Rehabilitation of historic metal truss bridges for adaptive re-use (bike/ped).

Funding Agency or Organization: VTrans
Funding Website:
Local Match Requirement: 20%
Award Amount: None
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Transportation

This program, administered by VEDA’s agricultural loan organization, the Vermont Agricultural Credit Corporation (VACC), helps Vermont agriculture- and forest product-based businesses finance qualifying renewable energy generation or energy efficiency improvement projects, and adopt technologies that enhance or support the development and implementation of renewable energy or energy efficiency, or both.

Funding Agency or Organization: VEDA
Funding Website: https://www.veda.org/financing-options/vermont-agricultural-financing/agricultural-energy-loan-program/
Local Match Requirement: Varies
Award Amount: No maximum
Deadline: N/A
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Energy, Infrastructure and Housing

For community projects that integrate art with infrastructure improvements.

Funding Agency or Organization: Vermont Arts Council
Funding Website: https://www.vermontartscouncil.org/grants/organizations/animating-infrastructure
Local Match Requirement: None
Award Amount: Min – $1,000
Max – $15,000
Deadline: Letter of Intent: December
Full Application: March
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

Financial assistance to municipalities and agencies of the state for aquatic invasive and nuisance species management programs.

Funding Agency or Organization: ANR
Funding Website: https://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/lakes-ponds/aquatic-invasives/funding
Local Match Requirement: 25% – cash or -in-kind
Award Amount:
Deadline: February
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Water Quality, Conservation

Provides grants for planning that align land use planning and community revitalization with transportation investments.

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD/Vtrans
Funding Website: https://vtrans.vermont.gov/planning/projects-programs/better-connections
Local Match Requirement: 10% minimum – cash
Award Amount: Max – $67,500
Deadline: Typically October
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Planning

The Vermont Better Roads Program provides technical support and grant funding to municipalities to promote the use of erosion control and maintenance techniques that save money while protecting and enhancing water quality around the State.

Funding Agency or Organization: VTrans
Funding Website: https://vtrans.vermont.gov/highway/better-roads
Local Match Requirement: 20%
Award Amount: Varies by category from $8,000 to $40,000
Deadline: March/April
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Transportation, Water Quality, Infrastructure and Housing

State matching grants for the scoping, design, and construction of bike and pedestrian facilities, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, crosswalks, shared-use paths, and lighting.

Funding Agency or Organization: VTrans
Funding Website: https://vtrans.vermont.gov/highway/local-projects/bike-ped
Local Match Requirement: 20% – scoping
50% – state-funded small scale construction
20% – construction
Award Amount: No min or max
Deadline: July
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Transportation, Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

Loans may be made for startup broadband projects and expansion of existing broadband networks. Eligible project costs include working capital, construction, and infrastructure / installation.

Funding Agency or Organization: VEDA
Funding Website: https://www.veda.org/broadband-loan-program
Local Match Requirement: 10% minimum
Award Amount: Max – $4 million
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Broadband and Telecommunications, Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

$10 million in grants to advance the cleanup of Brownfields Reuse and Environmental Liability Limitation Act (BRELLA) enrolled sites. The funding must be used to implement approved Corrective Action Plans. These awards will foster economic development by supporting the redevelopment of contaminated properties; stimulating growth throughout the State. In contrast to the Brownfields Revitalization Fund – Federal Program, this program can provide grant funds for remediation work to private developers. Additionally, applicants can apply for any amount of support; they are not capped at the current State statutory max of $200,000 per parcel.

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/economic-development/funding-incentives/brownfieldrevitalizationfundstateprogram
Local Match Requirement: None
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-Profit, Business
Project Categories: Economic Development

Competitive basis for surface transportation infrastructure projects
that will have a significant local or regional impact.

Funding Agency or Organization: US Department of Transportation
Funding Website: https://www.transportation.gov/BUILDgrants
Local Match Requirement: 20%
Award Amount: Min – $5 million ($1million in rural areas)
Max – $25 million
Deadline: May
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Transportation

Grants for activities designed to develop and support regional innovation initiatives.

Funding Agency or Organization: US EDA
Funding Website: https://www.eda.gov/funding-opportunities/
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount: Max – $1.5 million
Deadline: Pre-application – March
Application – June
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC
Project Categories: Economic Development

Funds are available for eligible businesses and nonprofits to support the cost of outside professional services to assist with: Business planning and coaching, Creative services, Permitting assistance, Website development, Marketing and branding support, Training, Architectural and engineering design, Feasibility and market studies, And more…

Funding Agency or Organization: Northern Community Investment Corporation (NCIC)
Funding Website: https://www.ncic.org/professional-assistance/
Local Match Requirement: 30%
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Muncipal, RPC, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Economic Development

Financial assistance for new or innovative equipment that will aid in the reduction of surface runoff of agricultural wastes to state waters, improve water quality of state waters, reduce odors from manure application, separate phosphorus from manure, decrease greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce costs to farmers when they apply manure.

Funding Agency or Organization: VT Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets
Funding Website: https://agriculture.vermont.gov/ceap
Local Match Requirement: 10%
Award Amount: Varies by category from $25,000 to $60,000
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Agriculture, Clean Water

State 50/50 matching grants to help communities care for tree canopy by taking the necessary actions to developing and sustaining a community-wide tree program, including tree plantings, inventories, maintenance, and planning.

