CVRPC News Archives
2022-2023 Weekly News
| December 22, 2023 • Flood Damage Assessments • Public Meeting on Act 250 Legislative Study – Video Available • Check out VLCT’s Legislative Preview • News from Vermont Clean Cities Coalition • Small Grants for Smart Growth • VCRD Accepting Applications for Climate Economy Resilient Communities Program |
| December 15th • CVRPC seeks Senior Land Use Planner • Cross Vermont Trail – 2023 Wrap Up • Vermont Community Geothermal Alliance & Thermal Energy Networks • Water Quality Project Updates |
| December 8th • Public Meeting on Act 250 Legislative Study • Natural Shoreland Erosion Control Certification Trainings in 2024 • Leahy Institute for Rural Partnership Grants • VCRD Accepting Applications for Climate Economy Resilient Communities Program • Central Vermont Youth Opportunity Initiative Regional Forum • After the Flood – Stories of Resilience by Sarah Noyes (Lake Champlain Sea Grant) |
| December 1st • VECAN 2023 Annual Conference • Recreational Trails Program now accepting pre-applications! • FEMA trainings for new FEMA forms – Elevation Certificate & Floodproofing Certificate • Apply for a Better Roads Grant by 12/20 • Public Information Officer Training Opportunities • Worcester Range Management Plan Public Meetings • Flood Recovery: Municipal Technical Assistance Program (MTAP) • Duxbury Part-Time Zoning Administrator |
| November 17th • Request for Proposals – Municipal Scoping Study – Town of Orange • CVEDC Project Prioritization • VTrans End of Project Survey • Health Equity Community Conversation • VTrans Electrify Your Fleet Program • VECAN 2023 Annual Conference • Webinar: Vermont’s Climate Progress: What’s Happening, What’s Not, What’s Needed |
| November 10th • Vermont Research Overview and Symposium Substitute Report • 2023 VOREC Community Grant Program • Small Business Technical Assistance Exchange Grant Open Now • Public Hearing on Waitsfield Town Plan • FY 2024 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and Municipal Highway and Stormwater Mitigation Program (MHSMP) Grant Opportunity |
| November 3rd • CVEDC Regional Project Priority List – Informational Meeting Registration & Application Instructions • Central Vermont WindowDressers Community Builds – Warming Homes- Helping the Environment- Building Community • Public Hearing on Waitsfield Town Plan • FY 2024 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and Municipal Highway and Stormwater Mitigation Program (MHSMP) Grant Opportunity |
| October 5th Empowering Municipal Solar Event Join the CVRPC team as a Land Use and Community Planner New Unemployment Mandate for Small Nonprofits 2023 State and Local Government Municipal Day Vermont Community EV Charging Grant Network Upgrades & Information Technology Managed Service Provider Request for Proposals |
| September 15th AARP Vermont’s 2023 Winter Placemaking Grants Webinar – Flood Relief Offers from Efficiency Vermont Workshop: Local Community-Led Resilience Initiatives Grants for New Municipal Park and Ride Lots VLCT hosts Flood Recovery Weekly Meetings with VEM Community Partnership for Neighborhood Development (CPND) Grant Backyard Woods Course |
| September 1st MERP Energy Assessment Deadline Has Been Shortened! The Local Perspective: Designation 2050 Virtual Conversation School Safety State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Assess Clean Water Projects for Flood Impacts HUD HOPE VI Main Street Program NBRC Forest Economy Program 2023 AOT Research and Innovation Symposium Postponed Apply for Emergency Watershed Protection Program Funding FEMA Seeking Multi-Family Residences Do You Know Your Municipality’s ERAF Rating? |
| August 25th 2023 Draft Tactical Basin Plan Review New Accessibility Guidelines for Public Rights of Way Flood Property Buyouts Forestry Economy Program Grant Competition Opens Feeding Vermonters affected by the flood Economic Injury Survey Help for Vermont Artists Vermont Strong License Plates & Socks Statewide Flood Recovery Clean Up Day Help Shape the Next Iteration of Vermont’s Designation Programs – Take the Designation 2050 Survey, Join a Focus Group, and Register for a Statewide Design Summit on 9/12 |
| August 11th CVRPC Welcomes New Planners 2024 Vermont Historic Preservation Grants 2024 Bylaw Modernization Grants Safe Tree Removal Workshop Community Partnership for Neighborhood Development Application is Live! Debris in Your ROWs? Let the State of VT Help You Send Your Flood Recovery Questions to ADM.2023floods@Vermont.gov |
