Funding available for grazing land stewardship

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 erosion and agricultural waste discharges. In 2019, rotational grazing was added as an eligible practice, paying farmers $25 per acre for managing pastures to prevent overgrazing. This practice is again included in the 2020 Farm Agronomic Practices, or FAP, pr … (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)

ADDISON COUNTY — Grants are now available to support projects through the South Lake Champlain Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation.  The South Lake Champlain Fund supports projects focused on education and research concerning the cultural and ecologi … (read more)

VERMONT — The J. Warren & Lois McClure Foundation has announced available funding for the 2020-2021 school year for efforts that improve equitable access to the postsecondary and career education that leads to Vermont’s most promising jobs. A supporting o … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Neat Repeats directors Linda Waterman and Diane Howlett have released the list of fall 2019 grantees from their resale shop. Grants for that period totaled $33,831 and included the following: Elderly Services (food), $5,000; — Housing Solutio … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — The Walter Cerf Community Fund has announced that it has awarded $112,380 in grants in 2019 to 29 organizations to support work through summer 2020. Alongside many multi-year grants currently benefiting local organizations, these new gran … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY – Four Addison County businesses will benefit from a combined total of $59,600 in grants through the state’s “Building Community” program, money that will be used for such projects as creating a meat processing facility off Middlebury’s Exchang … (read more)

BURLINGTON — Let’s Grow Kids (LGK) plans to award $400,000 in grants in 2020 to fund 15 to 20 Vermont childcare projects of various sizes across the state through its Make Way for Kids program. Those interested in applying are encouraged to participate in … (read more)

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program, a program of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, has grant funds available for on-farm capital improvement projects that have a positive impact on water quality. Eligible farmers can apply … (read more)

GRAND ISLE — The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) seeks proposals for projects that will reduce pollution from stormwater runoff in the Lake Champlain watershed. The LCBP will fund projects that install large-scale best management practices (BMPs) or p … (read more)