The Small Business Administration awarded a $637,000 project grant to the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association Inc. from the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) to support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives. The grant period is from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025, with funding to be used towards programming and construction activities in Richford, Vermont that will aid local maple sugar producers and small businesses. The Congressional Grants program...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $8,000,000 Congressional Grants (CFDA 59.059) Project Grant to the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies, Inc. (VCET) on September 1, 2023. The 5-year grant will fund small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in the Burlington, VT area, including programmatic and construction activities such as counseling, technical assistance, workforce training, education services, facility upgrades, and community economic...
The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of the Chief Operating Officer awarded a $740,000 Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) Project Grant to the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board on August 1, 2024. The grant will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in Vermont over a 3-year performance period ending on July 31, 2027. The Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, a U.S. state government entity, will leverage the federal funding to deliver a range...
The Small Business Administration Office of the Chief Operating Officer awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board to support initiatives under the Congressional Grants program. The grant period runs from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023. The Congressional Grants program aims to provide funding for small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives, including programmatic and construction activities. It is reasonable to infer that the Vermont...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $260,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) to the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, Inc. (VSJF) for FY24. The funding will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in Vermont, with a focus on the agriculture, forest products, and clean energy sectors. VSJF, a non-profit organization in Montpelier, VT, will use the grant to provide business assistance, network development, research, and...
The City of Burlington, Vermont received a $1 million Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration Office of the Chief Operating Officer under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059). The grant will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in Burlington from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. Specifically, the funding will enable the City of Burlington's Office of the Clerk Treasurer to deliver programmatic and construction activities aimed...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) to the Rutland Economic Development Corporation (REDCO), a non-profit community development organization, to provide small business development and entrepreneurship programming in Rutland, Vermont from 2023 to 2026. This federal funding supports REDCO's efforts to deliver technical assistance, training, mentoring, and access to capital for local startups and...
The Small Business Administration Office of the Chief Operating Officer awarded Vermont Technical College $372,000 under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2027. The funding will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives at Vermont Technical College and Northern Vermont University-Johnson. Specifically, the grant funds will enable the awardees to provide programming and construction activities to...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded the Town of Stonington, CT a $900,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) to fund small business development, entrepreneurship initiatives, programmatic activities, and construction projects related to these goals. The award period runs from October 2023 through July 2024. The Congressional Grants program provides funding for a wide range of small business support services and community economic development...
The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, Inc. (VSJF) received a $260,000 project grant award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of the Chief Operating Officer under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA #59.059) to support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in Montpelier, Vermont. The two-year award, issued on September 1, 2022 and set to be completed by July 31, 2025, will fund VSJF's provision of programmatic and construction activities to promote...