The Northern Border Regional Commission approved nearly $5 Million in new awards to 5 projects on Dec, 18, 2020, as part of the Regional Forest Economy Partnership. The organizations receiving these awards are:
⢠Vermont Department of Public Service, $1 million: Model funding program for community-driven broadband expansion to expand broadband across the State of Vermont.
⢠Northern Forest Center - $1 million: Launch and capitalize Phase One of the four-state Northern Forest Fund to address the availability of quality workforce housing in four communities, one in each state of the NBRC territory.
⢠Town of Madison, Maine - $1 million: Infrastructure improvements at the former UPM Paper Mill to create a state-of-the-art Forest Products Hub.