Businesses seek COVID relief

MONTPELIER — With the seventh month of the coronavirus pandemic approaching, the lenders who helped thousands of Vermont businesses obtain Paycheck Protection Plan loans last winter are now delving into the business of seeing those loans converted to grants. About 12,740 Vermont businesses received loans worth $1.2 billion from the PPP, a program Congress and the U.S. Treasury put together in the early days of the pandemic in March to assist businesses hurt by the economic shutdown intended to prevent the s … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Neat Repeats retail shop reports a very busy summer this year. Below is a summary of the $36,636 in grants awarded by Neat Repeats for their Spring/Summer grant cycle:Family Assistance (26), $17,152; Scholarships (MAUHS, MUHS, VUHS), $4,500; … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Community Foundation announced five key recovery initiatives that will be the focus of upcoming grant rounds from the VT COVID-19 Response Fund. Since the fund’s inception, the Community Foundation has granted over $2.6 million to … (read more)

VERMONT — The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) is now accepting applications for its Farmer Grant Program. Up to $15,000 is available per project. Applications are due online at 5 p.m. ET on Nov. 17.  The Farmer Gran … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — The Walter Cerf Community Fund, a component fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, has announced $77,740 in grants to 25 organizations. The grants build on over $60,000 in Cerf Fund grants already at work in the community in 2020 as part o … (read more)

MONTPELIER — The Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) announced the Forest Economy Stabilization Grant Program (FESG), to provide $5 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds available to eligible forest products businesses in Vermont. FPR is work … (read more)

VERMONT — The state of Vermont has announced a new grant program aimed at helping dairy farmers and businesses that produce dairy weather the economic fallout from COVID-19. Of the $35 million in federal funding the state has set aside for the Vermont COV … (read more)

VERMONT — The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) and Food Connects recently received U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm to School grants totaling $153,767. The grants will help Vermont farms increase their sales to local schools and … (read more)

Vermont Humanities and the Vermont Arts Council have distributed $517,500 in emergency relief grants to 81 different Vermont cultural organizations, including museums, libraries, performing arts venues, and other cultural centers. Many of these organizati … (read more)

BURLINGTON — Three Addison County historic preservation projects have been awarded grants from The 1772 Foundation, based in Providence, R.I. The foundation plays a leading role in promoting historic preservation nationwide. The 1772 Foundation worked wit … (read more)

The Farm Agronomic Practices Program offered by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Farm and Markets (VAAFM) uses state funding to help Vermont farms implement soil-based agronomic practices to improve soil quality, increase crop production, and reduce ero … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Women’s Fund late last month distributed $292,000 to nonprofits and initiatives delivering invaluable services that safeguard Vermont’s women and girls during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. In addition to grants made to agencies … (read more)

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets (VAAFM) is now accepting applications for the Farm to School Infrastructure Grant program. This grant program helps schools and early care providers advance the goals of farm to school thro … (read more)

MONTPELIER — The Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) announced the availability of a new grant program to support businesses engaged in adding value to forest products with costs related to permitting.  The Vermont Value-Added Forest Product … (read more)

VERMONT — Funding is now available for Vermont artists and arts organizations through the Vermont Arts Endowment Fund and the Concert Artists Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation.  The Vermont Arts Endowment Fund awards grants up to $5,000 to support … (read more)