Federal visibility refers to the federal government's desire for recognition when its funding supports local projects, manifested through requirements for announcements, signage, and acknowledgment. Federal funding agreements typically require municipalities to include federal logos on project signage, acknowledge federal contributions in communications, and sometimes coordinate announcement timing with federal officials. Announcement events allow federal politicians to associate themselves with popular projects in communities. While visibility requirements are understandable—taxpayers should know how federal money is spent—they can create complications: project timelines may be delayed waiting for announcement scheduling, funding decisions may consider political rather than purely merit-based factors, and municipal politicians sometimes feel like supporting actors at announcements for projects their communities substantially funded. Municipalities balance federal visibility requirements against their own communications needs.