| August 4th Efficiency Vermont – Flood Recovery Webinar The Vermont Community Electric Vehicle Chargers Incentive Program Links and Tips from VLCT’s Flood Recovery Web Page Administering your flood hazard regulations Training Video Available FEMA DR4720 Applicant Briefings in Central Vermont FEMA Clean & Sanitize Assistance Program Vermont Flooding Emergency Response: Food Needs Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program (BEGAP) Now Open Efficiency Vermont to provide grants to renters and homeowners impacted by flooding |
| July 28th Administering your flood hazard regulations: making Substantial Damage (SD) Determinations and Substantial Improvement (SI) Determinations Training FEMA DR4720 Applicant Briefings in Central Vermont Public Assistance FEMA DR4720 Flood Information VEM Hazard Mitigation Program – Property Buyouts FEMA Town Hall Video Available 2024 Municipal Planning Grants 211 Reporting & MARC Schedule Tactical Basin Planning for Flood Resilience |
| July 21st Multi Agency Resource Center for Flood Assistance Short-Term Rental Survey Call for Proposals – Clean Water Projects Post flood procedures for Zoning Administrators and Administrative Officers CVEDC Shares Funding Resources for Businesses 2023 Vermont Community Leadership Summit |
| July 14th FEMA Public Assistance Resources & News from Our Partner Organizations Join our Team as a Transportation Planner |
| July 7th Parcelization and Land Use Trends Webinar Workplace Charging Opportunities and Resources Launch of Vermont Community EV Charging Incentives Program Launch of Energy Assessments Application, Municipal Energy Resilience Program Updates from the Vt. Dept. of Housing & Community Development What’s New in the State’s Hazard Mitigation Plan |
| June 30th Request for Proposals – Brownfields Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Village Center Designation Renewal – Town of Williamstown H.171, Veto Session Legislation – Effective Date Amendments to Act 47 (S.100, 2023) Woodbury’s “Plan of the Year” VCRD Leadership Summit |
| June 23rd The Great Housing Hunt VLCT’s IRS Guidance for Municipal Tax Credits 2023 Planning Survey 2023 VPA Legislative Summary HOME Act (Act 47 | S.100) Resource Page 2023 FY2024 Building Communities Grant Funding Renewable Energy Standards Regional Listening Sessions Homes for All Project VCRD Leadership Summit Vermont Community Leadership Network Annual Legislative Roundup |
| June 2nd 2023 Plan of the Year Award S.100 – Next Steps Village Center Designation – Town of Worcester Request for Proposals – Kent Hill Scoping Study – Calais |
| May 26th Animating Infrastructure Grant program Electric School Bus Peer Exchange – June 1, 9:30 am PSD Seeks Consultant(s) to Provide Technical Analysis of a 100% Renewable or Clean Energy Standard for Vermont Distribution Utilities 2023 Vermont Survey on Planning Grants We Are Entering the EAB Flight Season Partner with DCF to Address Unsheltered Homelessness Vermont Revitalization Assessment Grant Program |
| May 19th Barre Town BF 0169(12) – Vermont Route 110 Bridge #21 Replacement Project Save The Date – VCRD Leadership Summit Update of Projects Included in the Agency of Natural Resources Projects Database FEMA Mapping 101 Webinar Steve Lotspeich Receives Hamilton Award Highway Safety Improvement Program Small Scale Grants |
| May 5th Highway Safety Improvement Program Small Scale Grants Creative Futures Grant Program 2023 VPA Awards Reception and Spring Conference Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week – May 22 – 28 Vermont Energy and Climate Network Spring Summit – Community Energy Committee Leader Gathering Community Recovery and Revitalization Awards |
| April 21st Regional Plan Update Underway Land Use Training Workshop Video Links State of Vermont Requests Help to Support Growing Electric Vehicle Charging Needs 2023 Downtown and Village Center tax credit program SBA Disaster Loans Available to Private Nonprofits Green Your Fleet Event at NH Motor Speedway 2023 Arbor Day Conference Health Equity and Community Design Technical Assistance Pilot State Fiscal Year 2024 Grants In Aid Participation |
| April 7th SolSmart Technical Assistance Program Expansion Request for Proposals – Berlin Street Traffic Calming – Barre Vermont ARPA Reporting Deadline Vermont Rural Fire Protection Grant Program Flood Resilient Communities Fund |
