The Greenfield Recorder: FirstLight grant program supporting 4 Franklin County projects
FirstLight Hydro Generating Co. will fund four projects centered around sustainability and community improvements in Gill, Montague and Erving through its new “FirstLight Sustains” grant program.
Initiatives from the Erving Public Library, Nolumbeka Project, town of Gill and Youth Climate Action Now/Brick House Community Resource Center are among a pool of 13 across Massachusetts, Connecticut and Pennsylvania to receive a combined $59,500 through this first-ever round of awards. Each of the four Franklin County projects were awarded $5,000. Recipients are “implementing activities and projects that meet the goal of improving the quality of life in those communities,” according to FirstLight.