News
CVRPC publishes a weekly news roundup that includes articles on local and regional planning information of importance. Copies of current publications are listed below and older publications can be found in our Archives.
CVRPC Weekly E-News
| January 3, 2025 Vermont Community Development Conference: Navigating Funding in the Post-Pandemic World Land Use Reform Municipal Training Resources Statewide Municipal Code of Ethics – Act 171 |
| December 20th Vermont Trails & Greenways Council News Regional Plan Update New Homes in Floodplain Must be Elevated for Financing VCRD Climate Resilient Communities Program Vermont Community Leadership Network Workshop – Civic Health Index of Vermont MERP Grant Awards Announced Updated Local Emergency Management Plan Requirements for 2025 |
| December 13th Notice of Public Hearing- Municipal Plan Review Affordable Housing Incentives Survey for Act 181 Study Report Better Connections Cross Vermont Trail Happenings Downtown Transportation Funds |
| December 6th 2025 Municipal Planning Grants Announcement Barre Area Development Inc. Seeks Executive Director Land Use Reform Municipal Training Extreme Weather Preparedness Workshop 2025 Central Vermont Regional Project Priority List VCDA Winter Conference Efficiency Vermont Offers Nonprofits Access to Rebates for Equipment $3.3 Million Available for Municipal Outdoor Recreation Projects |
| November 29th 2025 Downtown Transportation Fund Grants Available Land Use Reform – Municipal Training Extreme Weather Preparedness Workshop |
| November 8th CVRPC’s MTAP Program Brownfields Program Update Floodplain Mapping, River Corridor Bylaws & Hazard Mitigation Funding Presentation Transportation Alternatives Program Grants Mobile Home Infill Program VT Urban & Community Forestry Program 2025 Grant Program CVRPC Seeks Part-Time Finance Manager |
| October 25th 2025 Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Better Places Grants Act 250 Temporary Exemptions: Act 181 VHFA 2024 Statewide Housing Conference NDA Technical Assistance Funding Still Available for Central Vermont region Regional Plan Update |
| October 11, 2024 Generations Vermont – Community Meetings CVRPC’s Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Design Assistance Program Update. CVRPC Regional Plan Update Applications Open for VCRD’s Climate Catalysts Innovation Fund EPA New England Announces Healthy Communities Grant Program Now Accepting Applications 2024 Annual Progress Report for Vermont | Energy Action Network |
| October 4, 2024 Request for Proposals – Brownfields Phase II Environmental Site Assessment CVRPC Seeks Part-Time Finance Manager Deadline approaches for this year’s Regional Project Priority List GMT Draft Service Reduction Public Meetings 2024 State Government Municipal Day Vermont Urban and Community Forestry 2025 Grant Program VTrans Better Roads Category A Grants Vehicle Electrification Project Funding 2025 FPR Recreation Grant Opportunities |
| September 6 Town Of Marshfield Emergency Watershed Program 2024 Request for Bids Town Of Middlesex Emergency Watershed Program 2024 Request for Bids CVRPC’s Summer in the Field Act 250 Exemption Map Recreation Economy for Rural Communities Assistance Opportunity Friends of the Winooski – River Clean Up on September 7 2025 Historic Preservation Grant Applications Available VLCT Town Fair |
| August 23rd Apply for this year’s Regional Project Priority List – Central Vermont Federally Declared Disaster DR-4810 Open for Applications: Recreation Economy for Rural Communities (RERC) WindowDressers Community Builds VT AOT 2024 Research and Innovation Symposium |
| August 16th 2024 Button Up Vermont Partner Kick-Off 2024 Energy Action Network Summit Friends of the Winooski Stream Wise Program Prioritize Removal of Debris Worcester LHMP Public Comment Join CVRPC as an Assistant Planner Small Grants for Smart Growth 2024-2025 LWCF Community Grant |
| August 9th State Designations Update from DHCD Worcester Local Hazard Mitigation Plan – Public Comment Period Vermont Community Development Program Grants Management Symposium CVRPC Job Announcement: Assistant Planner New FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps Are Being Developed Better Places Grants |
| July 26th Better Roads Program for Road Erosion Inventories Grants VLCT Updates Open Meeting Law Resources Northern New England Planning Conference 2024 – Save The Date |
| July 19th CVRPC Launches Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Design Assistance Program VLCT Storm Resources ACCD Severe Storm Center Cross Vermont Trail – Storm Update & Annual Meeting Rescheduling |
| July 12th VCRD Community Leadership Summit Municipal Enhanced Energy Planning Video Capstone seeks Director of the Weatherization and Climate Impact Department Worcester Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Public Meeting Hazard Mitigation Buyouts – Update from VLCT EECBG (Energy Efficiency And Conservation Block Grant) Sub Grants Flood Response Resource Sharing Report Storm Damage FEMA Public Assistance Tips Shared by VLCT |
