 The project had been nominated to receive $95 million in funding through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant program; however, the application was rejected in February 2010.NYSDOT officials had seen the funding as a way to free up money for other projects in the area rather than funding that was necessary to construct I-781.Much of the project—projected to cost between $106 million and $113 million—was funded through several state and local sources, with at least $16.6 million coming from NYSDOT.