News

CVRPC publishes a weekly news roundup as well as a periodic newsletters that include articles on local and regional planning information of importance.  In addition, we were publishing regular Municipal Updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic from March to August of 2020. Copies of current publications are listed below and older publications can be found in our Archives.

CVRPC Energy Digest

CVRPC Weekly E-News

 

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
  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
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
  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
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 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
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
  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
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
 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
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
 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 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 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 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 in Road Grants Program
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)
 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 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 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
 

March 25th

  • Free Municipal Energy Consultations
  • ARPA Compliance & Reporting Webinar
  • Clean Water Advisory Committee Member Solicitation
 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 4th

  • CVRPC Welcomes New Staff
  • Vermont Big Trees Program and Maps
  • Cross Vermont Trail News
  • Proposal Reminder for Transportation Planning Services and/or Studies

 

 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
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 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
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
 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 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
 January 14th

  • Call for Applications: Creation Grants
  • CVRPC Request for Proposals – Auditing Services
  • Planning for Wastewater in Rural Village Centers
December 30th

  • Fostering a Regional Recreation Economy – Creating Networks in Central Vermont – Jan 25th Save the Date
  • Municipal Plan Review Committee Hearing – Calais Town Plan
  • Cross Vermont Trail Association Annual Update
  • New ACCD Brownfields Assessment Funding Opportunity
  • What Does the Infrastructure Bill Mean for Your Town?
  • Vermont Natural Resources Council’s Small Grants for Smart Growth
  • Mitigating and Responding To Covid-19 In The Workplace
 December 23rd  

  • Apply to Join Green Mountain Transit’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
  • Funding Opportunity – Communities Caring for Canopy
  • Exploring Models of Community Governance in Vermont Town Forests
  • Northfield is Seeking Economic Development Director
  • ARPA Reporting Portal Open to NEUs and New User Guide Available
  • USDA Farm to School Grants
December 10th  

  • Open Positions at VYCC
  • Downtown Transportation Fund Grant Applications Now Available
  • Middlesex Receives Planning Awards
  • Downtown and Village Center Tax Credits
  • State Releases Drafts of the 2022 CEP and Climate Action Plan
 December 3rd  

  • Flood Resilient Communities Fund
  • Federal Government to Transition from DUNS to UEI for Federal Awards
  • Better Roads Grant Application Due December 17, 2021
  • Join the CVRPC Team
  • Funding Available to Improve Firefighter Safety