All posts by Michael Quinlin

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Massachusetts Awards $3 Million in Small Business Technical Assistance Grants to 47 Non-Profits

The Baker-Polito Administration and Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) announced $3 million in small business technical assistance grants to 47 non-profit organizations across the state. The state-funded Small Business Technical Assistance Grant Program, administered by MGCC, aims to expand economic and entrepreneurial opportunities in underserved communities throughout the Commonwealth. The […]

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Massachusetts Awards $3.6 Million in Grants for Recycling, Composting and Waste Reduction

To celebrate America Recycles Day on Friday, November 15, the Baker-Polito Administration announced $3.6 million in Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) grants to 54 communities, regional groups and non-profit groups. The grants, ranging from $3,000 to $300,000, are designed to increase the diversion, reuse, composting and recycling of materials in […]

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Massachusetts Awards $250,000 in Cybersecurity Awareness Grant to 94 Municipalities and Public Schools

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is awarding $250,000 in grants to 94 municipalities and public school districts to provide cybersecurity awareness training for 42,000 employees across the state. Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Secretary of Technology Services and Security Curt Wood joined legislative, municipal and public school officials at Worcester City […]

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Baker-Polito Administration Announces Over $5.2 Million in New Advanced Manufacturing Awards

The Baker-Polito Administration announced two new grants totaling over $5.2 million from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2) to support the development of new advanced manufacturing technologies across the state. Lt. Governor Karyn Polito announced the new funding at an event hosted at the Dana Mohler-Faria Science and Mathematics Center […]

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Baker-Polito Administration Awards Nearly $1 Million for Cranberry Farm Improvements

Lt. Governor Polito joins Officials and Cranberry Grows at Slocum Gibbs Cranberry Company in Rochester The Baker-Polito Administration today announced $991,837 to 21 cranberry growers for bog renovation projects. Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito announced the grants at Slocum Gibbs Cranberry Company’s cranberry bog in Rochester. The grants, awarded through the […]

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New Bedford Invests in its Creative Economy

It is official, New Bedford, Massachusetts is a Wicked Cool Place, as evidenced by a new grant program that rewards creative placemaking. Last week, the city celebrated #ArtsMatterDay in Massachusetts by announcing by announcing Wicked Cool Places grants totaling $82,000 for local arts and culture projects. In all, 13 projects […]

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Urban Agenda Grant Program Deadline is November 8

Lt. Governor Karyn Polito with Urban Agenda Grant winners, January 2019 The deadline to apply for the 2020 Urban Agenda Grant Program is November 8, 2019, according to the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED). The program is seeking proposals from eligible municipalities for projects that entail community-driven […]

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