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The committee set August 4, 2026, as the start of the first 2027 Business Assistance Grant round. The program has a $60,000 Fiscal Year 2027 appropriation, with awards capped at $15,000 per quarter, and the application will be revised to add clearer instructions, funding-source information, and a no-liens attestation.
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Westborough businesses will be able to apply for the next grant round beginning August 4. The committee is revising the application and evaluation criteria, including replacing difficult-to-measure return-on-investment requirements with questions about grant results. The committee also began planning a January 29, 2027, awards event and proposed fall business roundtables.
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