Which Massachusetts Towns Got The Most Federal Coronavirus Money?

MASSACHUSETTS — From cleaning services to personal protective equipment, the federal government has sent more than $1.5 billion to Massachusetts companies for coronavirus relief efforts since Congress passed the CARES Act in March.

And more than $665 million, or 44 percent, of that federal money ended up in Andover, thanks to Phillips North America LLC, which has received contracts under the CARES Act for everything from data processing to protective equipment manufacturing, according to the Federal Procurement Data System.

Massachusetts Towns Receiving The Most Money In CARES Act Contracts

As of Nov. 5

In addition to Phillips, the list of companies getting CARES Act contracts includes some of the best-known names doing business in Massachusetts, including General Dynamics, Iron Mountain Information Management, Raytheon, Siemens Healthcare and W.B. Mason. Well-known nonprofits, including MIT, Harvard and Boston Children's Hospital, have also received CARES Act contracts.

The list of payments also includes millions of dollars that went to small businesses in Massachusetts. They include hardware stores, day care centers and companies that provide cleaning and janitorial services.

The map below shows the Massachusetts towns that host companies that received $1 million or more in total CARES Act contracts as of Nov. 5. Zoom in and click on a pin to see how much companies in that town have been paid under the CARES Act.

Congress passed the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act on March 27. In addition to providing direct aid to people who lost their jobs and establishing the Paycheck Protection Program to help small businesses avoid laying off workers, the act included direct government spending for fighting the coronavirus.

Dave Copeland writes for Patch and can be reached at dave.copeland@patch.com or by calling 617-433-7851. Follow him on Twitter (@CopeWrites) and Facebook (/copewrites).