Water and Wastewater Systems Study
FRCOG has just released the 2022 Franklin County Water and Wastewater Systems Study. Using grant funds from an U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), FRCOG hired the consulting firm Tighe &…
New Business Grant Programs
The Mass. Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) announced two new small business grant programs. The MGCC’s New Applicant Grant Program is for Massachusetts based small businesses that have not previously received funds…
Amtrak’s Valley Flyer Back to Full Service!
All aboard Amtrak’s Valley Flyer! The Valley Flyer has service from Greenfield, Northampton, and Holyoke to New Haven, CT. The Valley Flyer connects to New York City and beyond! The…
Local Rapid Recovery Plans
A new program of the MA Department of Housing & Community Development’s (DHCD) is the Local Rapid Recovery Planning Program. It was created to help downtown/village center business districts recover more…
Shelburne Falls Rapid Recovery Plan
Through a grant from the MA Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD), FRCOG is working with the Towns of Buckland and Shelburne and with community partner Greater Shelburne Falls…
Public Review of the Draft Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership Recreation Map and Inventory
Through a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation for the Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership area, the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) and the Franklin Region Council of Governments (FRCOG)…
Draft 2021 CEDS Annual Report
The DRAFT 2021 Franklin County CEDS Annual Performance Report is available for review and comment. Click here to view the report. Please submit comments by email to [email protected] by Friday, June 4…
Federal Grant Programs for Businesses
The federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 includes new funding programs to assist businesses and communities with economic recovery. One of the new business programs to be launched is…
Community One Stop for Growth
The Community One Stop for Growth is a new, single application portal for municipal governments to access 10 state funding programs for community and infrastructure projects. Check out www.mass.gov/onestop for…
New Round of Commonwealth Places
MassDevelopment’s Commonwealth Places program has a new funding round to support economic recovery from COVID-19 through community placemaking. The purpose is to support projects that create destinations for residents and…