Funding Agency or Organization: ANR
Funding Website: https://vtcommunityforestry.org/programs/financial-assistance/caring-canopy-grants
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount: Min – $500
Max – $5000
Deadline: January
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit
Project Categories: Conservation

To help local governments integrate historic preservation concerns with planning and decision making processes.

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/historic-preservation/funding/clg-grants
Local Match Requirement: 40% to 50%
Award Amount: Min – $500
Max – $25,000
Deadline: Mid-December
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Historic Preservation, Planning, Infrastructure and Housing

To assist in the planning, design, and construction of municipal wastewater and stormwater systems.

Funding Agency or Organization: ANR
Funding Website: https://dec.vermont.gov/water-investment/water-financing/cwsrf
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: Planning and design: rolling
Construction: February 15
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Water and Wastewater, Water Quality, Planning

This program helps Vermont businesses finance qualifying renewable energy generation and energy efficiency improvement projects. Maximum loan size under this program is $2.0 million (see Loan Rates, Terms and Fees section below). VEDA may either make its own direct loan or purchase a portion of another Financial Institution’s loan

Funding Agency or Organization: VEDA
Funding Website: https://www.veda.org/financing-options/vermont-commercial-financing/commercial-energy-loan-program/
Local Match Requirement: 10% to 40%
Award Amount: Max – $2,000,000
Deadline: N/A
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Energy, Infrastructure and Housing

This program helps fund broadband deployment into rural communities where it is not yet economically viable for private sector providers to deliver service.

Funding Agency or Organization: USDA-RD
Funding Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/community-connect-grants
Local Match Requirement: 15%
Award Amount: No maximum
Deadline: Varies
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Broadband and Telecommunications, Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

This program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area, and does not include private, commercial or business undertakings.

Funding Agency or Organization: USDA-RD
Funding Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/community-facilities-direct-loan-grant-program/vt
Local Match Requirement: 25% to 85% for grants
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: National Pool – April
State Pool – December
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

Provides associations Technical Assistance and/or training with respect to essential community facilities programs.  The Technical Assistance and/or training will assist communities, Indian Tribes, and Nonprofit Corporations to identify and plan for community facility needs that exist in their area.  Once those needs have been identified, the Grantee can assist in identifying public and private resources to finance those identified community facility needs. Rural areas including cities, villages, townships, towns and Federally recognized Tribal Lands outside the boundaries of a city of 20,000 or more.

Funding Agency or Organization: USDA-RD
Funding Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/community-facilities-technical-assistance-and-training-grant
Local Match Requirement: None. At least 20% minimum to be competitive.
Award Amount: Max – $150,000
Deadline: April
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-profit
Project Categories: Planning, Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

For early-stage technology businesses located in rural areas in the U.S.

Funding Agency or Organization: Center on Rural Innovation (CORI)
Funding Website: https://www.corifund.com/
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount:
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Business
Project Categories: Economic Development

Provides aid to creative sector organizations and businesses that continue to struggle financially due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Grant funds may be used to cover a wide range of monthly operating expenses and costs associated with ongoing COVID mitigation and prevention. Capital expenditures are not allowed.

Funding Agency or Organization: Vermont Arts Council
Funding Website: https://www.vermontartscouncil.org/grants/creative-futures-grant-program
Local Match Requirement: None
Award Amount: Based on 2019 (pre-pandemic) operating revenu
Deadline: Round 1: open Sept. 15–deadline Nov. 1;
notifications by mid-December
Round 2: open Jan. 3–deadline Feb. 28, 2023;
notifications by mid-April
Round 3: open May 1–deadline June 30, 2023;
notifications by mid-August
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Economic Development, COVID Relief, Creative Economy

For community facilities used to provide cultural activities to the public and to enhance or expand the capacity of an existing building to provide cultural programming.

Funding Agency or Organization: BGS/Vermont Arts Council
Funding Website: https://www.vermontartscouncil.org/grants/organizations/cultural-facilities
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount: Min – $1,000
Max – $30,000
Deadline: Beginning of May
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

This program helps borrowers to finance fixed assets. It is utilized in conjunction with bank financing. VEDA may either make its own direct loan or purchase a portion of a bank loan.

Funding Agency or Organization: VEDA
Funding Website: https://www.veda.org/financing-options/vermont-commercial-financing/direct-loan-program
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: N/A
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Business
Project Categories: Infrastructure and Housing

The Disabled Access Credit provides a non-refundable credit for small businesses that incur expenditures for the purpose of providing access to persons with disabilities. Tax credit of 50% of eligible access expenditures (architectural adaptations, equipment purchase and services like sign language interpreters) that exceed $250 but do not exceed $10,000.

Funding Agency or Organization: US IRS
Funding Website: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/tax-benefits-for-businesses-who-have-employees-with-disabilities
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount: Max – $10,000
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

Income-producing and non-profit properties within a state designated downtown or village center. For qualified historic rehabilitation, façade, and code improvements for properties at least 30 years old and located within a state designated downtown or village center.

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/historic-preservation/funding/tax-credits
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: 10% to 50% of eligible expenditures
Deadline: July
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Historic Preservation, Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

To finance transportation-related capital improvements in support of economic development, within or serving a state designated downtown, including construction or alteration of roads and highways, parking facilities, pedestrian and streetscape improvement, rail or bus facilities or equipment, and underground relocation of electric utility, cable and telecommunications lines.