| June 21st Building Communities Grants Open for FY2025 Vermont Diesel Emissions Reduction Financial Assistance Open Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Funding VCDA Conference – How Municipalities Can Drive Local Economic Development Fundamentals of Land Use Planning Video Available |
| June 7th Grant Funding Opportunities for Active Transport and EV Infrastructure CVRPC Municipal Training – Fundamentals of Land Use Planning CVRPC Municipal Training – Municipal Enhanced Energy Planning: 1 – Targets & Analyses Vermont Climate Action Plan Kick-Off Meetings Notice of Public Hearing – Regional Plan Readoption VT Walk/Bike Summit Downtown and Village Tax Credits |
| May 24th Save the Dates – CVRPC Municipal Trainings: Fundamentals of Land Use Planning | Municipal Enhance Energy Planning Vermont Community Development Association Spring Conference Regional Enhanced Energy Plan Free Residential Assessments – Friends of the Winooski Save the Date – VCRD Summit USDOT Climate Change 2024 Webinar Series NBRC Webinar Assistance for Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities Initiative Funding Vermont Energy & Climate Action Network Summit |
| May 10th Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week is May 19th to 26th Arts & Flood Recovery – funding still available Flood Recovery Symposium (Central Vermont) Vermont Agency of Transportation: Rapid Setting Concrete Project Share Cross Vermont Trails back to work on the trails in U-32 School Forest |
| May 3rd Request for Proposals – Engineering Services for East Calais Post Office & Moscow Woods Road Gully Stormwater Implementation Project Village Trust Initiative – Funding to Support Community Revitalization Watershed Organization Roundtable Vermont Forest Economy Summit Small Grants for Smart Growth |
| April 26th Vermont Economic Development Summit Vermont Organics Recycling Summit Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network (VECAN) Spring Summit Community Tree Planting Grants Speed CountermeasuresToolbox Brownfields Phase I Environmental Site Assessment – Request for Cost Estimates Water Quality Project Development – Engineering Services Request for Proposals |
| April 19th Notice of Public Hearing – Regional Plan Re-Adoption Additional Barre City Lots for Housing Development Agency of Transportation Invites Municipalities to Participate in Road Grants Program |
| April 12th Village Trust Initiative to Launch in April Planning for Health Equity Workshop WindowDressers event in Middlesex ·Last Call for Climate Catalyst Applications VCRD Community Leadership Summit Resilience Implementation Strategy Kick-Off Funding Opportunity – Clean Water Projects |
| March 22nd CVRPC Welcomes New Planners to our Team Planning for Health Equity Vermont Bond Bank’s Third Annual Capital Planning Forum CVRPC Request for Proposals – ADU Concept Design CVFiber 2024 Board Recruitment |
| March 15th CVRPC Hosts “Getting to know Act 250″A practical guide to adding Thermal Energy Networks to decarbonization plans for your community Congressionally Directed Funding Applications Open Town of Worcester Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update |
| March 8th Lake Wise Assessments & Lake Watershed Action Plans VECAN Winter Webinar: How to Develop a Thermal Energy Network Direct Pay Tax Credits for Solar and Storage Projects Rural Fire Protection Grant Program Town of Marshfield – Emergency Watershed Program RFP MERP Community Capacity Building Mini-Grants |
| February 23rd DC Fast Charging Applications – Charge Vermont – due February 29th Clean Energy for Schools & Municipalities applications due March 1st Town of Middlesex Emergency Watershed Program – Engineering Services RFP Arts and Community Places: Coming Together After the Floods |
| February 16 Municipal Vulnerability Tool Release AIAVT Requests Project Proposals for Resilient Design Charrette Move Forward Together Vermont Survey Looking for Project Funding? Funding Opportunity – Clean Water Projects Request for Proposals – Roxbury Planning Commission Grants to Protect Lands for Clean Water and Healthy Ecosystems |
| February 9th Request for Proposals – Consulting Engineering Services for the Development of an Asset & Capital Improvement Plan Berlin, Vermont Fast Charging Funding Drive Electric Vermont Business & Municipal Assistance Reminder: Sustainable Energy for Schools and Municipalities proposals are due March 1st Help Shape the Future of Outdoor Recreation in Vermont |
| January 19th Info Session on Thermal Networks Bill AARP Vermont Accepting 2024 Community Challenge Grant Applications Northern Border Regional Commission Announces Availability of $50m in 2024 Catalyst Program Funding VTRANS Electrify Your Fleet Program |
| January 12th Housing Reform Legislative Priorities Presentation Public Meeting on Act 250 Legislative Study – Video Available Grants for Sustainable Energy for Schools and Municipalities Downtown Transportation Fund 2024 Nut and Fruit Tree Grants Announcing the Regional Project Prioritization List |