| March 24th Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) 2023 Catalyst Program Tier 2 Rivers and Roads Workshops The Benefits and Business of Thermal Energy Networks Vermont Equity & Justice Grant Program Vermont Capital Planning Forum Municipal Solar Workshop Part II: Project Development (Siting, Sizing, and more!) Clean Water Advisory Committee Municipal Member Solicitation |
| March 17th Request for Proposals – Brownfields Corrective Action Plan (CAP) and Waste Characterization It’s Local Emergency Management Plan Season Vermont Emergency Management Trainings Act174 Energy Planning Map Products Updated and Available VCRD launches Northfield: Our Common Future process CVRPC Seeks Planning Technicians Northern Forest Center Grants for Community Recreation |
| March 10th Fundamentals of Land Use Planning and Regulation in Vermont (recording available) CVRPC Appoints New Executive Director Municipal Energy Resilience Program Launches Did you miss our Municipal Solar Workshop – Part 1? (recording available) Request for Proposals – Co-operative Community Engagement and Facilitation Municipal Energy Resilience Program – Community Capacity Building Mini-Grants |
| March 3rd Vermont Works for Women Trailblazers Program comes to Barre AARP VT 2023 Community Challenge Grant Applications Intro to MERP – Grants for Efficient Municipal Buildings – April 14th Community Supported Agriculture Grants Vermont Community Broadband Job Posting Request for Qualifications (RFQ) – Clean Water Partners State Hazard Mitigation Plan Update – Input Requested |
| February 17th CVRPC Seeks Natural Resources Planner Vermont State Walking College Opportunity Vermont Diesel Emissions Reduction Financial Assistance Program Thermal Energy Networks for VT Webinar Series Planning & Zoning Director – Town of Waterbury |
| February 3rd Bylaw Modernization Awards Vermont Clean Water Initiative 2022 Performance Report Survey on Vermont’s GIS / mapping resources AARP VT Accepting 2023 Community Challenge Grant Applications NBRC Forest Economy Program Now Open Municipal Solar Workshop – Part 1 Vermont Capital Planning Forum |
| January 27th Temporary Laws Readopted for Town Meeting and Open Meeting Law Public Service Department Electricity Webinars Funding for Organizations and Programs Supporting Vermont Women and Girls DHCD Launches Statewide Fair Housing Surveys |
| January 20th Notice of Public Hearing – Worcester Town Plan RAISE Grants Environmental Leadership Trainings Better Connections Grant Program Reminder |
| January 6th Downtown Transportation Fund and Clean Water Funding Applications Available Health Equity and Community Design Technical Assistance Pilot Better Buildings by Design Conference Scholarship Applications Are Now Open |
| December 23rd Regional Project Priority List Announced Funding to Install or Replace Water or Wastewater Systems Flood Resilient Communities Fund Technical Assistance Opportunities for Communities Looking to grow your local economy? Apply for a Rural Business Development Grant! 2023 Clean Water Lecture Series – “Agriculture, Climate Change and Water Quality” |
| December 9th Request for Bids – Internal Readiness Assessment Better Connections Program Accepting Applications Application Now Open for Community Recovery and Revitalization Program Vermont Better Roads Grant Program CVRPC Seeks 2023 Winter Planning Technician Downtown Transportation Fund and Clean Water Funding Applications Now Available Applications Open for Interested Communities* and Health Equity Ambassadors |
| November 25th Request for Bids – Financial Feasibility Analysis Hazard Mitigation Funding Deadlines Approach CVEDC Regional Project Priority List FY2020/21 State Homeland Security Grant Reallocation Application: Now Open |
| November 4th Request for Bids – Architectural Review & Design Vermont Diesel Emissions Reduction Financial Assistance Program Marshfield to Participate in Recreation Economy Planning Assistance Program Town Forest Recreation Planning Toolkit SFY 2023 VTrans Transportation Alternatives Program Bonus round of funding for the Downtown and Village Center tax credit program REMINDER – Due November 7th – VCRD Calls for Climate Economy Resilient Communities Request for Proposals – Barre Auditorium Stormwater Final Design |
