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NBRC, USDA Rural Development Deliver $1.9 Million in Funding to Support Community-Driven Initiatives
Today, the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) and U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (RD) celebrate $1.9 million in funding in support of 13 economic development projects across the Northern Border states of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont.
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Today, the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) announced $45.4 million in new awards as part of the Commission’s Spring Round competition across its Catalyst, Forest Economy and Timber for Transit programs. The 56 awards will benefit communities throughout the Commission’s member states of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont.
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The Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), in partnership with the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is pleased to announce the availability of funding through the Rural Northern Border Region Network Planning (RNBR-NP) Program.
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Today, the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) and U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (RD) announced $1.8 million in funding for economic development projects in Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. Congress has provided funds to the NBRC since 2019 for this partnership, which advances the strategic objectives of both agencies.
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Today, the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) announced $37.2 million in new awards as part of the Commission’s fall round competition across its Catalyst, Forest Economy, and Timber for Transit programs. The 59 new awards will benefit communities throughout the Commission’s member states of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont.
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Today the Northern Border Regional Commission is celebrating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement that 25 small and rural communities from across the country will receive assistance to grow their outdoor recreation economies through the Recreation Economy for Rural Communities program.
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Today, the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) announced $53.9 million in new awards as part of the Commission’s Spring Round competition across its Catalyst and Timber for Transit programs. The 69 awards will benefit communities throughout the Commission’s member states of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont.
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Today, the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) announced just over $24 million in new awards as part of the Commission’s Fall 2024 round of funding across all three of its competitive programs. The 37 new awards will benefit communities throughout the Commission’s member states of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont.
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The Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) aims to bring more healthcare related funding opportunities to the region. As part of this goal, the NBRC partnered with the Federal Office of Rural Health (FORHP) on the Northern Border Region Healthcare Support Program. Announced in a press release in September 2023, the project was funded through FORHP, which awarded the Rural Health Redesign Center Organization a supplemental award to support seven organizations across the Northern Border Region with focused one-year healthcare programming.
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Today, the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) announces $2.25 million in funding for three projects through a partnership between the NBRC and the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). This collaboration amplifies both agencies’ economic development impact in Northern Border communities, and the latest 2024 round of awards benefit three communities located in Maine, New York, and Vermont with projects ranging from wastewater improvements to transportation infrastructure updates.