Norwood Municipal Airport Awarded Federal Funding for Infrastructure Project

Thanks to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division for contributing this news to Westwood Minute.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced on Monday, April 29, 2024 that Norwood Memorial Airport is being awarded $33,479 in federal funding from Round 4 during Fiscal Year 2024 of the FAA Airport Infrastructure Grant program, one of three aviation programs created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

The aim of the federal program is to invest in runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport-transit connections and roadway projects. According to a Federal Aviation Administration description of Round 4 funding, the award to Norwood Memorial Airport will be applied to extend a runway.

“We are thrilled that Massachusetts’ airports have been receiving funding through this FAA grant program,” said MassDOT Aeronautics Administrator Jeff DeCarlo.  “These federal funds will help advance our top priority, aviation safety.”

“Transportation infrastructure investments are also investments in our economy, in our communities, and in our quality of life,”
said MassDOT Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt, who described the Healey Driscoll Administration's pursuit of federal funding opportunities for infrastructure as aggressive.   

According to MassDOT, the Healey-Driscoll Administration has secured nearly $3 billion in federal funding grants since Governor Maura Healey took office. The FAA awards that were announced this April are among other federal funding awards, including:

• $108 million award towards West-East Rail,
• $375 million award for the Sagamore Bridge project,
• $249.4 million for the MBTA in discretionary grant funding, and
• $116 million grant for the MBTA’s purchase of battery-electric buses.

Additionally, the Administration currently has requests pending for federal funds for infrastructure, climate and economic development projects that total more than $2 billion. 

Director of Federal Funds and Infrastructure Quentin Palfrey, appointed by Governor Healey to take an interagency approach to drive the administration’s competitive efforts for federal funding, said he looks forward to continuing a "whole-of-government approach to compete for federal funding."