Last Year’s Awards
Awards in fiscal year 2023 included for Gardner – Business Incubator Network $17,500, six parklets in downtown parking spaces $30,000, Downtown Wayfinding $25,000,, Real Estate Services Technical Assistance $40,000, Site Readiness for planning etc. regarding new 106 acre business park $150,500. Ashburnham had received 2 grants totaling $100,000 for a Downtown Improvement Master Plan and sign & facade program. Royalston got $40,000 for a marketing feasibility study of the historic Whitney Hall. Westminster received $418,700 for permits and design of intersection at Route 2A, Depot Road, Batherick Road intersection.
Fiscal Year 2024 Community One Stop Growth Awards Announced
Various Cities in Towns in the State of Massachusetts are receiving State Grants. One Stop puts the awards from various programs in one stop to facilitate an easier process. FISCAL YEAR 2024 AWARDS:
| Community | Award | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Gardner | $90,000 | To create Master Plan |
| Gardner | $500,000 | for Millennium Holding Group to redevelop 13,500 building in Downtown Gardner. 14 units housing on upper floors, commercial spaces on first floor |
| Ashburnham | $25,000 | Technical assistance to create wayfinding and branding system for village center |
| Westminster | $153,500 | update of Master Plan |
| Templeton | $750,000 | convert former elementary school in to 54 units of housing |
| Athol | $25,000 | updated design guidelines for Downtown |
| Athol | $40,000 | Develop and implement RFP process to attract investor for hotel and conference facility |
| Athol | $575,000 | for New Vue Communities to redevelop 2 vacant schools into 53 units of housing |
| Orange | $90,000 | update of 2005 Master Plan |
| Warwick | $1 million | reconstruction of Winchester Rd, (SR 78) |