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/community-development/funding-incentives/downtown-transportation-fund
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount: Max – $100,000
Deadline: March
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Transportation, Infrastructure and Housing, Broadband and Telecommunications

Loans to assist in planning (preliminary engineering and design) and construction of infrastructure for existing community water systems and non-profit non-community water systems. These federal funds also support technical assistance via the Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division.

Funding Agency or Organization: ANR
Funding Website: https://dec.vermont.gov/water-investment/water-financing/dwsrf
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Water and Wastewater, Planning, Infrastructure and Housing

State grants for the design and construction projects that target nonpoint sources of pollution that cause or contribute to the state’s surface waters.

Funding Agency or Organization: ANR
Funding Website: https://dec.vermont.gov/water-investment/cwi/grants/opportunities
Local Match Requirement: Varies
Award Amount: Min – $20,000
Deadline: Varies – 2
rounds annually
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Water Quality, Conservation

This program is funded through the State Infrastructure Bank (SIB), which is operated by the Vermont Economic Development Authority in conjunction with the Vermont Agency of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration.  Electric vehicle charging stations and natural gas refueling stations available for public use are eligible for SIB financing.  For more information about electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging station technology, please visit www.driveelectricvt.com.  Drive Electric Vermont is a project of the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC) in partnership with the State of Vermont and a broad array of stakeholders advancing electric vehicle technology

Funding Agency or Organization: VEDA
Funding Website: https://www.veda.org/financing-options/vermont-commercial-financing/electric-vehicle-charging-station-loan-program/
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: Max – $100,000
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Transportation, Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

Elevate Vermont is a technology-based economic development program designed to catalyze growth in Vermont’s high tech business sector through increased access to targeted technical and research assistance.

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/economic-development/funding-incentives/elevate-vermont#Technical
Local Match Requirement: Varies
Award Amount: Up to $250,000 in Phase One
Up to $1.5 million in Phase Two
Deadline:
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Business
Project Categories: Economic Development, Technology

Development of engineering feasibility studies for drinking water systems or wastewater solutions. Only municipalities without municipally owned community drinking water or sewer systems.

Funding Agency or Organization: ANR
Funding Website: https://dec.vermont.gov/water-investment/water-financing/planning-advance
Local Match Requirement: None for planning.
100% upon construction.
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Water and Wastewater, Planning, Infrastructure and Housing

The Board provides feasibility awards to assist with pre-development
costs and feasibility analysis for individual projects. This program pays for appraisals, engineering and environmental studies and options, for instance. Funds can only be used to compensate contracted services and may not be used to compensate applicants for staff time. These awards are instrumental in helping grantees bring projects to the development stage.

Funding Agency or Organization: VHCB
Funding Website: https://www.vhcb.org/our-programs/conservation/apply-for-funding
Local Match Requirement: None
Award Amount: Max – $10,000
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit
Project Categories: Planning, Conservation, Infrastructure and Housing

Income-producing historic buildings. the rehabilitation costs (including labor, materials and architects or other consultant fees) for income-producing buildings listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/historic-preservation/funding/tax-credits
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: 20% of eligible expenditures
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Historic Preservation, Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

NCIC provides loan capital to small entrepreneurs, emerging businesses, and large-scale employers in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and the North Country of New Hampshire. Loans range in size up to $500,000, and can be used for new businesses that are just starting out, or established businesses looking to grow or expand in the area. We offer direct business loans, and loans made in partnership with traditional financing.

Funding Agency or Organization: Northern Community Investment Corporation (NCIC)
Funding Website: https://www.ncic.org/financing/
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: Max – $500,000
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Business
Project Categories: Economic Development

Funding will be provided to develop mitigation strategies and obtain data to prioritize, select, and develop viable community flood mitigation projects. This design work will facilitate viable projects for future grant applications The remaining set aside will fund projects for proven techniques that integrate cost effective natural floodplain restoration solutions and improvements to NFIP-insured properties that benefits communities with high participation and favorable standing in the NFIP.

Funding Agency or Organization: VEM/FEMA
Funding Website: https://vem.vermont.gov/funding/mitigation
Local Match Requirement: 10% to 25%
Award Amount: No maximum
Deadline: Varies
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Emergency Management, Infrastructure and Housing, Transportation

Provides grants to implement long-term hazard mitigation actions that reduce structure damage or loss of life due to natural disasters. Examples include upsizing culverts, floodproofing buildings and mitigation planning.

Funding Agency or Organization: VEM/FEMA
Funding Website: https://vem.vermont.gov/funding/mitigation
Local Match Requirement: 25%
Award Amount: No maximum
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC
Project Categories: Emergency Management, Infrastructure and Housing, Transportation

The goal of the program is to combine available resources and best identify competitive projects that will achieve measurable environmental and public health results in communities across New England

Funding Agency or Organization: US EPA
Funding Website: https://www3.epa.gov/region1/eco/uep/hcgp.html
Local Match Requirement: 5%
Award Amount: Max – $35,000
Deadline: June
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-profit
Project Categories: Planning, Water Quality, Conservation

It provides grants to sponsoring organizations for the repair or rehabilitation of housing owned or occupied by low- and very-low-income rural citizens.Applicants provide grants or low-interest loans to repair or rehabilitate housing for low- and very-low-income homeowners. Rental property owners may also receive assistance if they agree to make units available to low- and very-low-income families. Very-low-income is below 50% of area median income; low-income is 50-80% of area median income.

Funding Agency or Organization: USDA-RD
Funding Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/housing-preservation-grants
Local Match Requirement: None
Award Amount: None
Deadline: May
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit
Project Categories: Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

For capital costs associated with the major maintenance, renovation, and development of facilities used for human services and health care, or educational opportunities.

