Communities and organizations across six rural New Hampshire counties will share $4.4 million in federal funds awarded by the Northern Border Regional Commission.
“The $4.4 million in awards to New Hampshire by the Northern Border Regional Commission are critical not only to the projects they fund, but to the infrastructure they’ll help strengthen, the jobs they will create, and the communities across the Granite State that will benefit from this investment,” said Gov. Chris Sununu.
Created by the US Congress in 2008, the NBRC is a federal-state partnership working to alleviate economic challenges in northern counties across New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. In New Hampshire, projects are eligible for the Economic and Infrastructure Development Investment program in all, or portions of, Belknap; Carroll; Cheshire; Coos; Grafton, and Sullivan Counties.
The New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs works with communities and organizations throughout the year on projects that are eligible for the grants.
“This program fills a major funding gap for a lot of rural communities,” said BEA Commissioner Taylor Caswell. “NBRC resources enable those communities to move forward on infrastructure, education, training, and community investments that attract companies and families.”
The following projects received awards:
FIRST New Hampshire, $113,130, to work with North Country schools and businesses to start robotic programs that will help students develop STEM skills;
Hannah Grimes Center, Inc., Keene, $315,298, to advance its entrepreneurial programs and develop its Radically Rural Summit into a self-sustaining event and create a year-round institute;
Laconia Area Community Land Trust, Inc. DBA Lakes Region Community Developers, Belmont, $350,000, to support the Gale School redevelopment project, which expands childcare and creates jobs;
Mascoma Valley Preservation, Grafton, $315,000 to convert the Grafton Center Meetinghouse in to a marketplace and event center;
Monadnock Economic Development Corp., Keene, $1 million to the Keene State College Business Partnership Hub, which will deliver advanced education and training;
New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services/Lakeshore Redevelopment Planning Commission, Laconia, $1 million to complete phase I of the redevelopment master plan involving road, water, sewer, and telecommunication infrastructure;
Sunapee Heritage Alliance, $350,000, to repair the historic livery building and establish non-profit ownership to make it available for community use and programming;
Town of Jaffrey, $1 million to connect three wells and construct a water treatment facility and water distribution system.
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.
Communities and organizations across six rural New Hampshire counties will share $3.7 million in federal funds awarded this by the Northern Border Regional Commission.
Created by the US Congress in 2008, the NBRC is a
federal-state partnership working to alleviate economic challenges in northern
counties across New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. In New Hampshire,
projects are eligible for the Economic and Infrastructure Development
Investment program in all, or portions of, Belknap; Carroll; Cheshire; Coos;
Grafton, and Sullivan Counties.
The New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic
Affairs administers the program in New Hampshire and works with eligible
communities and organizations throughout the year.
“For the communities in which they are located, these
projects have a significant role in enhancing the local economy,” said BEA
Commissioner Taylor Caswell. “These grants really make a difference for
residents want to build a place where people want to live and work.”
The following projects received awards:
Town of Lincoln; $500,000 to improve fireflow by making modifications to an existing booster pump station at Crooked Mountain and a new 234,000-gallon storage tank at Indian Mountain;
Twin
State MakerSpaces, Inc., Claremont; $164,800 for installation of rooftop
solar power generation, with savings energy operating costs to be invested for
education and workforce development programming in the community;
Town of
Swanzey; $500,000 to reconstruct and improve a road, sidewalk and drainage
in West Swanzey village;
Meriden
Village Water District, Plainfield; $376,000 to install a rapid
infiltration basin system at the wastewater treatment facility, upgrading
surface water discharge to groundwater discharge;
Colebrook
Community Child Care; $158,642 to renovate an existing childcare facility;
provide teacher training and create new programs;
Community
College System of New Hampshire; $199,842 to create a test facility for
welders and computer and technical skills training for advanced manufacturers
and other businesses;
Belknap
Mill Society, Laconia; $250,000 for interior renovation and restoration of
the Belknap Mill to expand education programming;
Town of
Newport; $354,183 to replace the water intake pipe system at Gilman Pond,
Newport’s primary water supply;
Lakes
Region Community College, Laconia; $189,825 to create two teaching
laboratories and a dining room facility, increasing training opportunities for
students interested in hospitality and tourism industries;
Nansen
Ski Club, Berlin; $250,000 to redevelop the historic Nansen Ski Jump as a
site for US Nordic-sanctioned competitions and the development of a North
Country youth jumping program;
Turning
Points Network, Claremont; $250,000 to renovate a structure to serve as the
main office for Turning Points Network, enabling it to expand capacity to
deliver its economic independence program;
Town of
Groton; $250,000 to repair one mile of class V, town-maintained road, from
Sculptured Rocks Road to Sculptured Rocks State Park;
Town of
Carroll; $250,000 to improve safety at the intersection of School Street
and US Route 302, for future construction of public safety and municipal
buildings;
Southwest
Region Planning Commission; $75,000 for the planning and technical
assistance to municipalities, businesses, and other stakeholders adopting
policies and implementing strategies addressing economic development
challenges, and improving communities’ capacity to attract and retain
businesses, jobs and a skilled workforce.
