Grant

Dover board approves new DO-IT and bridge project funding

DOVER- Board members approved three “DO-IT” applications for exterior revitalization projects, event funding, and funding for a bridge project on the Valley Trail.
Dover’s “DO-IT” program provides up to $5,000 in funding for projects to revitalize and improve the exterior aesthetics of...

Business owner demands apology

DOVER- East Dover resident and business owner Janet Rivers met with selectboard members Tuesday night, demanding a “retraction” of comments they made at their regular meeting two weeks earlier, as well as an apology.
The remarks Rivers’ referred to were made in regard to an application...

Wilmington Fire Department will administer a regional grant for fire departments

Town applies for grant, welcomes new Green Up coordinator

WILMINGTON- On Tuesday, February 7, the Wilmington Selectboard met to discuss grants, ordinances, town building renovations, and committee appointments during their regular meeting.
The selectboard approved a memorandum of understanding and support of the fire department’s application for...

Waste district receives composting grant

SOUTHERN VERMONT - The Windham Solid Waste Management District received notification that it has received a grant of $150,000 from the USDA Community Facilities Program to assist in construction of a larger capacity food waste composting facility at its location on Old Ferry Road, Brattleboro....

First Generation Homebuyer Program

VERMONT - Vermont Housing Finance Agency announces the launch of the First Generation Homebuyer Program, with a goal of helping more Vermonters afford their first home. This program provides a grant to eligible homebuyers whose parents or legal guardians were likely unable to pass on the...

Children check out the options at a Year of the Book kickoff event in Pownal.

CLiF accepting grant applications

VERMONT - The Children’s Literacy Foundation is currently accepting applications for their flagship Year of the Book Grant, which provides $25,000 in new books, in-person author visits, and other inspiring literacy resources to qualifying public elementary schools in Vermont and New Hampshire....

DVFiber receives $21.9 million for construction

MARLBORO - The governing board for DVFiber, the public entity that aims to provide fiberoptic internet to its 24 member towns, received word this week that it will receive a $21.9 million construction grant. The funds will be used to commence construction of the communication union district’s...

Grant supports WINGS after-school programming

WILMINGTON- A partnership between the Wilmington Recreation Commission and Twin Valley’s WINGS program has received a $94,844 state After School and Summer Expanding Access grant.
In 2021, Vermont offered a Summer Matters for All grant that helped establish educational summer programming...

Trout Unlimited receives grant for project

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Last year the Connecticut River Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited did a project placing strategic wood into 1.8 miles of Vose Brook, a coldwater tributary to the Deerfield River in Searsburg. Half the project area was located on private land, with public access managed by Great...

Dover plans to repave Handle Road from its intersection with Tannery Road to the Dover-Wilmington town line this summer.

Tax billing error could cost town

DOVER- Selectboard members discussed what may be a costly error in tax billing, approved a bid for this season’s road paving, and granted a funding request for a proposed historical driving tour.
Town assessor Linda Sherman and treasurer Marco Tallini told board members that an error in...