Funding Agency or Organization: BGS
Funding Website: https://bgs.vermont.gov/commissioner/building-communities-grants
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount: Min – $1,000
Max – $25,000
Deadline: Sepetember
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit
Project Categories: Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

Funding for projects that will advance the mission of Kingdom Trails, while expressing KTA’s gratitude to its host communities. Must benefit the communities of Lyndonville, Burke, Kirby, or East Haven.

Funding Agency or Organization: Kingdom Trails Association
Funding Website: https://www.kingdomtrails.org/kta-mini-grant
Local Match Requirement: 10%
Award Amount: Max – $5,000
Deadline: 9/29/22
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-profit
Project Categories: Recreation, Economic Development, Creative Economy

Assists in acquiring land for parks and public outdoor recreation, as well as the development of new facilities and/or renovations of existing facilities or outdoor recreation.

Funding Agency or Organization: ANR
Funding Website: https://fpr.vermont.gov/land-and-water-conservation-fund
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: February
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Conservation, Economic Development

This program provides financing to nonprofit local and regional development corporations to build facilities for lease to identified eligible tenants, or to plan and/or develop industrial parks.

Funding Agency or Organization: VEDA
Funding Website: https://www.veda.org/financing-options/vermont-commercial-financing/local-development-corporation-program/
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: No maximum
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-profit
Project Categories: Economic Development, Infrastructure and Housing, Planning

Supports the engineering and construction of small municipal owned park and ride facilities to reduce the number of single occupancy vehicles on the roadway.

Funding Agency or Organization: VTrans
Funding Website: https://vtrans.vermont.gov/highway/parkandrides
Local Match Requirement: Varies
Award Amount: No min or max
Deadline: August
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Transportation, Infrastructure and Housing

Supports a wide range of projects relating to planning and land use, and promotes cooperation, collaboration and the exchange of ideas. Eligible projects must have a clear connection to planning and implementation of the municipal plan and will be reviewed for conformance with the Regional Plan, as well as statewide smart growth principles, planning goals, and land use policies. All applications must be submitted by the municipality. This includes all applications potentially involving another benefitting entity (business or non-profit).

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/community-development/funding-incentives/municipal-planning-grant
Local Match Requirement: 10% minimum – cash
Award Amount: Min – $2,500
Max – $22,000 ($35,000 for consortium)
Deadline: End of September
Competitive: Competitive. Based
on regional allocation
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Planning, Economic Development, Infrastructure and Housing

The intent of this program is to provide funding for municipalities to implement best management practices (BMPs) on municipal roads in compliance with the DEC’s Municipal Roads General Permit (MRGP). This program will transition from ANR/DEC to VTrans in FY21.

Funding Agency or Organization: VTrans & ANR
Funding Website: https://www.vapda.org/GIA/
Local Match Requirement: 20% – cash or in-kind
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: June
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Transportation, Water Quality

State 50:50 matching grants for the repair and restoration of historic agricultural buildings listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont.

Funding Agency or Organization: NTHP
Funding Website: https://savingplaces.org/
Local Match Requirement: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: November
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Historic Preservation, Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

Support the design and implementation of clean water projects throughout the state of Vermont. Eligible project types include the preliminary and final engineering design as well as implementation of rivers, lake shoreland, stormwater, and forestry projects.

Funding Agency or Organization: ANR and State Natural Resources Conservation Council
Funding Website: https://www.vacd.org/2019designimplementationgrant/
Local Match Requirement: 50%-for MS4s;
No match for other municipalities
Award Amount: Max – $50,000
Deadline: Varies – 2+ rounds annually
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit
Project Categories: Water Quality, Conservation

NEKCA provides one to one technical assistance to low to moderate income Vermonters who intend to start or expand a small business… also offers learning opportunities, including seminars, workshops, and classes.

Funding Agency or Organization: NEKCA
Funding Website: https://www.nekcavt.org/programs-and-services/grow-your-own-business/
Local Match Requirement: None
Award Amount: TA
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Business
Project Categories: Economic Development

The goal of the NVDA Brownfields Program is to help properties that are vacant or underutilized because of potential petroleum or hazardous substance contamination get put to productive use again. Funds can pay for Phase I ESA, Phase II ESA, Corrective Action Planning, and Cleanup.

Funding Agency or Organization: NVDA
Funding Website: https://www.ccrpcvt.org/our-work/economic-development/brownfields/#applying
Local Match Requirement: None
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Brownfields, Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

A three-year program that will invest $2.6 million to expand innovation, create market demand and create conditions that will allow businesses and communities to benefit from these innovations.

Funding Agency or Organization: Northern Forest Center
Funding Website: https://northernforest.org/future-forest-economy-initiative/
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount: Min – $50,000
Max – $1,000,000
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-profit
Project Categories: Economic Development

Provides funding for small projects that will employ temporary or semi-permanent changes with the goal of leading to permanent change to enhance the livability of the community for people of all ages and abilities.

Funding Agency or Organization: AARP
Funding Website: https://states.aarp.org/vermont/
Local Match Requirement: None
Award Amount: Max – $3,000
Deadline: May
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-profit
Project Categories: Planning, Transportation, Economic Development

Under the Planning program EDA assists eligible recipients in creating regional economic development plans designed to build capacity and guide the economic prosperity and resiliency of an area or region. The Local Technical Assistance program strengthens the capacity of local or State organizations, institutions of higher education, and other eligible recipients to undertake and promote effective economic development programs through projects such as feasibility analyses and impact studies.