Applications for the Northern Border Regional Commission’s Economic and Infrastructure Development Investment Program are now available. The recent reauthorization of NBRC expands the service area for eligible projects in all or parts Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton and Sullivan Counties.
Created in 2008, the NBRC is a federal-state partnership for economic and community development in New York, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire.
The state EID investment program awards grants up to $500,000 for infrastructure projects and $250,000 for other eligible projects. The application deadline is May 10.
Three information sessions regarding the state EID Investment Program are planned across the state this month:
2 – 4 pm, March 11; Cheshire County Courthouse, 12 Court St., Keene
10 am – noon, March 12; Mountain View Grand, 10 Mountain Rd., Whitefield
1 – 3 pm, March 22; Lakes Region Community College, 379 Belmont Rd., Laconia
Proposals will be accepted for projects related to transportation, telecommunication and basic public infrastructure; workforce development; entrepreneurship, technology, or business development; resource conservation, tourism and recreation, or publicly owned renewable energy development, and projects for basic health care and other public services.
The New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs will coordinate applications for the state. When the rankings are complete, Gov. Chris Sununu will put forward the priority projects to the commission.
In 2018, the NRBC awarded 15 grants in New Hampshire, totaling over $2.8 million to projects in Berlin, Bristol, Canaan, Enfield, Laconia, Lancaster, Lebanon, Littleton, Lyme, North Conway, Plymouth, Whitefield and Wolfeboro.
An additional $7 million is also available through NBRC’s new Regional Forest Economy Partnership. This funding opportunity is aimed at revitalizing communities affected by declines in the forest products industry. Eligible applicants may be invited to apply for up to $1 million if they are able to demonstrate that any one of four criteria are met: an industry change in employment due to a decline of the forest industry, a wage reduction in the project area, a mill or forest-based manufacturer closing in the past 20 years, or county population loss. The NBRC encourages applications that have a multi-state benefit.
For more information about applying for the grant programs, contact Mollie Kaylor at the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development at 271-6305 or mollie.kaylor@livefree.nh.gov. The application is available at http://nbrc.gov/.
The Northern Border Regional Commission has awarded more than $2.8 million in federal funds to 15 projects that will boost community development projects in New Hampshire.
Created by the US Congress in 2008, the NBRC is a federal-state partnership whose mission is to help alleviate economic distress and help the region grow throughout 36 northern counties of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. In New Hampshire, counties eligible for the Economic and Infrastructure Development Investment Program are Carroll, Coos, Grafton and Sullivan.
“Today’s announced Northern Borders Regional Commission grants are great news for Granite State communities,” said Governor Chris Sununu. “These grants are an important tool for local communities to promote opportunity and further strengthen their economic and community development efforts.”
The 15 projects enhance the efforts communities and organizations are advancing to strengthen their local economies, said Taylor Caswell, commissioner of the Department of Business and Economic Affairs.
“Funding from the Northern Border Regional Commission is increasingly important for the towns and cities that are working hard to build communities where people want to live and work,” he said.
