The Northern Border Regional Commission’s 2020 Economic and Infrastructure Development Grant materials are now available. Eligible organizations, which include nonprofit and government entities, with projects located in Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, and Sullivan and parts of Belknap and Grafton Counties, are eligible to apply.
“This Northern Border Regional Commission grant program is geared toward projects that strengthen infrastructure and promote economic development,” said Taylor Caswell, commissioner of the Department of Business and Economic Affairs.
An information session will be held from 10 – 11:30 am, March 12 at the Plymouth Town Offices, 6 Post Office Square, Plymouth. Proposals will be accepted for projects related to transportation, telecommunication, renewable energy and basic public infrastructure; business and workforce development; basic health care; and resource conservation, tourism and recreation.
The commission, created by Congress in 2008, provides funding for projects in rural counties across northern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
The application materials are available at nbrc.gov.
In 2019, the NBRC awarded 14 grants in New Hampshire totaling over $3.7 million and leveraged over $2.5 million in other funds to complete projects. Projects funded in the last round include the expansion of a culinary workforce development project to support the hospitality industry; a road reconstruction project that supports the redevelopment of a mill building; and several water projects that support existing businesses and business development.
The deadline for submitting applications is May 15. For more information about the grant program, contact Mollie Kaylor at the New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs at 271-6305 or mollie.kaylor@livefree.nh.gov.
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