Grants Awarded
Awards are listed in alphabetical order.
+Grant award accepted & contract executed
*Erving and Monterey were offered provisional grant awards in February 2018 due to the withdrawal of Kingston and Sutton from the grant round.
**Greenfield, Hingham and Marlborough were offered provisional grant awards in July 2018, partially due to the withdrawal of Wayland from the grant round. Hingham withdrew from the grant round in February 2019.
***Littleton and Sharon were offered provisional grant awards in July 2019.
#Amherst was offered a provisional grant in May 2021, partially due to the withdrawal of East Bridgewater from the grant round in April 2021.
##Melrose was offered a provisional grant in July 2021.
###Westborough, Deerfield, Gloucester, Seekonk, Westford, Grafton, and Orange were offered provisional grants in July 2022.
% Boston and Cambridge were completed and received their total grant amounts via excess end-of-FY payments before reaching the top of the waiting list. Dighton withdrew from the grant round in September 2022. Westborough withdrew in January 2023. Orange and Seekonk withdrew in April 2023. Brewster withdrew in May 2023.
Waiting List
Awards are listed in rank order. The rankings were adjusted in December 2022 to reflect the completion of Cambridge and in April 2023 to reflect the completion of Boston.
| Rank | Muncipality | Library | Grant Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fitchburg | Fitchburg Public Library | $12,449,949 |
| 2 | Lynnfield | Lynnfield Public Library | $8,193,792 |
| 3 | Swansea | Swansea Free Public Library | $6,875,844 |