Funding Agency or Organization: US EDA
Funding Website: https://www.eda.gov/funding-opportunities/
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount: Max – $300,000
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC
Project Categories: Economic Development, Planning

Provides resources to assist states, tribal governments, territories and local communities in their efforts to implement a sustained pre-disaster natural hazard mitigation program.

Funding Agency or Organization: VEM/FEMA
Funding Website: https://vem.vermont.gov/funding/mitigation
Local Match Requirement: 25%
Award Amount: Max – $100,000 (planning)
Max – $10 million (construction)
Deadline: Varies
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC
Project Categories: Emergency Management, Infrastructure and Housing, Transportation

To preserve and rehabilitate historic buildings.

Funding Agency or Organization: PTV
Funding Website: https://ptvermont.org/our-work/grants/
Local Match Requirement: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Historic Preservation, Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

Free services including business counseling, government bid preparation and matching, training, and support.

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/economic-development/programs/ptac/our-free-services
Local Match Requirement: None
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Business
Project Categories: Economic Development

Project capacity funds are available for pre-development expenses in excess of the amount available from VHCB’s Project Feasibility Fund. They are limited to projects that, in the estimation of VHCB, have an especially high degree of complexity, difficulty or uncertainty. Examples of factors that may contribute to a high degree of complexity, difficulty or uncertainty include but are not limited to: an unusually large number of housing units, a difficult to develop
building site, the presence of multiple sites or multiple goals, unusual ownership structure or special population to be served, community economics or demographics that make development of a project especially challenging

Funding Agency or Organization: VHCB
Funding Website: https://www.vhcb.org/our-programs/conservation/apply-for-funding
Local Match Requirement: None
Award Amount: Max – $50,000
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit
Project Categories: Planning, Conservation, Infrastructure and Housing

To support economic development, foster job creation, and attract private investment in economically distressed areas through providing investments that support construction, non-construction, planning, technical assistance, and revolving loan fund projects.

Funding Agency or Organization: US EDA
Funding Website: https://www.eda.gov/funding-opportunities/
Local Match Requirement: 20% to 50%
Award Amount: Min – $100,000
Max – $3 million
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC
Project Categories: Economic Development, Infrastructure and Housing, Water/Wastewater
Planning and Implementation

Grants for the development and creation of community recreational opportunities.

Funding Agency or Organization: BGS
Funding Website: https://bgs.vermont.gov/commissioner/building-communities-grants
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount: Min – $1,000
Max – $25,000
Deadline: September
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Business
Project Categories: Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

Matching state 80/20 grants for the maintenance, restoration, design and construction of recreational trails. Both motorized and non-motorized trail projects may qualify for RTP funds.

Funding Agency or Organization: ANR
Funding Website: https://fpr.vermont.gov/recreational-trails-program
Local Match Requirement: 20%
Award Amount: Max – $50,000
Deadline: Pre-application – December
Application – February
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit
Project Categories: Transportation, Infrastructure and Housing

State grants to stimulate the creation and development or retention of economic development of individual or regional Vermont communities.

Funding Agency or Organization: BGS
Funding Website: https://bgs.vermont.gov/commissioner/building-communities-grants
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount: Min – $1,000
Max – $25,000
Deadline: September
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Economic Development, Infrastructure and Housing

To support river restoration and protection through implementation of multiple river corridor easements.

Funding Agency or Organization: ANR
Funding Website: https://dec.vermont.gov/water-investment/cwi/grants/opportunities
Local Match Requirement:
Award Amount:
Deadline: November
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-profit
Project Categories: Water Quality, Conservation

The Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program (Broadband Program) furnishes loans and loan guarantees to provide funds for the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide service at the broadband lending speed in eligible rural areas.

Funding Agency or Organization: USDA-RD
Funding Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-broadband-access-loan-and-loan-guarantee
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: No maximum
Deadline: Varies
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Broadband and Telecommunications, Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

This program is designed to provide technical assistance and training for small rural businesses. Small means that the business has fewer than 50 new workers and less than $1 million in gross revenue.

Funding Agency or Organization: USDA-RD
Funding Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-business-development-grants
Local Match Requirement: None (more to be competitive)
Award Amount: Max – $30,000
Deadline: March
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Economic Development

Rural Community Development Initiative grants are awarded to help non-profit housing and community development organizations, low-income rural communities and federally recognized tribes support housing, community facilities and community and economic development projects in rural areas.

Funding Agency or Organization: USDA-RD
Funding Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-community-development-initiative-grants
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount: Min – $50,000
Max – $250,000
Deadline: May
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Economic Development, Planning

The Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program provides funding for rural projects through local utility organizations. USDA provides zero-interest loans to local utilities which they, in turn, pass through to local businesses (ultimate recipients) for projects that will create and retain employment in rural areas. The ultimate recipients repay the lending utility directly. The utility then is responsible for repayment to USDA.

USDA provides grants to local utility organizations which use the funding to establish Revolving Loan Funds (RLF). Loans are made from the revolving loan funds to projects that will create or retain rural jobs. When the revolving loan fund is terminated, the grant is repaid to USDA.

Funding Agency or Organization: USDA-RD
Funding Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-economic-development-loan-grant-program
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: Max – $300,000 for grants

Max – $1 million for loans
Deadline:
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Business
Project Categories: Economic Development, Infrastructure and Housing

The program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements.

