Region receives delayed community development grants Businesses on Main Street in Greenfield. The city received $825,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Published: 3/4/2021 7:04:31 PM Towns across Franklin County and the North Quabbin region have received their Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) awards, and plan to use them for everything from small infrastructure projects and housing rehabilitation efforts to helping social service agencies and food pantries. Gov. Charlie Baker announced the most recent round of awards, informing 41 cities and towns — seven in Franklin County and Athol — that there was $34 million in federal funding to share. The eight communities in this area received nearly $5.3 million.