Service Provider Investment Recipients
Service Provider grants were available to technical assistance providers across the state and ranged from $20,000 - $75,000. The board received 20 letters of intent with $892,329 in total requested funds. Seven project grants totaling $279,046 were awarded to four agriculture and three forestry-related projects. The service provider grantees leveraged an additional $353,943 in matching funds, with a median match of $63,700 per service provider.
Statewide Impact
Intervale Center, Burlington
$15,943 for Coaching Services for Beginning Farmers
Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, Richmond
$20,887.00 for Farm Scale Decision-making for Profitability and Quality of Life
University of Vermont Extension Service, Berlin
$50,000 for Maple and Forest Business Benchmarks
Vermont Fresh Network, Richmond
$37,500 for Building Vermont's Agritourism Sector through Collaborative Marketing
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, Montpelier
$75,000 for Advancing Forestry Sector Entrepreneurialism and Supporting Forestland Owner Succession
Vermont Natural Resources Council, Montpelier
$40,000 for Modern Wood Heat Market Development
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, Montpelier
$39,716 for Vermont Forest Products Value Chain Investment Strategy