Awards were made for the following projects:
The Bridge House; $68,330 to create six units of service-enriched affordable housing that include job training and employment opportunities in Plymouth;
Town of Bristol; $132,157 for a 3-mile, middle mile fiber optic cable telecommunication infrastructure project that will provide high speed internet, voice, data, video, and network backup for cellular and wireless needs;
Coos County Family Health Services; $250,000 for a 2,300-square-foot clinical space addition to expand behavioral health and substance abuse treatment in Berlin;
Coos Economic Development Corp.; $250,000 to Whitefield’s King Square revitalization project, targeting four buildings around the town common for refurbishment;
Dartmouth Regional Technology Center; $250,000 for the purchase and installation of a laboratory-grade air handling system at the DRTC business incubator in Lebanon;
Town of Enfield; $135,397 for the Mascoma Lakeside Park Pavilion, providing an indoor/outdoor community gathering space and enhanced recreation opportunities;
G.A.L.A Community Center; $250,000 for renovations needed to establish a makerspace and business incubator in Wolfeboro;
Laconia Area Community Land Trust; $310,000 for basic public infrastructure for the Harriman Hill Homes development project in Wolfeboro;
Littleton Industrial Development Corp.; $119,500 for site development design and permitting of 42 acres the Town of Littleton donated to expand the industrial park;
Mascoma Community Healthcare Inc.; $154,275 to provide radiography, physical therapy and pharmacy equipment, which is needed to expand an existing community health center, which serves 1,600 patients and will create nine jobs in Canaan;
Mount Washington Valley Trails Association/Town of Conway; $200,000 for the North Conway Recreation Path, a 2.9 mile infrastructure project for non-motorized, off-road transportation and recreation;
Taproot Farm and Environmental Education Center; $156,260 for the retention and expansion of a Lancaster marketplace supporting 88 local farmers and artists/craftsmen;
Weeks Medical Center; $250,000 for installation of an 85Hp biomass boiler in center’s new patient care center in Lancaster;
White Mountains Community College; $240,220 for a training program developed through a collaboration between the college and regional industries to address critical skills gap impeding business retention and expansion;
White Mountain Science; $95,550 for its STEM-Works program, a region-wide STEM workforce training program with a focus on leadership, communications, STEM-tech skills and entrepreneurship.
Applications are now available for the next round of Northern Border Regional Commission grants.
Applications are now available for the next round of grants available from the Northern Border Regional Commission for projects strengthening infrastructure and promoting economic development in four rural New Hampshire counties.
Information sessions will be held from 1 – 3 pm, March 6 at the Enterprise Center at Plymouth, 1 Bridge St., Plymouth. The deadline for submitting applications is May 11.
The commission, created by Congress 10 years ago, provides funding for projects in 36 rural counties across northern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. In New Hampshire, agencies and organizations in Carroll, Coos, Grafton and Sullivan Counties can apply.
Proposals will be accepted for projects related to transportation, telecommunication and basic public infrastructure; workforce development; entrepreneurship, technology, or business development; resource conservation, tourism and recreation, or publicly owned renewable energy development, and projects for basic health care and other public services.
The New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs will coordinate applications for the state. When the rankings are complete, Gov. Chris Sununu will put forward the priority projects to the commission.
In 2017, the NRBC awarded 13 grants in New Hampshire, totaling over $2.2 million to projects in Bethlehem, Claremont, Colebrook, Conway, Cornish, Lancaster, Littleton, Lyme, Rumney, Wolfeboro and Whitefield.
For more information about applying for the grant program, contact Mollie Kaylor at the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development at 271-6305 or mollie.kaylor@livefree.nh.gov. The application is available at http://nbrc.gov/.
Christine Frost, Northern Border Regional Commission ~ Mollie Kaylor, NH Division of Economic Development
Since applications became available last month from the Northern Border Regional Commission, we’ve been busy speaking with folks from Carroll, Coos, Grafton and Sullivan Counties who have ideas on igniting the economies in these rural areas.
(Applications from New Hampshire agencies and organizations are submitted to the Division of Economic Development for processing. The division will also provide technical assistance to applicants.)
The first of three information sessions was held this week in Claremont; two more will be held – 1-3 pm April 7 at the Wolfeboro Town Hall, and 1-3 pm April 10 at the North Country Resources Center, Lancaster.
This NBRC’s mission is to help alleviate economic distress and encourage job creation throughout the northern regions in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York. The deadline for applications is June 2.
Eligible grant projects must develop the transportation, water, sewer, energy and telecommunications infrastructure of the region; assist the region in obtaining job skills and employment related education, as well as entrepreneurship, technology and business development; provide basic health care and other public services for those areas that are severely economically distressed and underdeveloped; promote resource conservation, tourism, recreation, and preservation of open spaces in a manner consistent with economic development goals and to promote the development of renewable and alternative energy sources.
New Hampshire applicants with questions can contact Mollie Kaylor of the Division of Economic Development at (603) 271-2591.
Applications for grants from the Northern Border Regional Commission are now available. Created by the US Congress in 2008, the NBRC’s mission is to help alleviate economic distress and encourage job creation throughout the northern regions in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York. The deadline is June 2.
