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A small Queen Anne’s County community is celebrating after receiving more than $1 million in federal funding for a major municipal project.<\/p>

Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks made the trip to Barclay to personally deliver the substantial funding award to town officials. The federal directed spending allocation totals $1.044 million and is designated specifically for the construction of a combined community center and town hall facility.<\/p>

The funding represents a significant investment in the infrastructure of Barclay, providing the town with resources to build a multipurpose facility that will serve both governmental and community functions for residents.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two Maryland senators delivered a major funding boost to the small town of Barclay in Queen Anne’s County. The $1.044 million federal grant will help construct a new community center and town hall facility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":30682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,833],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772512409618.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-7YT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32324,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/queen-annes-county-boosts-funding-for-home-buying-aid-programs\/","url_meta":{"origin":30683,"position":0},"title":"Queen Anne’s County Boosts Funding for Home Buying Aid Programs","author":"Admin","date":"March 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"County commissioners in Queen Anne's County have approved additional budget funding to help residents purchase homes and assist essential workers. 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