provide additional water supply to Wrentham. A stressed basin is defined a basin or sub-basin in which the quantity of streamflow has been significantly reduced or the quality of the streamflow is degraded, or the key habitat factors are impaired. Our potential new well site would be drawing from the Blackstone River Basin, providing relief to the stressed Charles and Taunton Basins. The Town has been working with Apex Engineering (formerly Environmental Partners) since 2021 to develop and execute our Water System Master Plan. We’ve made great progress, from identifying water supply needs to plans to execute addressing those needs, now we’re working to site a new well source. Once that phase is complete the Town will be able to begin the permitting process with MassDEP, and then finally construction.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior – Drinking Water