OTHER – Municipal Planning Grants
Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development
Funding Amount
$5,000 to $50,000 for individual municipalities; $5,000 to $65,000 for group (consortium) applications.
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
State
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Geography
- Vermont
Overview
Supports a wide range of projects relating to planning, land use, and resilience and promotes cooperation, collaboration, public input, and the exchange of ideas. Eligible projects must have a clear connection to the creation or implementation of the municipal plan and will be reviewed for conformance with the regional plan, as well as statewide smart growth principles, planning goals, and land use policies. Projects that promote Vermont’s historic pattern of compact settlements surrounded by working farms, forest, and open space are given priority as are projects that meet State program priorities as defined in the Program Description.
Details
- Funding Entity: Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development
- Funding Type: Grant
- Funding Range: $5,000 to $50,000 for individual municipalities; $5,000 to $65,000 for group (consortium) applications.
- Match Required: 10% of total project cost; match is waived (not required) if the application is for a municipality’s first municipal plan or bylaw
Notes
Individual municipalities with a local planning process confirmed by the municipality’s regional planning commission (RPC) on or before the deadline, are eligible to apply for projects that implement the municipal plan. Municipalities without a confirmed local planning process may apply for funding only to create a municipal plan approvable by the RPC and must have voted to provide local funds for municipal and regional planning purposes. All municipalities in a group/consortium application must have a confirmed planning process by the application deadline.Grant proposals from municipalities that have received RPC recommendations to bring their plan into compliance with statewide requirements must propose to address necessary updates identified by the RPC.This grant can pay a municipality for up to 10% of the total project costs for project management tasks identified work plan when the project is managed by a volunteer (non-staff) municipal official
How to Apply
Deadline: 11/02/26
Apply Via: GEARS
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Community development
Project Locations
- VT
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