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|Mission=The Northern Border Regional Commission aims to catalyze community vitality and economic prosperity in the northern counties of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont through strategic investments and partnerships. It focuses on reducing economic distress and promoting growth in these regions.
|CreationLegislation=Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill)
|Employees=20
|Budget=Varies annually, with recent allocations around $20-30 million
|OrganizationExecutive=Federal Co-Chair
|Services=Grants for economic development; Infrastructure investment; Workforce development; Technical assistance
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|HeadquartersAddress=James Cleveland Federal Building, Suite 1501, 53 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301, USA
|Website=https://www.nbrc.gov
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|OrganizationName= Northern Border Regional Commission
|OrganizationType= Regional Commissions
|Mission= The Northern Border Regional Commission aims to catalyze community vitality and economic prosperity in the northern counties of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont through strategic investments and partnerships. It focuses on reducing economic distress and promoting growth in these regions.
|OrganizationExecutive= Federal Co-Chair
|Employees= Approximately 20
|Budget= Varies annually, with recent allocations around $20-30 million
|Website= https://www.nbrc.gov
|Services= Grants for economic development; Infrastructure investment; Workforce development; Technical assistance
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|HeadquartersAddress= James Cleveland Federal Building, Suite 1501, 53 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301, USA
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Revision as of 22:42, 15 January 2025

Northern Border Regional Commission
Type: Regional Commissions
Parent organization:
Top organization:
Employees: 20
Executive: Federal Co-Chair
Budget: Varies annually, with recent allocations around $20-30 million
Address: James Cleveland Federal Building, Suite 1501, 53 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301, USA
Website: https://www.nbrc.gov
Creation Legislation: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill)
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Mission
The Northern Border Regional Commission aims to catalyze community vitality and economic prosperity in the northern counties of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont through strategic investments and partnerships. It focuses on reducing economic distress and promoting growth in these regions.
Services

Grants for economic development; Infrastructure investment; Workforce development; Technical assistance

Regulations
Northern Border Regional Commission
File:NBRC Logo.jpg
The seal of the Northern Border Regional Commission
Agency Overview
Formed 2008
Jurisdiction Federal government of the United States
Headquarters Concord, New Hampshire
Agency Executive Chris Saunders, Federal Co-Chair
Website
nbrc.gov

The Northern Border Regional Commission is an American federal-state partnership for community and economic development in counties near the Canada–United States border.

History

The Northern Border Commission (NBC) was created as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. As of 2021, the NBC has been reauthorized twice.[1]

Governance

Modeled off the Appalachian Regional Commission, the NBC is led by a federal co-chair and the respective state governors. The federal co-chair nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. One of the governors is designated a state co-chair.

Federal co-chair

Chris Saunders was confirmed by the Senate on March 24, 2022,[2] and began service on April 11, 2022.[3]

List of federal co-chairs:

Service area

The service area consists of upstate New York, most of Maine and New Hampshire, and all of Vermont.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cecire, Michael H. (April 29, 2021). "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function". Congressional Research Service. https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45997. 
  2. ↑ "PN1696 — Chris Saunders — Northern Border Regional Commission 117th Congress (2021-2022)". https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1696. 
  3. ↑ "Northern Border Regional Commission Welcomes Agency's Fourth Federal Co-Chair". Northern Border Regional Commission. 2022-04-14. https://www.nbrc.gov/userfiles/files/Announcements/New%20Federal%20Co-Chair%20-%20April%202022.pdf. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "PN2093". November 12, 2014. https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2014/11/bill-pn2093. 

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