Best Value Grant Award - Franklin County Community Development Corporation (FCCDC)

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) is publishing a notice of its intent to make a Best Value Grant Award in the amount of $25,000 to Franklin County Community Development Corporation (FCCDC). The grant funding will support FCCDC in administering a federal grant of $296,000 to complete work as described in the proposal "Expanding Sustainable Forestry to Produce Wood for Local Rural Communities". The funding will support work to be completed by, and in coordination with, Lever, Inc.'s Woodcraft Collaborative, an emerging enterprise to assist business planning and marketing for dozens of local wood producers and wood-based craftspeople. The key aspects of this opportunity include: • The grant award is for $25,000 • The grant will support the administration of a federal grant of $296,000 • The funding will support work in the Woodlands Partnership region, Massachusetts' most rural, forested, and low-income region • The grant duration is approximately 18 months, from the award date to June 30, 2027 • Responses must be submitted electronically by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 17, 2026