Funding Agency or Organization: USDA-RD
Funding Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-energy-america-program-renewable-energy-systems-energy-efficiency
Local Match Requirement: Grants – 25%
Loan – N/A
Award Amount: Grants:
Renewables:
Min – $2,500
Max – $500,000

Efficiency:
Min – $1,500
Max – $250,000

Loans: see website
Deadline: April and October
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure and Housing

This program assists rural small businesses and agricultural producers by conducting and promoting energy audits and providing Renewable Energy Development Assistance (REDA).ssistance provided must consist of: energy audits, renewable energy technical assistance, and enewable energy site assessments.

Funding Agency or Organization: USDA-RD
Funding Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-energy-america-program-energy-audit-renewable-energy-development-assistance
Local Match Requirement: None
Award Amount: Max – $100,000
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Energy, Economic Development

The Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP) provides loans to
rural utilities and other companies who provide energy efficiency loans to qualified consumers to implement durable cost-effective energy efficiency measures.

Funding Agency or Organization: USDA-RD
Funding Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-energy-savings-program
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: No maximum
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Energy, Economic Development

Municipalities and the developer of a qualified project jointly apply for a reallocation of sales taxes on construction materials. Qualified projects must be located within a state designated downtown

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/community-development/funding-incentives/sales-tax-reallocation
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: July
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects. Limited to communities (or potentially service areas) of less than 2,500 persons.

Funding Agency or Organization: USDA-RD
Funding Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/search-special-evaluation-assistance-rural-communities-and-households/vt
Local Match Requirement: None
Award Amount: Max – $30,000
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Water and Wastewater, Planning, Infrastructure and Housing

Provides financial assistance to businesses that continue to experience current and on-going economic harm due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Funding Agency or Organization: VEDA
Funding Website: https://www.veda.org/financing-options/other-financing-option/forgivable-0
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: Max – $350,000
Deadline: Applications open September 15, 2022
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Business
Project Categories: Economic Development, COVID Relief

Provides seed money for community-based initiatives related to smart growth, including efforts related to housing, transportation, community revitalization, conservation, public participation, and advocacy.

Funding Agency or Organization: VNRC
Funding Website: https://vnrc.org/small-grants-for-smart-growth/
Local Match Requirement: None
Award Amount: Min – $500
Max – $1,500
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-profit
Project Categories: Planning, Conservation, Transportation

To support employment generating projects that help reduce poverty, unemployment, and outmigration.

Funding Agency or Organization: Northern Border
Regional Commission (NBRC)
Funding Website: http://www.nbrc.gov/content/economic-infrastructure-development-investments
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount: Max – $350,000 ($1 million for infrastructure)
Deadline: May
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Economic Development, Infrastructure and Housing, Water/Wastewater
Planning and Implementation

For the repair and restoration of historic buildings listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/historic-preservation/funding/historic-preservation-grants
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount: Min – $1,000
Max – $20,000
Deadline: October
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Historic Preservation, Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

In order to better focus NBRC funds, the Commission can assist Member States to develop comprehensive economic and infrastructure development plans for their NBRC counties. Plans are to reflect the goals, objectives and priorities within NBRC’s economic and infrastructure plan. This is done in collaboration with Local Development Districts, local governments, higher education centers, and the general public. 

Funding Agency or Organization: NBRC
Funding Website: http://www.nbrc.gov/content/planning-for-states
Local Match Requirement: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: N/A
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: RPC
Project Categories: Economic Development, Planning, Infrastructure and Housing

Financial assistance program to assist Vermont businesses in strengthening their export strategy to increase export sales. Funding assistance is available to eligible Vermont businesses in the form of reimbursement grants to support entry into foreign markets or expand international export activity through trade shows, trade missions, market research, and export education.

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/economic-development/programs/international-trade/grants
Local Match Requirement: 25%
Award Amount: Max – $20,000
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Business
Project Categories: Economic Development

Projects that promote regional economic development can capitalize upon the unique strengths of specific rural areas. USDA Rural Development helps finance these projects by helping applicants overcome multi-jurisdictional challenges and by helping leverage federal, state, local or private funding.  Regionally focused projects help USDA resources have a larger impact, enabling greater wealth creation and quality of life improvements.

Funding Agency or Organization: USDA-RD
Funding Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/strategic-economic-and-community-development
Local Match Requirement: Underlying program requirements
Award Amount: Underlying program requirements
Deadline: June 30, or underlying
program date, whichever is first
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: RPC
Project Categories: Economic Development, Infrastructure and Housing, Water and Wastewater

Designed to aid certain 501(c)(3) entities by VEDA’s issuance of tax-exempt bonds. In these projects, VEDA acts as a conduit issuer, thereby enabling eligible borrowers to access the tax-exempt bond market. Because income earned by purchasers of these bonds is exempt from federal and, in some cases, state tax, these bonds traditionally carry lower interest rates and may carry longer terms than conventional bank loans.

Funding Agency or Organization: VEDA
Funding Website: https://www.veda.org/financing-options/vermont-commercial-financing/revenue-bond-program/
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: N/A
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit
Project Categories: Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

This program provides financing for the construction, maintenance, improvement and expansion of telephone service and broadband in rural areas.

