So far, none of the $270 million in federal and state grants that support 56 different city of Huntsville projects has been affected by Department of Government Efficiency actions, the city council was told in its most recent meeting..

“As new executive orders and actions by the Trump Administration are announced, we do a very good job of keeping an eye on that to make sure if something is coming down is going to affect us,” City Grant Manager Whitney Gentry told the council. “We have not been notified of any action that is going to directly or immediately impact any of our grants. Things change every day. We’re keeping an eye on it. Right now, everything is fine.”

Gentry said Huntsville has “a huge portfolio with grants from both the state and federal governments.”

She said for that reason, city officials have conversations with funders on a daily basis.

Gentry updated the Council and Mayor Tommy Battle on the status of the city’s federally funded projects at the request of City Councilman Bill Kling.

“The government is going through a lot of changes up there,” Kling said. “Since we are a city that gets a lot of our money from federal dollars, I think it is something we are very concerned about.”

Kling noted “I still think we’re kind of in the top of the first inning, so to speak.”

Federal grants are helping to fund two of the city’s highest profile projects – the $400 million Mill Creek Choice Neighborhood Initiative revitalization project and the $65 million Pinhook Creek project that includes the Skybridge suspension pedestrian bridge.

City Engineer Kathy Martin told the Huntsville Downtown Redevelopment Authority last month that federal funding for the Pinhook Creek project was secure. The city has previously received two Federal Highway Administration grants totaling $47.3 million to help pay for the project that should be finished sometime in 2027.

Huntsville formally accepted the $50 million Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development last year for the Mill Creek revitalization project.

Construction of the first residential buildings is expected to begin later this year, Urban and Economic Director Shane Davis told AL.com in December.

See story: Huntsville anticipates 2027 construction for ‘Skybridge’ over Memorial Parkway – al.com

See story: Huntsville’s $400 million Mill Creek revitalization construction starting late next year – al.com