The city of Wakefield has received word that two sources of federal funding have been confirmed. The new Department of Public Works site has now been given $440,000 in a loan of $198,000 and grant of $242,000, officially from the Rural Development Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Additionally, the city is expected to receive $174,507 via the American Rescue Plan that went into effect on March 11 as part of continuing relief in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wakefield city council members praised city manager Robert Brown’s pivotal role in securing that funding.