WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that it expects to award up to five grants for the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in Vermont. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $500,000 with a ceiling of $250,000. The categories of funding activity are a) agriculture, b) environment and c) natural resources. Additional Information on Eligibility: All U.S.-based  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it expects to award up to six grants for operational readiness for COVID-19 preparedness and response in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $7,184,380. Additional Information on Eligibility: State or territorial governments (the State Administrative Agency [SAA] or the State's Em  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $9,000,115 in airport aid to ten airports in Vermont to help respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. This historic grant funding is part of the Trump Administration's newly created Coronavirus Aid, Relief,   more