National Grid grants $100K to North Central chamber to support small businesses
Photo | Courtesy of North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce
Roy Nascimento, president & CEO, North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, which includes the North Central Mass. Development Corp.
Waltham-based utility National Grid will donate $800,000 to eight chambers of commerce in Massachusetts, including $100,000 to the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce in Fitchburg.
The chambers will distribute the money in $1,000 grants to businesses with fewer than 150 employees, according to a Wednesday press release from National Grid.
In January, National Grid donated $1 million to four small business organizations to help with energy bills. The Boston-based Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, the Retailers Association of Massachusetts in Boston, the Massachusetts Restaurant Association in Westborough, and the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce in Worcester each received $250,000 to then distribute to their small business members.
“After seeing the positive benefit our previous grant funding effort had on the small business community of Massachusetts, we decided to expand that reach by partnering with additional chambers of commerce,” National Grid President Stephen Woerner said in the press release. “Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, providing jobs and supporting the vibrancy of communities across Massachusetts. We’re pleased to be able to support those businesses that continue to need help as everyone continues to adjust to higher costs for basic goods and services.”
National Grid has donated $3.8 million since October 2022 to help small businesses according to the press release.
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