News

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?

 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

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 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

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

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 14th 

• FEMA Public Assistance
• Resources & News from Our Partner Organizations
• Join our Team as a Transportation Planner

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
  

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

 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 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

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

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 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
  

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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
  

• 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

• 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
  

• 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

• 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 14^th
• Community Supported Agriculture Grants
• Vermont Community Broadband Job Posting
• Request for Qualifications (RFQ) – Clean Water Partners
• State Hazard Mitigation Plan Update – Input Requested

• 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

• 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 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

• Notice of Public Hearing – Worcester Town Plan
• RAISE Grants
• Environmental Leadership Trainings
• Better Connections Grant Program Reminder

• 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

• 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”
  

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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
  

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Downtown and Historic Preservation Conference – June 9^th
• Municipal Mask Rules Expire April 30^th
• VCDA Spring Conference – Addressing the Vermont Housing Challenge – June 28^th
• 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 24^th)

• 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

• 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

• 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 1^st
• Moretown Seeks Zoning Administrator
• CVFiber Hires Telecom Veteran as Executive Director
• Funding Available for Community Projects in Vermont

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

• Fostering a Regional Recreation Economy – Creating Networks in Central Vermont – Jan 25^th 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

• 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

• 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

• 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