| October 21st CVRPC Seeks New Executive Director SFY 2023 Transportation Alternatives Program Grant Opportunity Update of Washington County Projects Included in the Agency of Natural Resources Watershed Projects Database CVRPC Bids Farewell to Bonnie Waninger Notice of Municipal Plan Review Committee Public Hearing |
| October 7th Don’t Hibernate. Button Up! CVFiber Construction Update Webinar Available Online Working Lands Business Enhancement Grants VCRD Calls for Climate Economy Resilient Communities Learn About and Comment on ANR’s Draft MRGP |
| September 23, 2022 AARP VT Accepting Grant Applications – Winter Placemaking Projects Promote Livability for All Ages Increasing Emergency Relief and Assistance Funding Score AVCC 2022 Conservation Summit – Resilient Communities and Landscapes: Planning for a Climate-Changed Future Lend Your Voice in Support of Vermont’s Urban & Community Forests |
| September 9th HUD’s Funding Opportunity to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness AARP Livable Communities Workshop: Housing for All Ages FY 23 Municipal Planning Grants Due December 1 Participate in the Vermont Extreme Heat Survey Growing Urban Forests in the Face of Emerald Ash Borer Grants Communities Caring for Canopy Grants |
| September 2nd Bylaw Modernization Grants LCBP Clean Water and Healthy Ecosystems Planning and Implementation Projects Human Services and Educational Facilities Grant Program Recreational Facilities Grant Program Regional Economic Development Grant Program Environmental Leadership Training – Fall Series Vermont Fish & Wildlife- Fall Education Series Low Emission and Electric Vehicle Rulemaking Public Events |
| August 19th Meet CVRPC Summer Interns VLCT to recommend seat on Vermont Climate Council Applications Open for VCRD’s Climate Catalysts Innovation Fund Early Childhood Family Needs Assessment Survey Local Infrastructure Hub Funding Button Up Vermont Campaigns begin Efficiency Vermont Wants To Hear From You Subscribe to CVRPC’s Energy Digest |
| August 12th 2023 Historic Preservation Grant Applications Are Now Available MSAC Recruiting Aging In Place Coordinator VTrans Mobility and Transportation Innovation Grant Program Vermont’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express Downtown and Village Center Revitalization Awards Zoning Bylaw Modernization Grants for New Homes and ‘Great Neighborhoods’ Developing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for West Central Vermont |
| July 29th Financial Education Grants Available to Public and Nonprofit Organizations VLCT Municipal Equity Toolkit Equitable and Inclusive Communities Grant Vermont DEC Permit Navigator Traveling E-Bike Lending Library |
| July 22nd Health Equity Survey for Municipal Officials Time Sensitive: Accessing funding for local planning and community development projects Community Kitchen Academy Celebrate Downtowns Champion Senator Leahy Clean School Bus Program Funding (EPA) Safe Streets & Roads for All Grant Opportunity 2023 Municipal Park & Ride Grant Program Vermont Adopts 988 Mental Health Support Phone Number |
| June 24th Community Cooling Facility Web Map FY23 Building Communities Grants Program Opioid Settlement Committee Application Workshops for Municipal Staff Moving Trees Manufactured Housing Communities Infrastructure Funding Save the Date – Renewable Energy Vermont Conference & Expo Montpelier is Hiring a Sustainability Coordinator Efficiency Vermont Issues RFP for Weatherization Workforce Development Program |
| June 10th Request for Proposals for Accounting Services – Reissued VCF and VDH Announce Second Round of Health Equity Grants Office Furniture & Supplies Available CVFiber Construction Request for Proposals – Construction Services Request for Bid: Gully Stabilization and Stormwater Mitigation at The Health Center Plainfield, Vermont Updated Slow the Spread Recommendations for Moving Ash Materials Fayston Zoning Administrator Job Opening |
| May 27th CVRPC Expanding its Team! Request for Proposals – Accounting Services Office Furniture Available VT PoC Small Business Listening Sessions VCDA Housing Conference Coming Soon! Local Emergency Management Enhancement Grant Agency of Transportation Invites Municipalities to Participate |
| May 13th Notice of CVRPC Public Hearing – Woodbury Town Plan PA/SLRF Permitted as Local Match for VTrans Municipal Assistance Request for Proposals – Barre Auditorium Stormwater Final Design Barre City seeks Permit Administrator |
| May 6th Volunteer Driver Opportunities 2022 VLCT Compensation & Benefits Survey Open Save the Date – Vermont Leadership Summit Climate & Energy Round Table Clean Water Lectures Better Places accepting projects and Instagram Live events |
