Northern Border Regional Commission

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Northern Border Regional Commission
The seal of the Northern Border Regional Commission
Agency overview
Formed2008
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
HeadquartersConcord, New Hampshire
Agency executive
  • Chris Saunders, Federal Co-Chair
Websitewww.nbrc.gov

The Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) is an American federal-state partnership for community and economic development near the Canada–United States border, focusing on distressed counties in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York.[1]

History

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The NBRC was created as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. As of 2021, the NBRC has been reauthorized twice.[2]

Grant programs

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The Catalyst Program is a competitive grant program for regional projects that prioritizes infrastructure, waste, energy and telecommunications projects. The Forest Economy Program is a competitive grant that offers $7 million to the forest sector of the four states in the service area. The State Capacity Grant Program is a non-competitive grant to member states to support economic and infrastructure development plans.[3]

Governance

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Modeled off the Appalachian Regional Commission, the NBRC 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.[4]

Federal co-chair

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Chris Saunders was confirmed by the Senate on March 24, 2022,[5] and began service on April 11, 2022.[6]

The current voting members are:[4]

Service area

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The service area consists of upstate New York, most of Maine and New Hampshire, and all of Vermont.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Northern Border Regional Commission". www.nbrc.gov. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  2. ^ a b Cecire, Michael H. (April 29, 2021). "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function". Congressional Research Service. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Northern Border Regional Commission: Key Grant Programs". U.S. Department of Transportation. 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  4. ^ a b "About the NBRC | Northern Border Regional Commission". www.nbrc.gov. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  5. ^ "PN1696 — Chris Saunders — Northern Border Regional Commission 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Northern Border Regional Commission Welcomes Agency's Fourth Federal Co-Chair" (PDF). Northern Border Regional Commission. 2022-04-14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-04-15. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
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