Contact Amanda Farnan Press Secretary (774) 571–3639 [email protected] Federal rescue plan bestows $15 billion windfall in direct aid for region’s state and local governments March 22, 2021 Our region’s state and local governments are getting a windfall totaling more than $15 billion in direct aid from the newly passed federal coronavirus relief plan, which will go a long way to help them repair damage from the pandemic-induced recession.