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Consultant outlines Northern Borders sequencing, urges feasibility study first
Summary
A fundraising consultant (identified as Sarah in the meeting) briefed the board on Northern Borders grant options — feasibility grants (up to $100,000) and construction awards (up to $1,000,000) — and recommended a pre-application meeting to strengthen a future construction request.
The board met with a consultant who advised on applying to the Northern Borders infrastructure program and recommended sequencing grants to improve competitiveness. The consultant explained that the program offers feasibility funding (up to $100,000) for early design and that successful feasibility work can strengthen applications for larger construction awards, which can reach approximately $1,000,000.
As the consultant explained, "They also allow those who, after you receive that feasibility study funding, if it moves towards, an actual infrastructure project, you can then apply for that basic public construction grant, which is up to 1000000 dollars." She recommended a pre‑application meeting with program staff and stressed that local approvals and meeting minutes strengthen applications. Board members discussed timing relative to town meeting and local engineering milestones and asked the consultant to help coordinate outreach and pre‑application contact with Northern Borders.
