The Gov. Charlie Baker Administration has awarded $1.1 million to Central Massachusetts municipalities and nonprofits as part of a new Regional Pilot Project Grant Program aimed at helping bolster economic recovery by supporting uniquely regional challenges, according to a Thursday announcement.
Nine grants were awarded to Central Massachusetts, ranging from $36,750 awarded to the 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership, Inc. to $250,000 awarded for the Town of Ashland.
Each project varies widely. The Town of Webster, for example, received $40,000 to create a Webster/Dudley Entrepreneur Support Micro-Grant program to provide small funding opportunities to between six and 10 local entrepreneurs.
The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, in turn, received $180,000 to support an incubator and accelerator ecosystem named the Massachusetts Startup Consortium, aimed at supporting collaborative regional marketing, incubator space and other programs for the business community.
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Christine Nolan, director of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Nolan is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, and most recently served as senior director for client services at Virtual, Inc., a consulting and management services firm in Wakefield. She has also worked at connector and socket manufacturer Augat, Inc. of North Attleboro, and at Parker Hannifin Corp. and Kollmorgen, global motion and control technology companies.
Nolan is a co-founder of Boston TechJam, an annual event bringing 8,000 people together annually from the state’s tech sector.
“Christine is a great find for the Commonwealth, as her strong background in engineering, marketing, and customer engagement will help us leverage the investments we have made in advanced manufacturing through our M2I2 program while also branding the manufacturing sector for future growth,” said Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy, who co-chairs of the Massachusetts Advanced