Funding Agency or Organization: USDA-RD
Funding Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/telecommunications-infrastructure-loans-loan-guarantees
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: No maximum
Deadline: Varies
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Broadband and Telecommunications, Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

State assistance for major rehabilitation or reconstruction of bridges with a span of six feet or more on Class 1, 2, or 3 town highways

Funding Agency or Organization: VTrans
Funding Website: https://vtrans.vermont.gov/sites/aot/files/operations/TheOrangeBook.pdf
Local Match Requirement: 5% to 10%
Award Amount: None
Deadline:
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Transportation

State grants for the preservation of any Class 2
highways for resurfacing or reconstruction

Funding Agency or Organization: VTrans
Funding Website: https://vtrans.vermont.gov/sites/aot/files/operations/TheOrangeBook.pdf
Local Match Requirement: 20% to 30%
Award Amount: Max – $175,000
Deadline:
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Transportation

State grants for bridges, culverts (36 inch diameter or larger), and retaining walls that are part of the municipalities’ highway (Class 1, 2, or 3) infrastructure.

Funding Agency or Organization: VTrans
Funding Website: https://vtrans.vermont.gov/sites/aot/files/operations/TheOrangeBook.pdf
Local Match Requirement: 10% to 20%
Award Amount: Max – $175,000
Deadline:
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Transportation, Water Quality

State matching grants for the construction, planning, and design of bike and pedestrian facilities (on or off road), sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, lighting, stormwater management, and others.

Funding Agency or Organization: VTrans
Funding Website: https://vtrans.vermont.gov/highway/local-projects/transport-alt
Local Match Requirement: 20% for construction
and scoping
Award Amount: Min – $50,000
Max – $300,000
Deadline: November
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Transportation, Water Quality, Infrastructure and Housing

VTDigger invites BIPOC-owned businesses to apply to participate in the Project for placement over the course of the next twelve months. Successful applicants can use VTDigger underwriting ads to increase general awareness of their activities in Vermont by, for example, driving traffic to their websites, facilitating email list growth, promoting an event, or something else depending on each organization’s goals.

Funding Agency or Organization: VTDigger
Funding Website: https://projects.vtdigger.org/underwriting-for-racial-equity-project/
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: Max-$2,000
Deadline: Waitlist for June 2023
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Business
Project Categories: Economic Development

Small Grants for Innovative Local Climate and Energy Projects

Funding Agency or Organization: VCRD
Funding Website: https://www.vtrural.org/programs/model-communities/innovation
Local Match Requirement: None
Award Amount: Min – $500
Max – $4,000
Deadline: July
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Energy, Climate

The Community Visit program is a way for towns to engage and bring together their residents, set common goals, and directions in a neutral and facilitated structure, and access resources that will help them take action on those goals. The Community Visit program, provided at no cost to communities by VCRD, gets citizens engaged in working for their communities and connects them to the resources they need to be successful.

Funding Agency or Organization: VCRD
Funding Website: https://www.vtrural.org/programs/community-visits
Local Match Requirement: Varies
Award Amount: N/A
Deadline: None
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Planning, Economic Development

Rehabilitate the historic agricultural buildings that are a symbol of Vermont’s rural landscape.

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/historic-preservation/funding/barn-grants
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount: Min – $1,000
Max – $15,000
Deadline: November
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Historic Preservation, Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

Provides funding for community development planning activities and/or pre-development activities in preparation for implementing a project in one or more of the program areas (housing, economic development, public facilities or public services). All applications must be submitted by the municipality. This includes all applications potentially involving another benefitting entity (business or non-profit).

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/community-development/funding-incentives/vcdp
Local Match Requirement: 25% minimum – cash or in-kind
Award Amount: Max – $60,000
Deadline: 3 deadlines (February, April, and September)
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Planning, Economic Development, Infrastructure and Housing

Provides funding, on a first-come, first-serve basis for projects that bring existing municipally-owned buildings that serve a municipal function and non-school-community libraries (do not have to be municipally owned) into full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the rules of the Vermont Access Board. Projects must be bid ready. All applications must be submitted by the municipality. This includes all applications potentially involving another benefitting entity (business or non-profit).

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/community-development/funding-incentives/vcdp
Local Match Requirement: 25% minimum – cash or in-kind
Award Amount: Min – $5,000
Max – $75,000
Deadline: 3 deadlines (February, April, and September)
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

Economic development, housing, public facilities, and public services, in support of economic development or housing that will result in direct benefit to persons of low- and moderate income, will eliminate slums or blight, or will address a community’s urgent need. All applications must be submitted by the municipality. This includes all applications potentially involving another benefitting entity (business or non-profit).

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/community-development/funding-incentives/vcdp
Local Match Requirement: 10% minimum – cash or in-kind
Award Amount: Min – $50,000
Max – $500,000 (public facilities or public services)
or $1 million (economic development or housing)
Deadline: 3 deadlines (February, April, and September)
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

Provides funds to the regional scattered site housing rehabilitation revolving loan fund programs. All applications must be submitted by the municipality. This includes all applications potentially involving another benefitting entity (business or non-profit).

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/community-development/funding-incentives/vcdp
Local Match Requirement: 10% minimum
Award Amount: Min – $50,000
Max – $1 million
Deadline: 3 deadlines (February, April, and September)
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, RPC, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

A variety of grants are available to support projects to
improve environmental sustainability, cultural heritage, social justice, historic preservation, and vitality of Vermont communities.

