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Delayed Applications for Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Fiscal Year 2021

The Governor approved a “skinny” budget in June which only authorized spending for the first quarter of the State’s fiscal calendar (July through September).

Vermont Ski Industry Supports State Working Lands Businesses

Over $15,000 supports greenhouse and tree nursery businesses expansion

Working Lands Invests $1.4 Million in Vermont Agriculture and Forestry Businesses

Working Lands Enterprise Board Announces FY20 Grantees

Working Lands Enterprise Board Announces COVID-19 Response Business Development Grant Recipients

WLEB offers funding to help state’s working lands economy respond and recover during pandemic

Working Lands Grants Will Assist Vermont Agriculture Businesses with COVID-19 Planning and Response

The Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) plans to award a total of $180,000 in COVID-19 Response Business Development Grants within the sectors of agriculture and forestry.

UPDATED RFP: Deadline Extended: Building Executive Business Skills for Food, Farm, Forest and Wood Products Enterprises

The primary service area for FY2020 proposals is: Building Executive Business Skills in Working Lands businesses that existing programs and providers have previously struggled to reach.

2019 Working Lands Impact Report Released

The Working Lands Enterprise Initiative supports innovative entrepreneurs at the forefront of Vermont’s Working Lands economy.

Working Lands Enterprise Board Announces FY19 Grantees

$823,000 Invested in Vermont Ag & Forestry Businesses

Working Lands Enterprise Board Celebrates FY19 Grantees - Program Receives Increased FY20 State Funding

Eighteen Vermont working lands businesses and service providers were recognized today at an event celebrating the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative (WLEI), created by the Legislature in 2012 to stimulate economic development in the agricultural and forestry sectors