The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. won a $106,256 competitive grant from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to take advantage of groundbreaking new data that will help conservation planners protect plants, animals and their habitats in the face of […]
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Funds available to pay off utility debt
By Steve Costello Editor’s note: Steve Costello is the vice president of Green Mountain Power. Time and again, Vermonters amaze and inspire with their kindness and generosity — from our communities’ strength seen throughout Vermont during the 10th anniversary of […]
Chaffee Art Center awarded grant to fund youth art program
The Chaffee Art Center, a non-profit community-based organization focusing on the arts, was selected June 10 to receive $38,675 in funding from the Summer Matters for All grant program. According to Governor Phil Scott, the Summer Matters for All grant […]
Chester to get new electric vehicle charging stations
By Katy Savage Chester is one of nine communities getting new electric vehicle charging stations with the help of a $25,000 grant. Two charging stations, to be installed on Cobleigh Street in late summer, will be able to recharge four […]
Vermont-based remote workers will get subsidy
By Katy Savage QUECHEE — Joel Parker and his family lived near Boston but they drove two hours to Vermont every weekend. They skied in the winter and cycled in the summer. “Then we got the idea of why don’t […]
Rutland Blooms donates $25,000 to Center Street Marketplace project
RUTLAND—Rutland Blooms, a donation-funded city beautification program that has planted thousands of flowers and hundreds of flowering crabapples, maples and other trees in Rutland, presented the City of Rutland with a $25,000 grant Thursday in support of the Center Street Marketplace. The […]
Leahy: Vermont to receive grant to fight bat-killing white nose syndrome
On Monday, July 17, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy announced that Vermont’s Department of Fish and Wildlife will receive a grant of $30,000 to support its work to control and counter white nose syndrome (WNS), the fungal disease that has devastated […]
Senior pet owners get grant help
RUTLAND—The Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging has received a $1,500 grant from Meals on Wheels America to support its client pet support program. Funding will be used to provide food, supplies and care for area clients with pets — all […]
Streetscape beautification aided by $1,000 grant in Cavendish
CAVENDISH—The Vermont Community Fund has awarded a Small and Inspiring Grant in the amount of $1,000 to the Two Rivers Supervisory Union for further landscaping of the lot next to the Cavendish Town Elementary School. The purpose of the award […]
Castleton Upward Bound receives grant for 63 high schools
CASTLETON—Castleton University recently received word from the office of Senator Patrick Leahy that its TRiO Upward Bound program has been funded for five more years, according to a May 26 news release. The grant will serve 63 high school students […]