Congressional delegation announces $109K grant for energy efficiency updates

  GREENVILLE — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Congressman Bruce Poliquin announced that the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) will award $1,356,000 in grant funding to six different projects across Maine to improve or upgrade local infrastructure and encourage private sector investment in these communities.

Among the six grants, the town of Greenville will receive $109,000 for energy efficiency upgrades to a municipally-owned building the community leases to GlacierWear, a manufacturer of fur products. The lower energy costs are expected to help the company create an additional 10 jobs over the next two years.

“These grants are investments in the future of Maine communities,” said Senators Collins and King in a joint statement. “The Northern Border Regional Commission is an important organization that helps communities in the northeast to grow their economies and create jobs, and we are pleased these six projects in Maine will receive NBRC support.”

“I am pleased to see the NBRC is making such a strong commitment to Maine’s Second District,” said Rep. Poliquin. “These grants will give our tight-knit communities the resources they need to upgrade and be open for business.”

The NBRC is a federal-state partnership that was created by the U.S. Congress in 2008 in order to help alleviate economic distress and encourage private sector job creation throughout the northern counties of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York.