Funds

New fund is “Justice Forward”

VERMONT - The Vermont Community Loan Fund has launched the Justice Forward Fund, a new financing and business assistance resource for Black, Indigenous, and Vermonters of color.
A special purpose credit program, the JFF provides low-/no-cost loans and free-to-the-borrower business...

Flood resiliency award winners

MONTPELIER– Gov. Phil Scott has announced that the second round of Resilient Communities Fund grants will fund buyouts of flood-vulnerable homes, floodplain restoration, and other natural resource projects that will help protect life and property from future floods in Vermont. More than $2.1...

Towns awarded transport funds

SOUTHERN VERMONT - The Vermont Agency of Transportation has announced the recipients of more than $2 million in federal funds for municipal grant projects under the Transportation Alternatives Program. This year’s funding will be used for all TAP category types throughout Vermont.
The...

Senate Pro Tem Becca Balint

Report highlights issues facing Vermonters

MONTPELIER - In January, the office of Senate Pro Tem Becca Balint released a report that synthesized the findings of a public engagement period held by Balint and House Speaker Jill Krowinski. The report details Vermonters’ concerns about the state’s biggest challenges. Voices from Windham and...

Apply for utility funding by October 24

VERMONT - Vermont electric utilities remind customers that help is available for those struggling to pay bills. Vermonters financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for funding to pay past-due utility balances. The funding is available on a first come, first served basis. The...

Board continues to support coalition

DOVER- The River Valleys Unified School District board underwent a reorganization at their meeting on Monday, October 4, following the addition of their newest board member, Chad Staro. The board also discussed budget planning and the statewide weighting study.
Rich Werner, of Dover, was...

Gathering Place funds to be voted on

DOVER - Maggie Lewis, executive director of adult day center The Gathering Place, told the Dover Selectboard at its Tuesday, November 5, meeting that she is requesting a $10,000 annual contribution from the town. The board told her it would need to be warned as an article at Town Meeting.
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