Within New Hampshire, the commission’s grant programs cover Coos, Grafton, Carroll and Sullivan counties. Information sessions will be held from 1-3 pm, March 29 at the CSB Community Center, Claremont, and 1-3 pm April 7 at the Wolfeboro Town Hall, and 1-3 pm at the North Country Resources Center, Lancaster.
Christine Frost
Eligible grant projects must develop the transportation, water, sewer, energy and telecommunications infrastructure of the region; assist the region in obtaining job skills and employment related education, as well as entrepreneurship, technology and business development; provide basic health care and other public services for those areas that are severely economically distressed and underdeveloped; promote resource conservation, tourism, recreation, and preservation of open spaces in a manner consistent with economic development goals and to promote the development of renewable and alternative energy sources.
Chris Way
Applications from New Hampshire agencies and organizations must be submitted to the state’s Division of Economic Development for processing. The division will also provide technical assistance to applicants. After the ranking is completed, the governors of the four states will certify to the commission their priority projects.
Mollie Kaylor
New Hampshire applicants should contact Mollie Kaylor of the NH Division of Economic Development at (603) 271-2591.
On the Road with Northern Border Regional Commission Grant Recipients
Commissioner Jeffrey Rose and Deputy Director Chris Way joined federal and local officials in North Conway and Ashland last week for a look at two projects receiving grants this year from the Northern Border Regional Commission.
At the site of the future expansion of the New England Ski Museum, they were briefed on the expansion getting started; the museum received a $100,000 grant from the NBRC. In Ashland, which received a $250,000 grant, they heard about plans to increase capacity at the town’s wastewater plant.
As diverse as these projects are, both will contribute the infrastructure of their communities and boost economic development.
These projects were two of 13 receiving the grants from the NBRC, which distributes grants each year to northern communities in New York, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire. Communities located in Coos, Carroll, Sullivan and parts of Grafton County are eligible to apply.
Created by the US Congress in 2008, the NBRC’s mission is to help alleviate economic distress and encourage job creation throughout the northern regions in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York. The New Hampshire Division of Economic Development provides technical assistance and processes grant applications submitted for consideration. For more information about the next round of NBRC grants, contact Way at 271-2341 or visit www.NBRC.gov .
Twelve New Hampshire projects will receive grants, totaling over $1.5 million, from the Northern Border Regional Commission to spur economic and community development in the North Country and Upper Valley.
Announced Aug. 2 by Gov. Hassan and US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the recipients are:
The New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development; $42,000 supporting the creation of a five-year economic development strategy for New Hampshire, aligning economic development resources across agencies and organizations to address the state’s most pressing economic development needs;
The Town of Northumberland; $200,000 to build critical water and sewer infrastructure at the former Groveton mill;
The Town of Littleton; $110,000 to construct one mile of multi-modal trail connecting an existing regional system within the River District Revitalization project;
The Grafton Regional Development Corp.: $50,000 for improvements at the Enterprise Center in Plymouth, including the completion of an office suite, which will assist the center to incubate and build more startup businesses;
The New England Ski Museum; $100,000 to renovate the former North Conway Community Center into a branch of the museum;
The Town of Ashland Water and Sewer Department; $250,000 to help fund a new septage receiving station, which will help revitalize the town’s mill area;
River Valley Community College; $50,000 to for renovations to the Lebanon Academic Center;
The City of Berlin; $250,000 for the construction of the first phase of a multi-use trail and river walk adjacent to the Androscoggin River;
The University of New Hampshire; $145,000 to continue the efforts of the NH Broadband Mapping and Planning program to accommodate mapping and analysis in northern New Hampshire, collect local data, extend speed test promotional efforts, and deliver three technical assistance workshops;
Solider On; $250,000 to assist in the creation of a 52 units of affordable, service enriched, permanent housing for veterans;
Tri-County CAP; $60,500 to expand the Friendship House in Bethlehem, a residential program that services low-income people recovering from substance use disorders;
Friends of Wentworth Park; $42,500 for the relocation and completion of a restored historic wooden covered bridge over the Baker River Falls;
Eastern Slope Airport, Fryeburg, Maine; $250,000 to build an aircraft hangar to attract new seasonal visitors and outside investors. Although in Maine, New Hampshire’s state partners were impressed by the project’s heavy economic impact on the Mount Washington Valley. This is a multi-state application in which the Eastern Slope Airport also applied for $250,000 from Maine’s NBRC allotment.