| April 29th Downtown and Historic Preservation Conference – June 9th Municipal Mask Rules Expire April 30th VCDA Spring Conference – Addressing the Vermont Housing Challenge – June 28th Request for Proposals for Moretown Elementary School & Town Office Stormwater Implementation Project Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants FCC’s Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) IIJA Broadband Programs Pre-NOFO Technical Assistance Webinar #1 Request for Proposals for Waterbury Parks Study/Master Plan Arbor Day: EAB & Resilient Roads (May 24th) |
| April 22nd DownStreet welcomes new Executive Director Vermont Equity & Justice Grant Berlin Street Traffic Calming RFP Job Opportunity – Northfield Economic Dev. Director Job Opportunity – East Montpelier Town Administrator |
| April 15th Financial and Energy Coaching Central Vermont Energy Round Table Sign Up for New CVRPC Energy Digest Green Mountain Power (GMP) Launches Sun Match Program to Help Income-Eligible Customers Save RFP for Brownfields Phase II Environmental Site Assessment RFP for Health Equity and Community Design TA Pilot in partnership with Vermont’s Better Places program Save The Date: Vermont Community Leadership Summit Energy Storage and Weatherization Webinar Recordings Available |
| April 8th Opportunity to Provide Feedback on Creation of Climate Toolkit Vermont Climate Council Public Forums Washington County Scores with VOREC Grants Equitable and Inclusive Communities Grants Local Emergency Management Plans (LEMP) due May 1st Moretown Seeks Zoning Administrator CVFiber Hires Telecom Veteran as Executive Director Funding Available for Community Projects in Vermont |
| March 25th Free Municipal Energy Consultations ARPA Compliance & Reporting Webinar Clean Water Advisory Committee Member Solicitation |
| March 18th Join the CVRPC Team Ice Jam Release Contact Information Capstone Community Action Needs Assessment Survey Request for Proposals – Route 12 Crosswalk Siting and Signaling, Northfield Falls Request for Proposals – Town of Orange Capital Improvement Plan NBRC State Economic & Infrastructure Development Grant Open State Funding Available to Replace Wells and Septic Systems |
| March 4th CVRPC Welcomes New Staff Vermont Big Trees Program and Maps Cross Vermont Trail News Proposal Reminder for Transportation Planning Services and/or Studies |
| February 25th State Transportation Innovative Council Incentive Awards Available Community & Economic Development Specialist position available AARP 2022 Community Challenge Grant Applications Funding Available to Respond to Opioid Overdoses & Prevent and Reduce Substance Abuse Among Youth |
| February 18th USDA Pilot Energy Program Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Request for Proposals Notice of Public Hearing – Municipal Plan Review Committee (Roxbury & Cabot Plans) GMT Public Transit Service Change Community Kitchen Academy Now Accepting Applications AVCC’s Annual Tiny Grants ARPA Final Rule Updates – CVRPC Assistance Available |
| February 4th Proposals Requested for Transportation Planning Services and/or Studies April 1 Deadline: EV Charging Grant for Residents of Multiunit Housing 2021 Lamoille River (Basin 7) Tactical Basin Plan Released Regional Recreation News Help Make Your Community a Better Place Clean Water Funding Opportunity and Event Regional Emergency Management Committee Meeting #1 Energy Webinar |
| January 28th Capital Plan Contest Reminder Job Posting – Waterbury Assistant Planning & Zoning Administrator Washington County Continuum of Care Study Downtown Transportation Fund Grant Applications Now Available New Program to Subsidize Electric Vehicle Charging Stations for Multi-Unit Housing Temporary Open Meeting Law Changes Community Health Needs Assessment Guidance for Municipalities from the Cannabis Control Board |
| January 14th Call for Applications: Creation Grants CVRPC Request for Proposals – Auditing Services Planning for Wastewater in Rural Village Centers |
| January 7th Vermont Bond Bank announces Capital Plan Contest and Forum AIA to offer free design services for affordable housing Food Hub Infrastructure Support Funding Available to Support Fire Department Staffing Vermont Adopts CDC Guidance for Isolation and Quarantine |
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