Northern Borders Workforce Development Grant
Preserving History with a New Purpose
This year marked an important recognition by the office of the Governor of the state of New Hampshire with an award of $500,000 for the Northern Borders Workforce Development Grant. The grant letter stated, “On behalf of Governor Chris Sununu and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), we’re thrilled to notify you that Valley Regional Hospital has been selected to receive a 2023 Catalyst Program grant award! The NBRC received 187 applications this year for the Catalyst grant cycle, requesting over $150 million in total funding. Across the four states only 66 applications were selected, so we congratulate you on this achievement!”
Valley Regional Hospital sought the Northern Borders Workforce Development Grant for the purpose of creating housing for healthcare workers. The magnitude of the issue of housing has been detrimental to hiring staff and this issue is impacting hospitals nationwide. With this grant, VRH will renovate one of its original buildings, historically used for housing nursing students, and it will be updated and built for transitional housing for future VRH healthcare workers. Renovation work is underway and we hope to host an Open House just prior to having it occupied in the summer of 2025.