The Northern Tier Farm and Forest Jobs Accelerator Project Receives Matching Grant

Agency - USDA Rural Development

The Northern Tier Farm and Forest Jobs Accelerator receives a $708,750 matching grant from the USDA Rural Develoment and U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration.


The project aims to generate more income in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont and keep more of the money circulating in the rural economy.

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