State and local leaders award grant for town growth project in Cummington
CUMMINGTON, Mass. (WWLP) – State and local leaders came together to celebrate Cummington's 'Community One Stop for Growth' grant award.
The money Cummington got is going to support a major project that will help the town grow further.
Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao joined state and local officials to celebrate the town of Cummington receiving $400,000 from the Community One Stop for Growth program. It will help the town renovate their former Berkshire Trail Elementary School into a space for town offices, a children's library, community events and more.
'This one Stop for Growth program was designed to think about how do you turn ideas and dreams into projects and action items,' stated Lt. Gov. Driscoll. 'So many of our tiny towns and rural places have lots of geography and lots of roads, but not a lot of people. So the formula didn't work in their favor. That's just one example of the way we know that the investments that we make, the state partnership is so important.'
The event also celebrated all 49 grantees of the Rural Development Fund under the Community One Stop for Growth program. This program helps rural towns like Cummington to receive targeted resources to advance local priorities and unlock economic opportunity.
A total of more than $10 million in awards went to these grantees.
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