Another regional group that reaches across states has been formed. This is the 10th RPC basically.
Northern Borders Regional Commission
Grant funding to be announced shortly.
The Northern Borders Regional Commission (NBRC) was created as a federal-state partnership under legislation approved in the 2008 Farm Bill, with the aim of addressing economic and community development needs of severely distressed areas in the Northern Forest region.
The NBRC’s target area includes 36 counties across these four states, including 14 counties in New York, six in Vermont, four in New Hampshire and another 12 in Maine.
NBRC provides assistance for projects in these seven priority sectors:
– Basic public infrastructure;
– Transportation infrastructure;
– Telecom infrastructure;
– Workforce training and business development;
– Renewable and alternative energy sources;https://ui.constantcontact.
– Resource conservation, tourism, recreation and preservation of open spaces; and
– Health care and public services in distressed communities.
Check with the NH Department of Resources and Economic Development for future announcements: http://www.dred.state.nh.us/
The federal government is regionalizing the states and the states are regionalizing the towns. We must stop the creation of more top down governance without your input, mostly influenced by international groups and NGOs, in favor of de-centralization and more local control.