Service Provider Investment Recipients
Service Provider grants were available to technical assistance providers across the state and ranged from $5,000- $20,000. The board received 13 letters of intent with $191,451 in total requested funds. Seven project grants totaling $104,421 were awarded to six agriculture and one forestry-related projects. The service provider grantees leveraged an additional $194,079 in matching funds, with a median match of $19,675 per service provider.
Service Provider Grantees
Chittenden County
Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT), Richmond
$19,525 for Vermont Organic Dairy: Improving Farm Efficiencies and Cash Flow in a Stagnant Milk Market
Vermont Grass Farmers Association, Burlington
$11,337 for Education and Marketing Program Development Supporting Grass-Fed Livestock Production
Intervale Center, Burlington
$18,659 for Direct Service to New Farmers in Vermont, Burlington
Orleans County
Dairy Vison Vermont, Craftsbury
$5,000 for Dairy Vison Vermont Service Provider Grant
Washington County
Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association, Watebury
$9,900 for Food Safety in the Sugarhouse: Creating Additional Resources for Sugar Makers
Windsor County
Vital Communities, White River Junction
$20,000 for Upper Valley Farmer Cooperative
Rutland County
Vermont Woodworks Council, Rutland
$20,000 for Strengthening Vermont's Wood Manufacturing Industry
Service Provider Pilot Contracts (Statewide Impact)
Washington County
VT Housing and Conservation Board, Montpelier
$130,000 for Succession Planning and Business Assistance for Working Lands Businesses, Montpelier
VT Sustainable Jobs Fund, Montpelier
$70,000 for Vermont Forest Products Value Chain Investment Strategy Phase II – A Networked Approach to Sustain our Forest Economy, Montpelier
Concord, NH
Northern Forest Center
$50,000 for Connecing Businesses to Resources, Assisting with Strategic Planning, Providing Technical Assistance with Research and Design