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The Healey-Driscoll administration on Feb. 25 announced $1.9 million in grant awards for local infrastructure projects through the Municipal and Tribal Technical Assistance grant program and the Technical Assistance for Regional Planning Agencies program, both administered by the Federal Funds and Infrastructure Office.
The programs provide technical assistance for projects that have received or are pursuing federal funding.
“As a former mayor, I understand the capacity constraints that municipal officials contend with every day,” Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said in a prepared statement, adding that the technical assistance can be “crucial to moving forward important projects in our communities.”
Gardner Mayor Mike Nicholson thanked the administration for partnering with communities.
“Technical assistance grants like this make the complex funding application process more accessible,” he said, “helping local communities take the first step toward meaningful progress.”
Agawam Mayor Christopher Johnson said the partnership “strengthens our ability to deliver sustainable infrastructure improvements while responsibly leveraging federal resources for the benefit of our community.”
The Federal Funds Office said communities across the state made it clear that more technical assistance is needed to advance key infrastructure projects.
Receiving Municipal and Tribal Technical Assistance Awards between $4,000 and $200,000 were Agawam, Barnstable, Brockton, Gardner, Lawrence, Lynn, Nantucket, Newburyport, the North Shore Community Development Corporation, Stoneham, and Westhampton.
Lynn Mayor Jared Nicholson said the funding is “the spark we need to further ignite [waterfront] development. … This program allows us to advance our residents’ goals in the city’s South Harbor Implementation Plan (SHIP) and other planning efforts through a strategic approach to urban renewal that will benefit our residents for generations to come.”
Technical Assistance for Regional Planning Agencies grants between $66,667 and $431,578 were awarded each of the state’s 13 regional planning agencies.
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