Funding Agency or Organization: VCF
Funding Website: https://www.vermontcf.org/NonprofitsGrants/AvailableGrants.aspx
Local Match Requirement: Varies
Award Amount: Max – $25,000
Deadline: Varies
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Planning, Other

Incentives to encourage business recruitment, growth, and expansion. The VEGI program can provide a performance-based cash incentive for prospective job and payroll creation and capital investment that is beyond organic growthand which occurs because of the incentive. Companies must be authorized to earn the incentive through application to the Vermont Economic Progress Council (VEPC).

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/economic-development/funding-incentives/vegi
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount:
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Business
Project Categories: Economic Development

Combined sewer overflow elimination/separation projects, removal of direct sewer connections to waters of the state, sludge handling and septage receiving facilities, or projects to reduce phosphorous discharges

Funding Agency or Organization: ANR
Funding Website: https://dec.vermont.gov/water-investment/water-financing/vt-pollution-control-grants
Local Match Requirement: 65% to 90%
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Water and Wastewater, Infrastructure and Housing, Water Quality

Planning or construction for wastewater treatment or stormwater treatment facilities and collection systems. Designated for projects not eligible under the CWSRF Program.

Funding Agency or Organization: ANR
Funding Website: https://dec.vermont.gov/water-investment/water-financing/vt-pollution-control-srf
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Water and Wastewater, Planning, Infrastructure and Housing

State low interest loan program for the construction or reconstruction of highways, roads and bridges, and pedestrian facilities, as well as certain capital facilities related to rail transit, public transit or electric vehicle charging stations.

Funding Agency or Organization: VEDA
Funding Website: https://www.veda.org/financing-options/other-financing-option/state-infrastructure-bank-program/
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: No maximum
Deadline: N/A
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Transportation, Water Quality, Infrastructure and Housing

Performance-based workforce grants for pre-employment training, training for new hires, and training for incumbent workers.

Funding Agency or Organization: ACCD
Funding Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/economic-development/vtp
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount:
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Non-competitive
Eligible Applicant: Business
Project Categories: Economic Development

Local conservation projects for agricultural and recreational land, town parks and forests, swimming holes, green- ways, and historic buildings for public use.

Funding Agency or Organization: VHCB
Funding Website: https://vhcb.org/our-programs/conservation/apply-for-funding
Local Match Requirement: 33% – Min
Award Amount: Max – $150,000
Deadline: Multiple
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit
Project Categories: Conservation, Economic Development

Funding for acquisition or rehabilitation of “outstanding” historic buildings located in downtowns and village centers as determined by VHCB. Projects are protected by a historic preservation easement.

Funding Agency or Organization: VHCB
Funding Website: https://vhcb.org/our-programs/conservation/apply-for-funding
Local Match Requirement: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: Multiple
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Historic Preservation, Infrastructure and Housing, Economic Development

This program provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water
systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in eligible rural areas.

Funding Agency or Organization: USDA-RD
Funding Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/water-waste-disposal-loan-grant-program/vt
Local Match Requirement: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: National Pool – April
State Pool – December
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Water and Wastewater, Infrastructure and Housing

This program assists low-income communities with initial planning
and development of applications for USDA Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal direct loan/grant and loan guarantee programs.

Funding Agency or Organization: USDA-RD
Funding Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/water-waste-disposal-predevelopment-planning-grants/vt
Local Match Requirement: 25%
Award Amount: Max – $30,000
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Water and Wastewater, Planning

Projects to make on-farm capital improvements that also have
direct, positive impacts on water quality are eligible for funding

Funding Agency or Organization: VHCB
Funding Website: https://www.vhcb.org/our-programs/vermont-farm-forest-viability-program/grants/water-quality-grants
Local Match Requirement: 50%
Award Amount: Max – $40,000
Deadline: March
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Water Quality, Conservation, Infrastructure and Housing

Purchase of land or conservation easements to protect public water sources.

Funding Agency or Organization: ANR
Funding Website: https://dec.vermont.gov/sites/dec/files/dwgwp/sourceprot/pdf/sourceprotectionloan.pdf
Local Match Requirement: N/A
Award Amount: Max – $200,000
Deadline: Rolling
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Water and Wastewater, Infrastructure and Housing, Conservation

A wide variety of watershed projects are eligible, including protection, restoration and enhancement of habitat, water quality, recreation, and/or cultural/historic resources, and monitoring and education.

Funding Agency or Organization: ANR
Funding Website: https://dec.vermont.gov/water-investment/cwi/grants/co-opportunities
Local Match Requirement: None
Award Amount: Max – $10,000
Deadline: February
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal
Project Categories: Water Quality, Conservation

A program that will support the implementation of high-priority, cost-effective, native riparian woody buffer plantings.

Funding Agency or Organization: ANR
Funding Website: https://dec.vermont.gov/water-investment/cwi/grants/opportunities
Local Match Requirement: Varies
Award Amount: Min – $50,000
Deadline: December
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Municipal, Non-profit
Project Categories: Water Quality, Conservation

The Working Lands Enterprise Initiative (WLEI) offers funding opportunities to a variety of business structures encompassing forest, farm, and food enterprises. These include producer associations, farms, food cooperatives, business assistance provider organizations and more. The amount of funds available is determined each year through the state’s annual budget cycle. The Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) meets each summer to decide which funding opportunities to offer for the coming year based on available funds and needs across Vermont.

Funding Agency or Organization: WLEI
Funding Website: https://workinglands.vermont.gov/grant-contract-opportunities/overview
Local Match Requirement: Varies
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Competitive: Competitive
Eligible Applicant: Non-profit, Business
Project Categories: Agriculture, Economic Development