NECCOG is updating its Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) as part of the overall COVID-19 recovery effort in coordination with the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development and the U.S. Economic Development Administration. Click on the above text or image to be redirected to the CEDS Hubsite where you can find links to various tools and resources as well as the document. Public Comments will be accepted through October 31, 2024.
The Northeastern CT Council of Governments (NECCOG) has partnered with the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) acting as the lead agency, and the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) in developing a Comprehensive Action Plan to reduce climate pollution in the Worcester Metropolitan-MA and Northeast-CT Region with a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
What is the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant – Comprehensive Climate Action Plan?
The Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) is a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program funded through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The program aims to develop regional short- and long-term climate plans with a goal to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan Area. CPRG is a 4-year planning grant to develop a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP), Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP)
CMRPC is seeking public feedback from interested stakeholders to guide the process and inform the CCAP. Your ideas and input will ensure the development of an inclusive and representative plan that consists of necessary, meaningful, and fully implementable actions to reduce climate pollution in the Region. You can join us in this effort and help inform the plan by participating in the survey below
NECCOG
NECCOG is focused on achieving results for our member towns through regionalism — offering a range of voluntary – member initiated programs and services — depending on the collective and/or individual needs of our member towns. These programs include: transportation planning and project assistance; engineering; land use planning and regulation development; economic development; administrative assistance; animal services; transit administration; property revaluation; emergency preparedness; geographic information services and paramedic intercept services. Our regional approach to problem solving enables our member towns to achieve efficiencies and economies of scale that individually would be difficult to realize. NECCOG’s staff, acting as an extension of each member town, has a wide range of expertise and experience to address and assist our member towns with their collective and individual needs.